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Emily Mortimer recommended Lectures on Russian Literature in Books (curated)

 
Lectures on Russian Literature
Lectures on Russian Literature
Vladimir Nabokov | 1982 | Fiction & Poetry
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"Nabokov’s essays on Russian literature are brilliantly funny and iconoclastic. He loves Gogol and hates Dostoyevsky and accuses him of being like the worst kind of sensationalist, journalistic hack. “Dostoyevsky is not a great writer, but a rather mediocre one—with flashes of excellent humor, but, alas, with wastelands of literary platitudes in between.”"

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Elegance of the Hedgehog in Books

Oct 5, 2020  
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
Muriel Barbery | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
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Whoever translated this from the French is an excellent writer themselves. The language is nothing short of elegant, and reminiscent of Ondaatje. The story is simple but the characters are so vivid and special, they draw you in. Simply a lovely read from start to finish (and the twist in the end isn't bad, either).
  
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James Franco recommended Twilight in Books (curated)

 
Twilight
Twilight
William Gay | 2006
7.5 (2 Ratings)
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"No, not vampires; the late William Gay unfortunately didn't anticipate the world takeover of Bella and Edward when he named his backwoods Tennessee gothic novel, but it is no less a stunning web of Cormac McCarthy-esque necrophilia, murder, spot-on rural dialogue, and haunting renditions of nature. He is my new favorite writer."

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    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

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    Don Giovanni is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Italian libretto by...

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Miguel Covarrubias (143 KP) rated Hazards of Time Travel in Books

Apr 30, 2019  
Hazards of Time Travel
Hazards of Time Travel
Joyce Carol Oates | 2018 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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2.0 (1 Ratings)
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I really really wanted to like this book. On paper it's something that's right down my alley. It wasn't, though. I fought hard to get into it, but it just wasn't written for an audience that includes me. It has nothing to do with the book or with the writer. I just couldn't get into it.