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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This is a wonderful book to read slowly. The author paints wonderful pictures with rich language. I became fond of the main character, a woman, and was drawn into her story.
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When a friend loaned me this book, I didn't think I would like it much. Ho hum. A story about a guy who dies over and over. But within a few pages, the author changed my mind. :) What sounds like a rather trite story line is anything but. The author adds some new twists to questions that are anything but new, and his writing style is enjoyable. Try this book! You will like it. Really :)
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This is a wonderful book--yes--for Buddhists--but non-Buddhists can also benefit. Make sure you have the time to read it slowly. It is not a book to rush through.
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himynameissusan4, May 17, 2008
This is a wonderful book to read slowly. The author paints wonderful pictures with rich language. I became fond of the main character, a woman, and was drawn into her story.(5 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
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himynameissusan4, May 27, 2007
When a friend loaned me this book, I didn't think I would like it much. Ho hum. A story about a guy who dies over and over. But within a few pages, the author changed my mind. :) What sounds like a rather trite story line is anything but. The author adds some new twists to questions that are anything but new, and his writing style is enjoyable. Try this book! You will like it. Really :)(12 of 18 readers found this comment helpful)
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himynameissusan4, May 12, 2007
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Opening the Hand of Thought Revised Edition by Kosho Uchiyama
himynameissusan4, March 2, 2007
This is a wonderful book--yes--for Buddhists--but non-Buddhists can also benefit. Make sure you have the time to read it slowly. It is not a book to rush through.(12 of 18 readers found this comment helpful)
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