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Secret History of the Mongol Queens How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
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Jack Weatherford
Stacia V
, February 04, 2015
Fascinating pieces of lost &/or censored history. There are still plenty of gaps in the information, but Weatherford has done a good job of tracking down various sources of info in an attempt to uncover & save the history. (FYI, there are some harrowing sections in there re: violence toward girls & women.) Be sure to also read the epilogue, note on transliteration, & notes at the end of the book. It does get a little confusing to read at times, mostly owing to the previously mentioned gaps &/or the unusual names that appear throughout the book. It's not as smooth or as satisfying as his book on Genghis Khan, but it still uncovers glimpses of unique history that might otherwise be languishing or lost. Worth reading, especially in conjunction with Weatherford's book "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World".
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Clash of Civilizations Over an Elevator in Piazza Vittorio
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Amara Lakhous
Stacia V
, October 29, 2014
An interesting enough, short book. Each chapter is basically a character soliloquy which gives a small glimpse into the life of a 'living-life-on-the-fringe' character (some immigrants, some locals) -- a reflection of life in modern-day, melting pot Rome. It's not so much a murder mystery as a tiny bittersweet glimpse into cultural misunderstandings, homesickness, prejudices, etc.... Lots of stereotypes here, but also plenty traces of truth.
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Visit Sunny Chernobyl & Other Adventures in the Worlds Most Polluted Places
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Andrew Blackwell
Stacia V
, October 29, 2014
A thought-provoking book. Blackwell visits & describes the places & people there, but leaves you to draw many of your own conclusions. I typically enjoy travel memoirs, and this book is no exception. It brought me to corners of the globe where I've never been (and most likely will never go); I like & respect that Blackwell visits the places that most people never will. I also like that fact that in spite of environmental devastation, he can see beauty amid the troubles, real people amid the faceless workers/people who work/live in these environments. His overall, final view seems to be along the lines of: the Earth is definitely extremely messed up & has been already; many environmentalists envision Nirvana being Earth w/ few to no humans; Blackwell argues that we humans are of & on the Earth too, we've figured in the damage, & we need to figure in the future of protecting the environment while living & working in it too. Ironically, while finishing his travels for the book, the Japanese tsunami happened (w/ the resulting nuclear issues), making many of his observations very timely & underscoring the impact we humans are having on our environment, both for today, as well as the short- and long-term futures. FYI, even w/ the environmental bent of his topic, this book is very much a travelogue of places & people visited. I think it would be a great read for high schoolers & university-level students. This book can spawn lots of great discussion, debate, & research, imo. My vote is for "definitely recommended".
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Bad Monkeys
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Matt Ruff
Stacia V
, October 28, 2014
Wozers! What did I just read? Finished it pretty much in one night. It pulled me in immediately, barreled through to the end, & left me wondering what the heck I just read. A New York Times book review called it "science-fiction mystery thriller (a trifecta of genres!)". Don't read lots of reviews or summaries, just jump in blind & enjoy the ride. Seriously.
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Cats Table
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Michael Ondaatje
Stacia V
, October 28, 2014
Gorgeous. Ondaatje is an absolute master of prose. Though he writes that the book is fiction, it reads almost as a mix of an autobiographical remembrance of a series of events (centered around a ship voyage from Ceylon to Britain when the protagonist is 11yo) & musings on how seemingly small events, chance encounters, & memories can alter the path of one's life. Part seems so real, so grounded in reality, yet much of the writing has the dreamy, hazy quality of memories from a long time ago, where you might wonder if you're remembering something as it happened or as you think or wanted it to happen. Some scathingly funny sections had me chuckling, while other sections were more somber & serious & had me musing.... Also, all through reading it, I kept thinking that if I could have someone who would write my diaries for me, capture a myriad of fleeting moments, I'd want Michael Ondaatje to be the one writing mine. (It doesn't matter that I don't keep a diary or a journal, or that it would be strange to have someone else putting my memories on paper through a mind meld or something; I would just want him writing, burnishing, perfecting these little life mosaics of mine.) I will make note that I read his book "The English Patient" many years ago. While I adored his prose in that book, I didn't care for the story itself (at all). I'm so glad I gave him another try because I was just transported & blown away by "The Cat's Table". Loved it. Gorgeous, luscious, & highly recommended.
