Magnificent Books
22.5.10
Krúdy, Gyula: Sunflower
Read May 16, 2010.
Excerpt
.
Review
.
posted by Isabella K at
12:00 AM
10.5.10
García Márquez, Gabriel: Clandestine in Chile
Read May 5, 2010.
Comments
.
posted by Isabella K at
12:00 AM
2.5.10
Perec, Georges: Life A User's Manual
Read April 2010.
Intro
.
Music
.
Some crazy-making
stuff
.
About a related
story
.
An
index
.
A final
summation
.
Highly inventive, highly entertaining, highly recommended.
posted by Isabella K at
12:00 AM
28.4.10
Jong, Erica: Fear of Flying
Read April 26, 2010.
Review
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12:00 AM
8.4.10
Sawyer, Robert J: Wake
Read April 6, 2010.
A few
comments
.
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12:00 AM
2.4.10
Michaels, Anne: The Winter Vault
Read March 25, 2010.
Quoted
.
Reviewed
.
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12:00 AM
29.3.10
Dickner, Nicolas: Nikolski
Read March 28, 2010.
One
big laugh
, and a
brief review
.
posted by Isabella K at
12:00 PM
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