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The Narrow Road to the Deep North
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Richard Flanagan
Debra K
, January 12, 2015
Stunning, disturbing, moving. A friend from Tasmania brought me this book (Flanagan is Tasmanian) and that small island state has every reason to be proud. The scenes in the Japanese POW camp are harsh and beautiful. the story of the illicit and doomed love at the start of the war is haunting, and the complexities of relationships, male and female, captor and prisoner, husband and wife, commander and soldier are told in all their gritty and often inexplicable reality. I couldn't put it down. Now I am going to reread it slowly, savoring the language and the story.
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Far From the Tree Parents Children & the Search for Identity
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Andrew Solomon
Debra K
, January 02, 2013
I typically am a fiction fanatic but a friend gifted me this book and I have not been able to put it down. Solomon explores the challenges of both parenting and being a child whose identity falls far from their family tree through the realities of deafness, dwarfism, Down's Syndrome, schizophrenia and other "horizontal identities". He is incredible at weaving families' gutwrenching and heartening stories with science and cultural observations. This book is a page turner that has made me think about my own family's unique characteristics and the power of differences which ultimately unite.
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Zelda Queen of Paris
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Paul Chutkow
Debra K
, March 05, 2012
An absolutely charming true story about Zelda, a globe trotting dog, who moves from an unassuming, butt-biting life in India as a smart if unsophisticated stray adopted by journalists. She and her owners relocate to Paris where Zelda eventually overcomes her French neighbors' disdain by catching a wine burglar. She continues to spread her love and savvy through Italy and on into her Dog Days in the Napa Valley. A world class tale written by a world class journalist.
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How We Decide
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Jonah Lehrer
Debra K
, January 01, 2012
I tend to be a fiction reader so I'm nominating a great non-fiction book that explores brain science and how we make decisions. The examples of good and bad decision-making in this book, including those made under extreme pressure (think about trying to land a plane with over 200 passengers on board with no hydraulic system,) are fascinating. I love all of the work being done on the parts of our brains that are involved in various activities, emotions, etc. and this book dissects the way our gray matter works when a choice is necessary. It also considers whether it's better to make a decision using logic only, the Spock theory, or if emotions can help us make the right decision, the Captain Kirk theory. The answer is yes. A great read.
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Thousand Splendid Suns
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Khaled Hosseini
Debra K
, September 01, 2011
Khaled Hosseini wrote another good book that demystifies Afghanistan. This time he uses the lives of two women spanning 30 years from the time of the Soviet invasion and retreat until the U.S. involvement post 9-11. The first woman, Mariam, is the illegitimate daughter of a wealthy businessman and the second woman, Laila, comes from the educated middle class. The story intertwines these women from different backgrounds and educations as they learn to love and count on each other despite the nearly constant turmoil of their lives. While this doesn't have the same emotional punch as The Kite Runner, it provides an excellent window on all parts of Afghani life and tensions, especially women's.
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