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Claire Danes recommended Light Years in Books (curated)

 
Light Years
Light Years
James Salter | 2007 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry
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"A friend gave this book to me, and I was just so struck by how beautifully the sentences were designed. The narrative is meditative and poetic. It seems a very accurate telling of what it is to be married — that is, for a fairly privileged white person to be married. At moments I would just stop, amazed by how elegant Salter's prose is and how carefully he portrayed the inner lives of these people. The characters are estranged from each other, and I think maybe Salter is saying that it's impossible to ever know somebody — that we can't fully connect: As much as we struggle to and want to, it's not entirely possible."

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Dark Lady's Mask in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
The Dark Lady's Mask
The Dark Lady's Mask
Mary Sharratt | 2016
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With all due respect for Sharratt's really nicely written prose, I was unable to finish reading this book. I have a great love of historical fiction, and am willing to accept no small amounts of literary license when it comes to adjusting some facts to fit the story - for example, it is possible that William Shakespeare could have been bi-sexual. However, I was unable to overcome the blatant rewriting of history to suspend belief when, in this novel, William Shakespeare is still an impoverished poet AFTER the death of Christopher Marlowe. This is really too bad, because I had such high hopes for this book. My sincere apologies, and I'm sure other readers will be more forgiving.
  
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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Becoming Josephine in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
Becoming Josephine
Becoming Josephine
Heather Webb | 2013
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It is very appropriate that Webb chose to include the quote "one is not born a woman; one becomes one" (Simone de Beauvoir) before she embarks on this amazing tale. In fact, Webb has embodied this throughout her story by putting the development of the woman behind the history at its very core. What's more, she does this with an elegance of prose that fits perfectly with both the time and the personality of her main character. From the very first paragraphs we are both swept up into the era and welcomed into her very heart, mind and soul. You can read my full review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2013/12/15/the-making-of-a-french-empress/
  
    Murphy

    Murphy

    Samuel Beckett

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    Edited by J. C. C. Mays Murphy, Samuel Beckett's first novel, was published in 1938. Its work-shy...