I wouldn't have met Piti if it hadn't been for a chichigua. To translate chichigua as a kite does not do justice to these beautiful creations of...
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Even though the book looks daunting at almost 1500 pages, I whizzed through it and literally couldn't put it down - it is the kind of familial saga (actually four interconnected families) that is rarely attempted these days. Beginning in the years just prior to India's Independence and following to the years immediately after, it covers a huge amount of both historical and emotional territory, without ever getting dry or didactic. I am eagerly awaiting Seth's sequel, which is slated for 2013.
I LOVE the video, but this kind of smacks of crass commercialism...and most of the charm of the video (i.e., the voice of Marcel) is lost in print. I think a much better idea would have been to do another (ot two or three) more videos....
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A Suitable Boy (Modern Classics) by Vikram Seth
DougG, January 1, 2012
Even though the book looks daunting at almost 1500 pages, I whizzed through it and literally couldn't put it down - it is the kind of familial saga (actually four interconnected families) that is rarely attempted these days. Beginning in the years just prior to India's Independence and following to the years immediately after, it covers a huge amount of both historical and emotional territory, without ever getting dry or didactic. I am eagerly awaiting Seth's sequel, which is slated for 2013.Marcel the Shell with Shoes On: Things about Me by Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp
DougG, October 28, 2011
I LOVE the video, but this kind of smacks of crass commercialism...and most of the charm of the video (i.e., the voice of Marcel) is lost in print. I think a much better idea would have been to do another (ot two or three) more videos....(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Skippy Dies by Paul Murray
DougG, January 1, 2011
Long listed for the Booker Prize, this is both very funny and very sad... although long, the pages fly by and the characters are unforgettable.