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I don't remember how I got turned on to Haruki Murakami-but I'm so glad that it happened. I've sought out his other books and short stories. I actually paid full price for this book at the airport because I couldn't wait to dig in. This was no short story. It took me a solid,exciting month of bedtime reading to finish.
I love how Murakami references rock music- Tengo wearing a Jeff Beck tee shirt.I love his style and his story. Let the story unfold-no synopsis from me. I love this line "A person learns how to love himself throught the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else".
A wonderful book from a masterful writer.
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I hated this book. Then I read it again to see if I was missing something-but still found it annoying. I think I was more frustrated than the characters.
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What a wonderful book! I've only read a few "Oprah books". I've read a few Joyce Carol Oates books. I thought I'd had enough of both. I couldn't get enough of this book.I wanted to hang out with the Mulvaneys during their good times and shake them out of their bad times. When an engrossing book collapses at the end it really annoys me- I had no reason to be annoyed at the reunion at the end of this book. It's all good.
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As much as I love David Letterman,I hate falling asleep on the sofa waiting the see the musical guest.I need a book that draws me into my cozy bed with my reading glasses -every night.I read "Lost City Radio" slowly,so I could savor and enjoy as long as possible.
I like a book that has a few words that I turn to the dictionary for.And enjoy being delighted to find that the unknown word is a perfect word.
Who to pass this book along to? My sister who recently visited Lima? My senior friend who enjoys reading history and politics? My neighbor who spent part of her childhood in South America? My best friend who just got dumped by her boyfriend? My co-worker who gave me "The Shadow of the Wind" to read? My lover who likes to read Nelson DeMille and Harlan Coben? My buddy active in the ACLU?
I'll share it with all of them.
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1Q84 1st Edition by Haruki Murakami
swange, December 8, 2011
I don't remember how I got turned on to Haruki Murakami-but I'm so glad that it happened. I've sought out his other books and short stories. I actually paid full price for this book at the airport because I couldn't wait to dig in. This was no short story. It took me a solid,exciting month of bedtime reading to finish.I love how Murakami references rock music- Tengo wearing a Jeff Beck tee shirt.I love his style and his story. Let the story unfold-no synopsis from me. I love this line "A person learns how to love himself throught the simple acts of loving and being loved by someone else".
A wonderful book from a masterful writer.
(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
swange, July 2, 2010
I hated this book. Then I read it again to see if I was missing something-but still found it annoying. I think I was more frustrated than the characters.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
We Were the Mulvaneys (Oprah's Book Club) by Joyce Carol Oates
swange, April 8, 2010
What a wonderful book! I've only read a few "Oprah books". I've read a few Joyce Carol Oates books. I thought I'd had enough of both. I couldn't get enough of this book.I wanted to hang out with the Mulvaneys during their good times and shake them out of their bad times. When an engrossing book collapses at the end it really annoys me- I had no reason to be annoyed at the reunion at the end of this book. It's all good.(2 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)
Lost City Radio: A Novel by Daniel Alarcon
swange, February 22, 2007
As much as I love David Letterman,I hate falling asleep on the sofa waiting the see the musical guest.I need a book that draws me into my cozy bed with my reading glasses -every night.I read "Lost City Radio" slowly,so I could savor and enjoy as long as possible.I like a book that has a few words that I turn to the dictionary for.And enjoy being delighted to find that the unknown word is a perfect word.
Who to pass this book along to? My sister who recently visited Lima? My senior friend who enjoys reading history and politics? My neighbor who spent part of her childhood in South America? My best friend who just got dumped by her boyfriend? My co-worker who gave me "The Shadow of the Wind" to read? My lover who likes to read Nelson DeMille and Harlan Coben? My buddy active in the ACLU?
I'll share it with all of them.
(18 of 33 readers found this comment helpful)