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Mr Fox
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Helen Oyeyemi
Stacia V
, October 28, 2014
Wow. A wonderful tapestry of overlapping stories based on folk & fairy tales (Bluebeard/fox tales), morphing between reality & imagination & back again. Lyrically written. It's by turns fascinating, magical, creepy, bizarre, funny, & utterly enchanting. Hard to describe. Amazing. And wonderful.
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At the Mountains of Madness
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H P Lovecraft
Stacia V
, October 25, 2014
Up to now, I had avoided reading Lovecraft, mainly because I thought he probably fell into the 'cheesy' &/or grisly horror genre. True, he writes horror, but I was very pleasantly surprised at how erudite his writing is. I know he is traditionally well-loved among geeky circles & now I see why -- his writing is smart, filled with scientific references (making the horror of his stories seem scientifically authenticated), & quite compelling. I thoroughly enjoyed his extension of Poe's Pym novel (to which he makes direct reference) & thought he brought the story through a very satisfying arc & ending. Definitely recommended, esp. if you've read Poe's Pym or are looking for a sort-of 1920s/1930s throwback story of adventure/science/horror. I plan to read more of Lovecraft's work.
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Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym Of Nantucket
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Edgar Allan Poe
Stacia V
, October 25, 2014
Poe's only novel, this is a unique mix of seafaring adventures & misadventures (many to the point of horror), travel narrative/diary with the sort of flora/fauna/navigational notations that were popular on exploration trips of the day, fantastical locations/peoples/creatures, allegory, allusions, & a very strange, abrupt ending, all built on Poe's special scaffolding of creeping dread. Though I've read conflicting reviews on this book (& I agree that parts of it are uneven), there is no doubt that it has certainly inspired & influenced many famous literary works (ranging from "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale" to "Life of Pi"); I think this book should be categorized as a 'lost' American classic, one that needs a bigger audience than it seemingly has. A riveting, hard-to-categorize book. (Even though I had extremely mixed feelings about "Life of Pi", I loved that the tiger was named Richard Parker. How can you not love a tiger with a name like that? Turns out, Yann Martel named the tiger after one of Poe's characters. Also, for the Borges fans here, apparently Borges touted "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym"... as "Poe's greatest work".) Poe's work spawned various extensions, including Jules Verne's "An Antarctic Mystery", H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" and Mat Johnson's "Pym".
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Pym
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Mat Johnson
Stacia V
, October 25, 2014
A somewhat-witty satire of both Poe's The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket & the issue of race. Johnson's book starts out strongly, but bogs down with the fantastical story in the middle of the book. Johnson regains some of his steam for the final few pages & thoughts. Poe pulled-off the weirdness of his Pym tale; Johnson almost did but the story itself was too uneven overall. The book's highlights/strengths are its skewering of Poe's work & of Thomas Kinkade (contemporary, popular 'painter of light'), along with some of the thoughts on race & race relations. The weakest points are the fantastical storyline & some of the characterization. I wanted to love this book & did love the sections where Johnson nailed the satire. However, there were just too many uneven/fantastical parts that detracted from the crux of the message for me to fully love the book.
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An Antarctic Mystery; Or, the Sphinx of the Ice Fields: A Sequel to Edgar Allan Poe's the Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym
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Jules Verne
Stacia V
, October 25, 2014
Verne wrote his book as a follow-up/continuation of Edgar Allan Poe's novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket. Reading Verne's methodical sequel after Poe's meandering novel had me picturing... The Odd Couple. Poe created a sense of creeping dread in his meandering novel that was part seafaring misadventure, a bit of scientific flora & fauna diary, & a bizarre horror story, capped by an abrupt, inconclusive ending. His perplexing narrative spurred both H.P. Lovecraft & Jules Verne to write their own novels to continue & flesh-out Poe's story. H.P. Lovecraft's novel borrows the setting & builds on the abrupt ending, creating a horror landscape that delves into the Antarctic area decades after Pym disappears. Lovecraft's horrific scenes extend the setting & creatures, imagining what Pym might have also encountered had Poe decided to share Pym's Antarctic fate with us. As for Verne's novel, I imagine the very rational, scientific Verne reading Poe's novel for the first time, loving the artistic élan, the mystery, but twitching at Poe's inconsistencies, dead-ends, & hanging plot points.... And, then, Verne set-about writing his own novel, weaving Poe's entire narrative into his own plot, fixing/explaining any incongruities, effectively retelling & extending the story of Pym to bring the entire narrative to a logical, complete, & sound ending. I'm not sure whether Poe would have been amused or horrified at the 'tidying' that Verne does with his story. Even so, Verne writes a wonderful 'adaptation' & sequel to Poe's novel & I think the two books read together fit together like, well... like The Odd Couple fit together -- completely different, yet complementary, & highlighting the best of each writer. Bravo to Poe & Verne. (I also enjoyed Lovecraft's variation on the Pym story, but his was less intrusive & less revisionist of Poe's work than Verne's version; Lovecraft's is almost more of a stand-alone book than Verne's is, imo.)
