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I have always imagined that Paradise would be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

Archive for May, 2005

I loved this book,  right from the start.  I liked the main character,  I liked how much she loved words and books.  I liked the premis.  I liked the way she spoke,  I liked the author’s writing style. 
The end disapointed me,  it just kind of ended.  The story was not finished.  At least,  I […]

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THE BLUEBELL POOL - Sue Sully

I haven’t been reading as much lately as I normally do,  so books seem to be taking me days longer to finish then normal. 
I really liked the main character in this book,  I could relate to her well. 
Not entirely sure how to describe it,  it wasn’t fanfuckingtastic, it didn’t grip me in the […]

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UNDER GEMINI - Rosamunde Pilcher

I liked this one better than I liked The Shell Seekers by her. 
I would have liked the story to developed a little more,  have more of a get to knowing of the twins… but instead it just turned into a quick love story with a lot of guilt and dilemma that was blown out […]

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FANTASTIC MR. FOX - Roald Dahl

“My candle burns at both ends
It will not last the night
But ah my foes and oh my friends
It gives a lovely light.”
Not sure that that’s a quote from Dahl,  but the page about him says that it was his motto.  I can appreciate that. 
So this is obviously a childrens book,  it took me about […]

DEAD STYLISH - Lisa Armstrong

Ugh.  This book was tedious. 
It had so many different story lines going on at once that I couldn’t get into any of them.  Two main story lines (two sisters) and then seven thousand side stories and characters that were so unnecessary.
I liked the last hundred pages or so,  but wanted to give up.  It took me ages […]

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