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Greta Gerwig recommended Americanah in Books (curated)

 
Americanah
Americanah
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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"In this book, Ms. Adichie has constructed a full on romance that has the addictive power of a Jane Austen novel but with the specifics of life in Nigeria, as well as life in the United States as an immigrant. I fell in love with Ifemelu and Obinze in a way that I haven’t felt since I was a child reading novels for the first time."

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Ev Williams recommended Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance in Books (curated)

 
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig | 2014 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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"One of the few novels I’ve ever read twice (though it’s been about 20 years, so it might be time for a re-read). A philosophy book in the form of a novel that has very little to do with motorcycle maintenance. Instead, it has a lot to do with the elusive aspects of “quality,” and the importance of attitude in your approach to life."

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David Benioff recommended Dirty Snow in Books (curated)

 
Dirty Snow
Dirty Snow
Georges Simenon, Marc Romano, Louise Varese, William T. Vollmann | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
(0 Ratings)
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"One of the most prolific writers in history, Simenon is best known for his crime novels featuring the detective Maigret. “I’ll manufacture Fords for a while until enough money comes in,” he said once, “Then I’ll make Rolls-Royces for pleasure.” Dirty Snow is a Rolls. A slender novel about a petty criminal living in a nameless occupied city, this book punches well above its weight class."

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Joan Didion recommended The Complete Collection in Books (curated)

 
The Complete Collection
The Complete Collection
Henry James | 2020 | Business & Finance, Travel
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"He wrote perfect sentences, too, but very indirect, very complicated. Sentences with sinkholes. You could drown in them. I wouldn’t dare to write one. I’m not even sure I’d dare to read James again. I loved those novels so much that I was paralyzed by them for a long time. All those possibilities. All that perfectly reconciled style. It made me afraid to put words down."

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Christine A. (965 KP) rated 806 in Books

Nov 14, 2018  
806
806
Cynthia Weil | 2018 | Young Adult (YA)
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7.0 (3 Ratings)
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I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review. Ò806Ó by Cynthia Weir is a fun, fast-read about three newly found siblingsÕ road trip to find their biological father. Even though the issues discussed are serious, the author was able to portray them in an easy-to-read and upbeat way.

Often, we use novels, especially Young Adult novels, as a way to escape our own lives and this book allows you to follow the main characters along a very interesting road trip. The teens are portrayed as real teens. They are not perfect. They make mistakes. They say and/do the wrong things. They have feelings. They express those feelings without falling into teenager's typical stereotypes. They have opinions. They let those opinions be known. While some of their antics were a bit unbelievable, don't most novels make you suspend reality? I found myself enjoying and engrossed by the story and characters and cheering for them to succeed and find their father.

I thoroughly enjoyed the authorÕs writing style. I have not read anything by this author but I have heard, liked, and sang along with many of the songs she wrote. Check out her long list of songs on Wikipedia. I would add her to my "want to read" list.