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Eat For Health Book 1
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Joel Fuhrman
Stacia V
, October 25, 2014
A simplified version of Eat to Live that offers an easier 'phase-in' plan for implementation. Four weeks of meal plans (what sold the book to me), along with plenty of good recipes. If you want more of the scientific info behind the Eat to Live plan, read Eat to Live. If you want a more reader-friendly, user-friendly version of the plan, pick up this one.
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Second Person Singular
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Sayed Kashua
Stacia V
, October 24, 2014
Kashua presents a compelling, compassionate yet sometimes chilling, look at identity -- how we see ourselves, how others see us, what others see in us. His is a universal tale, but also unique in its specifics (people & locale). Things are not always as they seem, whether we deceive ourselves or deceive others (or both or neither). Kashua aptly delineates the divides between wanting to stay true to self, yet to change/have what someone else has/grow. His timely commentaries are so fitting in a locale where identity is a huge part of daily existence. Of partial importance to the storyline is Tolstoy's novella The Kreutzer Sonata (which I read immediately after finishing Second Person Singular). Kashua masterfully worked in many of Tolstoy's themes & ideas (jealousy, relationships between the sexes, the influence of art in life & passion, etc...), paralleling these ideas in his story -- similar themes, just set in a more modern time & with differing religious beliefs from Tolstoy's. Overall, a beautifully done work that muses on the nature of identity, our ability or inability to change identity, & the impact of emotion/art/beauty/self to impact our lives.
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Weirdness A Novel
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Jeremy P Bushnell
Stacia V
, October 24, 2014
In general, I tend to think of myself enjoying extremely modern/different/surreal fiction (plots/characters/etc... that don't fit the 'traditional' mold of what a book or story is) & actively seek it out. So, with that said, this book (to me) was weird-lite. ;-) Meaning, I guess, that it wasn't really a weird book for me but to those who are firmly rooted in traditional lit, this might push your boundaries a little bit. Imo, it was a good summer read -- entertaining & unpredictable with some funny &/or action bits tossed in. I liked that the ending was different & actually moved to a slightly denser level of thought, perhaps raising a few interesting questions. Fun, entertaining, reasonably unpredictable... & the Devil uses PowerPoint & drinks great coffee. What more can you ask for in a summer read? 3 to 3.5 stars.
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Hot Lead Cold Iron A Mick Oberon Job Book 1
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Ari Marmell
Stacia V
, October 24, 2014
1930s detective noir, the Chicago Mob, & Fae, along with plenty of other supernatural creatures. Fast-paced thriller that marks a great new entry into the urban fantasy category. If you are looking for a Sam Spade/Philip Marlowe/Mike Hammer hard-boiled PI with the mystical powers of belonging to the Fae, this is a book not to miss.
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Dead in Their Vaulted Arches A Flavia de Luce Novel
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Alan Bradley
Stacia V
, October 23, 2014
This is one of the few series of books that I have read. (Generally, I much prefer stand-alone novels.) Yet, the Flavia books are so fun & enticing, I've read all of them. Alan Bradley does not disappoint in this one. I'm not sure if it is the last Flavia book or not -- a long time ago, I read that there were six books slated for this series. (I do hope he will continue Flavia's adventures....) The characters & story arc have grown throughout the series & I think Bradley saved the best for last. This book is a bit more somber in tone (but still has the fun & intellectual Flavia touches we all know & love) & sets the storyline up in a wholly different manner than I expected. Though more serious, it's still cracking good fun. Bravo. It's a great wrap-up to the series & still a perfect segue into another set of adventures for Flavia should Bradley choose to continue the series. A win-win all the way around.
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The Lunatic
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Anthony C. Winkler
Stacia V
, October 23, 2014
Funny, raunchy, out-of-order outrageousness that packs a bit of a morality tale. Plus, it has some of the best verdurous characters ever set down in print. Thoroughly delightful & well-recommended.
