Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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This may be the best book I've ever read, and I've been hiding my face between the covers for forty years... The thing that amazes me most about this novel is that it seems to me completely modern, as if it could have been written last year, rather than so long ago. The problems, sorrows and joys that Tolstoy captures are as much with us now as they were in his time. I think Tolstoy must have been a heck of a guy.
Terrific book. Reading "Coming up for Air" gave me unexpected insights into my Grandfather's world in pre-WWII London. After I finished this one I ordered several more Orwell titles!
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Celia, November 5, 2010
This may be the best book I've ever read, and I've been hiding my face between the covers for forty years... The thing that amazes me most about this novel is that it seems to me completely modern, as if it could have been written last year, rather than so long ago. The problems, sorrows and joys that Tolstoy captures are as much with us now as they were in his time. I think Tolstoy must have been a heck of a guy.Diamond Solitaire by Peter Lovesey
Celia, January 1, 2010
What a fun book!! I found it completely captivating.Coming Up for Air
Celia , September 2, 2008
Terrific book. Reading "Coming up for Air" gave me unexpected insights into my Grandfather's world in pre-WWII London. After I finished this one I ordered several more Orwell titles!