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Author: Khaled Hosseini

Tags: fiction afghanistan

Description: A beautifully written book that's both moving and bittersweet. Hosseini shows the readerA beautifully written book that's both moving and bittersweet. Hosseini shows the reader how the Soviet occupation, the tribal conflicts and the Taliban rule of Afghanistan affected the people on a daily level through the lives of Mariam and Laila....

2007-10-05

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Author: Julia Alvarez

Tags: fiction historical_fiction smallpox vaccine_history

2007-03-24

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Author: Joan Clark

Tags: fiction canada mental_illness

2007-01-16

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Author: Patrick Suskind

Tags: fiction mystery

Description: Jean-Baptiste Grenouille - human or monster? Both? Just when I found myself feeling sympatheticJean-Baptiste Grenouille - human or monster? Both? Just when I found myself feeling sympathetic to this young man who grew up without human kindness, the monster side of him would emerge and I could sense his scorn for people he fooled with his pretense of humanity. This was a beautifully written book about the importance of smell that we all take for granted and how one man with an incredible gift took advantage of people....

2006-11-24

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Author: Robert Harris

Tags: history fiction

2006-11-16