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  by rockstar & 13 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: Jose Saramago

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Tags: novel 2006 nobel-pirze thought-provoking

2006-08-12

  by ldelaney & 2 users

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Type: documentary

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Status: I recommend

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Author: James L. Swanson

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Tags: history american mystery war crime nonfiction murder novel civil

2006-08-07

  by whitekl & 18 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: neutral

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Author: Curtis Sittenfeld

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Tags: adolescence novel youth teenage outsiders boarding_school acceptance brain_candy classism

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Description: As a white scholarship recipient, Lee is an outcast during her 4 years in an elite boardingAs a white scholarship recipient, Lee is an outcast during her 4 years in an elite boarding school. This memoir (memoir here being shorthand for fiction with no point) is probably more truthful to real teenagerdom than most novels of its type, but my feeling is that I already lived through non-sentimental teenage years and have done a better job boxing them up than Prep does -- it was not fun to read about. Also, for its attempts at addressing "social class, race, and gender politics" as the cover promises, it falls short. That said, Prep kept me company before bed for several weeks and was a fine way to wind down my day....

2006-08-05

  by ddefranza

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Type: fiction

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Status: —

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Author: Alan Brown

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Tags: fiction novel

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Description: The story of a boy from Hokkaido as he grows up and discovers his past. An interesting novelThe story of a boy from Hokkaido as he grows up and discovers his past. An interesting novel that explores the nature of dreams and memory....

2006-07-31

  by awalls37 & 12 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: to read

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Author: Charles Dickens

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Tags: romance classic historical detective novel melodrama English-society

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Description: An incredibly complex story. Some moments areAn incredibly complex story. Some moments are so beautiful it makes the whole thing worthwhile....

2006-07-30

  by tyson & 88 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: John Steinbeck

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Tags: youngadult novel

2006-07-24

  by ddefranza

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Type: fiction

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Status: —

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Author: Jane Austen

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Tags: fiction novel

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Description: An interesting coming of age novel featuring a somewhat tragic heroine, set amongst the literaryAn interesting coming of age novel featuring a somewhat tragic heroine, set amongst the literary climate of the time....

2006-07-24

  by riva & 3 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: finished

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Author: William Faulkner

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Tags: novel with_nick

2006-07-11

  by riva & 28 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: to read

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Author: David Foster Wallace

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Tags: novel with_nick

2006-07-11

  by nshunda & 6 users

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Type: fiction

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Status: to read

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Author: Haruki Murakami

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Tags: novel

2006-07-07