the booklog

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

Archive for November, 2006

THE CARLTON CLUB - Katherine Stone

There was a lot of sex in this book.
As far as trashy romances go, this one wasn’t bad, better than most.
It was perfectly 80’s.

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MARGHERITA DOLCE VITA - Stefano Benni

A really, really great book.
It was intelligent, over-the-top quirky (which I adore), socially satirical and easy to read.
Basically everything I look for in a novel.

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Chick-lit.  However, it was cute and made me laugh, alot, when she curtsied.

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THE HISTORIAN - Elizabeth Kostova

I liked this one alot.
I love that it was long, and good. When I am fully engrossed in a story I am usually disappointed that it’s over within just a couple hundred pages. That usually means just a few hours. But this one lasted me almost a whole weekend.
I loved the […]

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SOPHIE’S CHOICE - William Styron

I’m not entirely sure what to say about this book,  or how I feel about it now that I’m finished.
It took me a long time to read.  Really a long, long time.  I started this book well before the Harry Potter book.  Sometimes the writing was hard to get into, too wordy, just too much.  […]

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