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Amy Tan recommended An Unnecessary Woman in Books (curated)

 
An Unnecessary Woman
An Unnecessary Woman
Rabih Alameddine | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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"The breathtaking beauty of Alameddine’s prose alone makes this compulsive reading. Its true genius, however, lies in the sacrosanct ideas that the narrator—a translator of books that will never be read—lays bare with humorous irreverence, wry insouciance, or intellectual outrage. She is fearless in looking at aging and death, the morality of war and survival, and the true meaning of a meaningful life. She also gives advice on not dying your hair blue in bad light."

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Lisa Yuskavage recommended A Bend in the River in Books (curated)

 
A Bend in the River
A Bend in the River
V.S. Naipaul | 2012 | History & Politics
(0 Ratings)
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"I first read this book ten years ago and was so taken with the fluidity of the prose that I read it a second time, and then a third. And then to my surprise, I listened to it several times as an audio book. I could not and did not want to escape that place at the bend in the river. It is a total experience of a place and a time, and a thrilling read."

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David McK (3372 KP) rated The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion Chronicles, #2)
Ben Kane | 2010
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Second book in "The Forgotten Legion" trilogy, in which Ben Kane follows the same format as the first in following his protaganists chapter about (with a few exceptions), and ending each chapter on a cliff-hanger.

Mostly fairly formulaic stuff, and this book has less of the, ahhh .... shall we say ... purple sections of prose than the first, as Fabiola is now a Roman citizen rather than the prostitute, some of whose actions are explicitely described in the previous volume.
  
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David McK (3372 KP) rated Soldier of Fortune (Captain Rawson, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Soldier of Fortune (Captain Rawson, #1)
Edward Marston | 2009
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I picked this book up for something like £2 in The Works (kinda like Bargain Books), and now I know why.

Set during the Wars of Marlborough, I was hoping for an exciting and interesting story during which I might learn something new. Unfortunately, the novel was pretty bland: both in plot and execution. The prose was never really that gripping; none of the characters were that interesting and elements of the plot were just, well, silly.

In short: meh.
  
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    Out on the Wire

    Out on the Wire

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    Out on the Wire is the show about making stories, step by step. Join cartoonist Jessica Abel as she...