No Cupcakes For You
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
NW
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NW ? Zadie Smith’s new novel? I waited seven years for you. Now that we have finally spent a few days together what am I left with? ...
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Bring Up The Accolades
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Hilary Mantel won the Man Booker again! She is one of only three people to ever win it twice and the only woman to ever do so. She is the...
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Telegraph Avenue
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One of the constants in Michael Chabon’s novels, aside from excellence, is his obsession with pop culture. This has never been so m...
Saturday, September 15, 2012
The Bellewether Revivals
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Why did I finish reading The Bellwether Revivals ? Why didn’t I quit in chapter 2 when I realized I didn’t like any of these characters...
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Mirrored World
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If there is someone out there who doesn’t have a soft spot on the bookcase for The Madonnas of Leningrad ? If there is and it’s becaus...
Sunday, September 9, 2012
A Lady Cyclist's Guide to Kashgar
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Another debut novel, another winner. It seems like 2012 has been a good year for first timers. What do you think? The latest in this s...
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Cover Crush
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A favorite new to me cover. I do not know when Bantam changed their cover of David Copperfield to this: but I am thrilled that...
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