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John Lennon recommended Finnegans Wake in Books (curated)

 
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake
James Joyce, Robbert-Jan Henkes, Erik Bindervoet, Finn Fordham | 2014 | Essays
(0 Ratings)
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"The first thing they say — ‘Oh! He’s read James Joyce,’ you know. So I hadn’t. And so the first thing I do is buy Finnigan’s Wake and read a chapter. And it’s great, you know, and I dug it, and I felt as though he’s an old friend. But I couldn’t make it right through the book, and so I read a chapter of Finnigan’s Wake and that was the end of it."

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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated The Twelve Tribes of Hattie in Books

May 10, 2018  
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Ayana Mathis | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I could not put this book down. I had to find out what happened next, even though it wasn't that kind of book. Each chapter is about one of Hattie's children(tribe). It tells the story of their mother and their life because of their mother through each individuals point of view. That was very interesting to me. I would have liked for there to have been a Hattie chapter reflecting on each of her children in her older years, but other than that...I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I know that this was the first novel for Ayana Mathis, but if she continues to write like this, she will be added to my favorite authors list for sure!!
  
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Becs (244 KP) rated The Beginning Place in Books

Jan 2, 2020  
The Beginning Place
The Beginning Place
Ursula K. Le Guin | 1980
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
DNF

I just could not get into this book, I tried reading it multiple of times and couldn't get past chapter 1. There are just so many spelling and grammatical errors, the storyline is a bore, and there's just no appeal for me.
  
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Kara Skinner (332 KP) Jan 2, 2020

I hate spelling errors. They pull me out of a story too quickly.
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Dana (24 KP) rated The House in Paris in Books

Mar 23, 2018  
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The House in Paris
Elizabeth Bowen | 2002
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
For a more contemporary fiction feel to the book, I actually enjoyed it.

This was a slower book than I normally pick up. I had to read it for one of my classes, but it was pretty interesting. It was cool to be able to see the overlapping instances from chapter to chapter and even be able to see those same kind of overlaps in the past and present sections.

The characters didn't have anything particularly likable to them, but they were so well written that I didn't care that I didn't overly like them as people.