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Ways of White Folks
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Langston Hughes
Stacia V
, October 23, 2014
Langston Hughes has an easy, conversational manner, but the man doesn't pull any punches. Ouch. And Wow. Written about 80 years ago, but just as on target today about race, about people, about society. Powerful writing. Powerful book. Highly recommended.
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Sunjata
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Bamba Suso
Stacia V
, October 23, 2014
Sunjata is basically the story about the beginnings of the Malian empire in the early 1300s, as founded by the great warrior Sunjata. Bamba Suso & Banna Kanute were both griots (or jalis); griots are West African storytellers. Both griots (Bamba Suso & Banna Kanute) were studied in 1970 by Gordon Innes, who watched/transcribed/tried to translate the oral story into a printed form. Apparently, Bamba Suso's style was more straightforward & direct storytelling, while Banna Kanute was more of a performer using varied music & song styles with each retelling. From the back of the book: "These stories remain central to the culture of the Mande-speaking peoples. This book brings together translations of live performances by two leading Gambian jalis (or bards). Where Banna Kanute's version is all about violent action, supernatural forces and the struggle for mastery, Bamba Suso uses far more dialogue to reveal his insight into human relationships." I loved this book & found it magnificent as all epic tales tend to be. I completely enjoyed reading all the notes & info about griots, the oral traditions of West Africa, heading down rabbit trails, & reading two different versions of the Sunjata story as presented in this book. Well worth your time.
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1Q84
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Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin, Philip Gabriel
Stacia V
, October 22, 2014
A masterpiece by Murakami. I've been pondering my thoughts about this book. And, ultimately, the word I keep coming back to in relation to this book is... basket. The construction of the story is woven like a basket. Murakami starts with various separate pieces, then begins weaving them together. As the story circles around & around, the weaving gets tighter, pulling all the pieces closer together while rotating again & again. (I realize that some have gotten bogged down in the repetition of the story, but I found it fascinating to watch his construction, to watch him carefully take one tiny design, include it somewhere else later, and continue sprinkling it through so that the final product produces a beautiful, cohesive design.) The finished product is an epic, yet simple story, well-constructed. It is an impressive work created by a master craftsman. A universal story that, like baskets that have been used in most societies from ancient times to present day, can appeal across cultural divides, across time divides. Functional, useful, and beautiful at the same time. Universal themes such as love, ethics, religion, reality, and many more are woven into the story -- topics that would have been as appropriate a thousand years ago as they are today to people both far & wide. A design that is recognizable across cultures, yet has unique components that showcase Murakami's style & heritage too. And even though this story is like a modern-day basket, it pays homage to the ones before it, referencing some of the great works produced by artists, authors, and others from past times. A reflection of both old & new (& perhaps what is yet to come?). And this book made me sure to look at the moon, more than once. And how can I not love a book that reminds me to be awed by the beauty of the moon? Our universal, shared moon... common to every person on the planet. This is the third Murakami work I've read & I'd definitely rate it as the most mainstream of the ones I've read, yet it's not necessarily the one I'd recommend starting with if you've never read Murakami. Perhaps you can get a deeper appreciation for his skill if you're already a fan of his work. Otherwise, it might be to easy to dismiss 1Q84 as simple or basic, when in reality it is a masterpiece created by a world-class artist. {Spoiler ahead...} Ironically, I was a bit surprised by the (happy) ending. Because, even though I saw the story being crafted through hundreds of pages, I was still unsure if Aomame & Tengo were heading toward happiness or not.... Did fate lead them there or was it their free-will? Once I saw where Aomame's & Tengo's stories ended in this book, I have to believe they will overcome any adversities they meet & enjoy a happy future together. They have already weathered the adverse, the strange, the mundane to get to the end, or beginning, of their story together. Time is a circle, watched over by the moon.
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki & His Years of Pilgrimage
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Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel
Stacia V
, October 22, 2014
Hmmm. Could I have Murakami burn-out? A few times, I felt that way, especially as so many of the regular Murakami elements are here. Typical Murakami characters, standard quest to understand some past actions, cool cover art, cue the atmospheric music too. Add in various hanging plot-lines & an open ending. Mysterious? Perhaps. Murakami-style? Yeah. But mostly it feels like unresolved plot holes this time, imo. I'm on the fence. I wanted to love it & can end up saying I liked it. It's a solid addition to the pile of Murakami fiction. It's sure to please die-hard Murakami fans & may wow new Murakami readers. I enjoy & sometimes love Murakami's fiction, his strangeness, certain turns of phrase. But, I would have loved, really loved, for him to branch out, get away from his vintage style (so well-worn that he could have written this book in his sleep) & try something more dangerous, different, pulsing. Archetypal Murakami? Yes. Wowed? No. A solid 3 to 3.5 stars for resting on his laurels.
