So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Robinson's prose is so light you can sort of fly through it, not with regard to speed but just to the physical feeling of reading this book. While you get wrapped up in the characters, like any story, the writing here is the main attraction for me. It's enough to make me look at more of Robinson's work.
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Christopher Moore has a talent for stepping in that very irreverent place just short of disrespectful; this comes out wonderfully in Coyote Blue, making it one of Moore's best, and funniest, books. Coyote Blue is definitely recommended.
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I can't believe this book was written by a man--Lamb's portrayal of Dolores is so incredible and so believable, and his compassion for her as a character is amazing. This is an incredibly emotional and intense book.
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Kambili and her family really come to life in this book, and their story is very resonant, even across the ocean. I have recommended Purple Hibiscus already to more people than I can count: it's vividly written and totally real, and I haven't read anything as good in months.
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Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson
Nikki Rhodes, July 28, 2008
Robinson's prose is so light you can sort of fly through it, not with regard to speed but just to the physical feeling of reading this book. While you get wrapped up in the characters, like any story, the writing here is the main attraction for me. It's enough to make me look at more of Robinson's work.(5 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
Nikki Rhodes, October 13, 2007
Christopher Moore has a talent for stepping in that very irreverent place just short of disrespectful; this comes out wonderfully in Coyote Blue, making it one of Moore's best, and funniest, books. Coyote Blue is definitely recommended.(17 of 27 readers found this comment helpful)
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
Nikki Rhodes, October 13, 2007
I can't believe this book was written by a man--Lamb's portrayal of Dolores is so incredible and so believable, and his compassion for her as a character is amazing. This is an incredibly emotional and intense book.(9 of 17 readers found this comment helpful)
Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nikki Rhodes, April 24, 2007
Kambili and her family really come to life in this book, and their story is very resonant, even across the ocean. I have recommended Purple Hibiscus already to more people than I can count: it's vividly written and totally real, and I haven't read anything as good in months.(22 of 42 readers found this comment helpful)