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Although I will seriously miss Kurt Wallender, Birgitta gets it right with her persistence, willingness to dredge up the past and go the distance...plus who wouldn't like a mystery that starts off in Hesjovallen and becomes a trek to beijing..by an author who knows what he is doing..and makes me love him every book.
not bad for a book that goes from present to past a little to frequently. The main characters remind me of the people I love in TV shows like "Justified" but are deeper and more contrary. Although Cam jumped off a building, those who knew him were seriously strong personalities that don't bend with the wind. His past family life is a montage of criminal behavior, anti-social brothers and anxiety ridden losers. All in all.. a great show of writing.
the terror of Living is one of the best books I have read in my 66 years. I put my first edition on my SAVE bookshelf. Although hyperbole is often part of book reviews, I believe that this writer will become famous. His originality, gorgeous writing and feeling for suspense have me enthralled.
Reading "Waiting for Godot" is a process of self-examination. Two men linger on stage while waiting (possibly for God). They intrigue, captivate and enjoin their audience with their quest, their petty quarrels, their hopes and most of all...their seeking for meaning in life. I found myself halted by the nearness...ever so enticing...of their goal..and hung on hoping and also "Waiting for Godot".
Looking for Alaska was in the children's section....but it is so much about a rich creative spirit of a young girl possessed with ability to make you love her and want to see her emerge as a shining star that continues to enrich the lives of all around her. I an 65 but enjoyed the festive, awkward, charismatic appeal of the characters who are not snyde, self-absorbed or disagreeable as the main characters in Salinger's only real book "Catcher in the Rye". To want to get even the most infinitesimal joys out of life, Alaska enjoined with others in the kind of risk taking that ends in sheer glee.
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The Man from Beijing (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) by Henning Mankell
kitten60, June 8, 2011
Although I will seriously miss Kurt Wallender, Birgitta gets it right with her persistence, willingness to dredge up the past and go the distance...plus who wouldn't like a mystery that starts off in Hesjovallen and becomes a trek to beijing..by an author who knows what he is doing..and makes me love him every book.Dark Debts
kitten60, June 8, 2011
not bad for a book that goes from present to past a little to frequently. The main characters remind me of the people I love in TV shows like "Justified" but are deeper and more contrary. Although Cam jumped off a building, those who knew him were seriously strong personalities that don't bend with the wind. His past family life is a montage of criminal behavior, anti-social brothers and anxiety ridden losers. All in all.. a great show of writing.The Terror of Living by Urban Waite
kitten60, June 8, 2011
the terror of Living is one of the best books I have read in my 66 years. I put my first edition on my SAVE bookshelf. Although hyperbole is often part of book reviews, I believe that this writer will become famous. His originality, gorgeous writing and feeling for suspense have me enthralled.Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett
kitten60, September 9, 2010
Reading "Waiting for Godot" is a process of self-examination. Two men linger on stage while waiting (possibly for God). They intrigue, captivate and enjoin their audience with their quest, their petty quarrels, their hopes and most of all...their seeking for meaning in life. I found myself halted by the nearness...ever so enticing...of their goal..and hung on hoping and also "Waiting for Godot".Looking for Alaska by John Green
kitten60, September 9, 2010
Looking for Alaska was in the children's section....but it is so much about a rich creative spirit of a young girl possessed with ability to make you love her and want to see her emerge as a shining star that continues to enrich the lives of all around her. I an 65 but enjoyed the festive, awkward, charismatic appeal of the characters who are not snyde, self-absorbed or disagreeable as the main characters in Salinger's only real book "Catcher in the Rye". To want to get even the most infinitesimal joys out of life, Alaska enjoined with others in the kind of risk taking that ends in sheer glee.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
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