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Dream In Polar Fog
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Yuri Rytkheu
Stacia V
, October 22, 2014
Part cultural millieu, part adventure, Rytkheu's book illuminates the harsh living & spare beauty of the remote Arctic Chukchi people & their environment.
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Fan Makers Inquisition
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Rikki Ducornet
Stacia V
, October 22, 2014
Having never previously read Ducornet’s works, I find that she writes very luscious, provocative prose, which seems especially fitting as the subtitle of the book is A Novel of the Marquis de Sade. Partly, it’s a historical fiction novel based around a fan-maker (of scandalous fans, writings, friendships, & liasions) being tried during the Reign of Terror while also weaving a tale of an earlier reign of terror, that of Bishop Landa’s Inquisition & autos-da-fé of Mayans in the 1500s. Ducornet excels with her alternating transcripts of the court proceedings, personal letters, and various documents used to tell the overlapping stories. Her skillful hand exposes the irony, hypocrisy, and zealotry that drive humans to various extremes -- acts from destroying different cultures, destroying individuals, destroying minds -- whether done by groups or people on the outside or whether the decay begins from within. It takes an adroit author to create simultaneous plotlines that cover different time periods, while entwining the similar threads of the undoing of both men & civilizations. We certainly repeat the past, don’t we? {Note: Some spoilers ahead…} I especially liked Ducornet’s parallels between Bishop Landa’s destruction of Mayan books/knowledge & the Reign of Terror’s destruction of materials deemed inappropriate. Censorship & fanaticism are timeless topics & this book gave a somewhat lesser-known historical look at topics that still haunt us today. (Looking up Bishop Landa, I found irony in the fact that while he destroyed so much knowledge, he also was one of the most knowledgeable about Mayan learning & his notes & information are still being used today to help decipher the Mayan language.) These are not the only parallels that shine through the text; the topics may be rooted in the past yet are so relevant to each other as well as to today. On a small side note, I enjoyed the fan-maker descriptions because fans had prominence in a different book (The Stockholm Octavo) I read earlier this year. And, the Marquis also figured in another historical fiction I read set during the French Revolution, Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution. Certainly, the Marquis de Sade is a notorious figure, but after reading so much about the Reign of Terror, I imagine it must have been an incredible feat for anyone to stay sane during those times, especially if imprisoned for years, some of the time within seeing/hearing distance of the guillotine during its daily use surrounded by baying crowds. {End of spoilers.} Historical fiction that’s both exquisite & sharp, while pointing out issues that plague society today, especially if you’re concerned with freedom of speech/expression & censorship -- what more can you ask for in a novel? The Fan-Maker’s Inquisition provides some savory fodder for discussions & pondering -- & perhaps the dream of learning & growing from our past. Highly recommended. 4.5 stars. "What are books but tangible dreams? What is reading if it is not dreaming? The best books cause us to dream; the rest are not worth reading." -- Rikki Ducornet, The Fan-Maker’s Inquisition
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The Supernatural Enhancements
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Edgar Cantero
Stacia V
, October 21, 2014
A book that's a little bit gothic, a little bit adventure, a little bit mystery, & a whole lot of fun. A spooky inherited house, cryptology, crystal balls, a labyrinth, mythologies, quests around the world, winter solstice, weird dreams, & a ghost make this a perfect October book. If you enjoyed The Shadow of the Wind, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, Inception (the movie), &/or historical/secret society books (like Dan Brown's), you will have some rip-roaring fun with this book. In true Southern Gothic tradition, the fact that there is a ghost in the house seems to be a normal, everyday fact that everyone in the town knows & takes for granted. Lol. The action is well-paced, the storytelling style (bits of letters, diaries, written notes, receipts, etc...) fits the story perfectly, & all the story arcs merge at the end. Highly recommended for an entertaining, fun read!
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The Book Of Chameleons
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Jose Eduar Agualusa
Stacia V
, October 21, 2014
A complete delight. I'm charmed.
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Translation Is a Love Affair
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Jacques Poulin
Stacia V
, October 21, 2014
A book that is completely charming & utterly nice. A tiny gem of loveliness.
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