Sam Savage's first novel, Firmin, chronicled the coming-of-age misadventures of a very literate rat living in a bookstore in Boston's Scollay Square. Garnering praise from authors and...
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Don't be put off by the seemingly dark subject matter of this novel--murder of a child, death penalty, hatred. It is really the story of the soul's journey from darkness to light set among real people. A captivating story that tested my thinking about justice and forgiveness.
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Anathem is like peering through a window and slowly realizing you are looking in a mirror. Stephenson's book is complex and thought-provoking. Awesome.
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Proust and the Squid is an exciting, readable mix of history, literature, archaeology, psychology, and linguistics. Wolf makes the case that reading is truly an unnatural and unlikely act.
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The Crying Tree by Naseem Rakha
April Brenden Locke, July 14, 2009
Don't be put off by the seemingly dark subject matter of this novel--murder of a child, death penalty, hatred. It is really the story of the soul's journey from darkness to light set among real people. A captivating story that tested my thinking about justice and forgiveness.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
April Brenden Locke, December 29, 2008
Anathem is like peering through a window and slowly realizing you are looking in a mirror. Stephenson's book is complex and thought-provoking. Awesome.(10 of 21 readers found this comment helpful)
Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain by Maryanne Wolf
April Brenden Locke, November 2, 2008
Proust and the Squid is an exciting, readable mix of history, literature, archaeology, psychology, and linguistics. Wolf makes the case that reading is truly an unnatural and unlikely act.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)