In her 2003 novel Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood describes a future after humanity had been almost entirely wiped out by a plague. Jimmy, aka Snowman, lives...
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a jewel of American literature. This book is so good that while reading it, I thought, maybe this is the reason of my life, being alive to be able to read this piece of art. It is clever, hilarious, and Ignatius conveys all aspects of human kind. If I would have to chose just 1 book to re-read for the rest of my life, this would be the one!
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Hollinghurst's writing is flawless!
Even though the thematic of the book was so appealing to me (too much drug use, gay sex, and 80's Tatcher government issues...) I have no regrets of reading this book, on the contrary, no wonder Hollinghurst won a Booker prize for this book. Excellent read!
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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
bere w, November 1, 2007
a jewel of American literature. This book is so good that while reading it, I thought, maybe this is the reason of my life, being alive to be able to read this piece of art. It is clever, hilarious, and Ignatius conveys all aspects of human kind. If I would have to chose just 1 book to re-read for the rest of my life, this would be the one!(14 of 27 readers found this comment helpful)
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
bere w, November 1, 2007
Hollinghurst's writing is flawless!Even though the thematic of the book was so appealing to me (too much drug use, gay sex, and 80's Tatcher government issues...) I have no regrets of reading this book, on the contrary, no wonder Hollinghurst won a Booker prize for this book. Excellent read!
(10 of 24 readers found this comment helpful)