Category Archives: Prose

Protected: Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Thistle

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The Bookseller of Kabul, by Asne Seierstad

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Thistle

In her introduction, Seierstad states that she met Sultan Khan (the bookseller, whose name has been changed for anonymity) in Kabul, Afghanistan, after spending six months tagging along as a journalist with the military offensive in the country. She was … Continue reading →

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My Antonia, by Willa Cather

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. I got an unusual lesson in “Never judge a book by its cover” while reading My Antonia. My book cover tells me that Antonia Shimerda elopes with a railway conductor after her father’s tragic death, and later comes back … Continue reading →

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The Eye, by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. The Eye is Vladimir Nabokov’s fourth novel (more of a novella, really). It is told from the point of view of a tutor, who, towards the beginning of the book, is beaten up and humiliated in front of his … Continue reading →

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November Ever After, by Laura Torres

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. About a year ago, I stumbled across a description of this young adult fiction book while searching for another title, and it looked interesting. Amy is dealing with the recent loss of her mother, and throughout the book, discovers … Continue reading →

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Facing the Lion, by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Thistle

Subtitled: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna I saw this book on the shelf at Barnes & Nobles a week or two ago when I took one of my sons to buy a reward book. It looked interesting, especially … Continue reading →

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The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Thistle

I really thought I wouldn’t like this book. I was very hesitant to begin it, thinking it would just bog me down like so many others I’ve read this year. As it turns out, this is one of the best … Continue reading →

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[refuge], by multiple authors

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Thistle

In February 2008, I went to Palestine to visit my sister and to be there for her wedding. I met her husband, Rami, who is a Palestinian refugee. Before I left, he gave me a copy of this book, which … Continue reading →

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Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen

Posted on March 11, 2008 by Thistle

Out of Africa is Karen Blixen’s memoir (under a pseudonym) about her years in Africa. I’ve wanted to read this for a long time, and finally checked it out a month or so ago. In the last couple months, I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, by Kim Edwards

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Thistle

I read very little current fiction, but I decided to pick something up I’d never heard of at the library this weekend. This seemed interesting, and it ended up being a captivating book. At the beginning of the book, Norah … Continue reading →

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