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I have Anita Shreve's STELLA BAIN and Jo Nesbo's COCKROACHES in my stack. Anything interesting awaiting you?
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Permalink Reply by Mandy Muffin on
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Just finished up "The Pilgrimage" by Paul Coelho, which was a wonderful story of a man's search for truth along the Camino de Santiago. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a spiritual journey to find truth, which was described as "agape," the unconditional love of one's fellow human being.
I'm staring on a delightful adventure as "The Golem and the Jinni" promises. The first few pages have been a pure pleasure to read. http://www.amazon.com/The-Golem-Jinni-A-Novel/dp/0062110837
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"The Golem and the Jinni" has captivated me. It is one of the best allegories I have ever read. The golem is the mythical Jewish Kabbalah figure that is a person made out of clay, as God made man. In this case a Polish Rabbi makes a woman for a man who wants a compliant wife, with none of the negative characteristics he abhors in women. She is a golem, physically attractive but with no internal organs that function. In the meantime, in the Syrian dessert, a ginni (male version of a genie as in "I Dream of Genie") is put in a flask. He is a Lothario, who seduces women at his whim. Through a series of happenstance, each end up in 19th century New York City. They meet and the cultures clash, then mesh. The result is a delightful romp through the immigrant infested streets of NYC as the melting pot simmers with conflict and consolidation. I absolutely love it. The major negative is the 800 plus pages in the Kindle edition. The story really needed an editor.
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Permalink Reply by Ioruach on
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I just finished The Goldfinch today, and what a ride it was! Oh, there were a few short passages that I reluctantly scanned, but mostly I read it all. And, rapa, I agree that the last chapter was truly a wonderful read. I expect I could reread it many times and some new truth or revelation would emerge with each reading.
It isn’t often that I acquire a book of fiction to keep after once finishing it, but The Goldfinch will be one of them. Thank you Donna Tartt. -
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Permalink Reply by rapa on
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LORUACH, I could relate to Theo, which at times gave me pause. A friend of mine thought of Boris as Theo's guardian angel. Am sure we all have different interpretations of the characters. I'm hoping that someone will scan me a copy of the last chapter to keep in my archives.
Like you, I did skim parts of the book, mainly the sojourn in Vegas, but didn't lose the essence. -
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Permalink Reply by Grammie Sue on
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Hello everyone. I have been reading Francine Rivers, "Mark Of The Lion" series and have loved every minute of it, except for the first 50ish pages of the first book. It was so hard to get into at first but I had heard this from others so I kept reading and then all of a sudden I couldn't put it down. Since the beginning of April I have been reading and just started book 3 of the series yesterday. So good. I highly recommend it as I have any of her books. So far the only one I have not been able to get into that she has written is "The Last Sin Eater". ALL of her other books I have more than enjoyed and highly recommend. This series "Mark of the Lion" is so fascinating, historical, and picture of what the highly revered and acclaimed Romans did to Christians during their hay day. It is sad but very interesting how they lived and the thoughts they had at that time. Much mirrors our world today.
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I'm always looking for something different to read and ran across a novel written about Turner's syndrome, a genetic defect that keeps a female from developing into puberty, retaining a child's body into adult life. For the sake of the story, this is called, "The Condition" and is written by Jennifer Haigh. http://www.bookbrowse.com/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm/ezine_preview_... The first part of the story has me hooked to learn more about the psychological effects of "the condition" on the main character and her rather dysfunctional family.
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Thanks! Our library has it so it should be in my hands in a couple days. Turner's Syndrome is new to me so should find this novel fascinating.
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This is a very intense story of a family with some real problems. You need a book on psychiatry to keep track of all the behavior issues going on with a mother and father who can't live together, and three kids struggling with issues of their own lives. Love doesn't come easy to any of these characters. But you do get to spend some time inside the mind of a struggling young woman looking for some kind of human love, trapped in a woefully inadequate body.
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Permalink Reply by Carci on
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I am 1/2 way through The Redbreast by Jo Nesbo and altho I find the Norwegian names, places, and phrases hard to understand I am finding the story very interesting so I will continue with it. It does get easier as I get deeper into the book.
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I enjoyed the "strangeness" of the story, as not only is the story set in Norway, but the translation was British English, not American. Although this wasn't indicated, I picked it up quickly as traditional British words are used which may not be familiar to US readers. Before I read this story, I was totally unfamiliar with the role Norway played in WWII. I can see where it would have been hard to choose an enemy, as both Germany and Russia fit the bill.
As an aid, here is an interview with the translator, who seems to have quite a resume of translating European books. http://life-in-translation.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-with-don-...
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Permalink Reply by Eaglewoman on
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Thrus went to a library in the next town over, they had a "What to read next" program, two librarians each gave an hour talk on what books they like. One of the ladys is the fiction buyer for the library. I really have a long list of wan to reads now.
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