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The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Thistle

I heartily agree that something odd is going on; something I can’t possibly explain. The barrier between myself and Rochester has softened. –Thursday Next This is a really odd book. Delightful, but odd. It’s alternate history, and the narrator, Thursday … Continue reading →

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Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Thistle

This is my fourth Austen book, after Persuasion, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, and it’s by far the best. I can see why Pride and Prejudice is considered her best work. It’s outstanding! Whereas it normally takes me a week … Continue reading →

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Love Walked In, by Marisa de los Santos

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Thistle

Back in late November, I read an interview with Marisa de los Santos on a writing/publishing blog. Her second novel, Belong to Me, just came out in April. It was her answer to the question “What’s most important to you … Continue reading →

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Animal Farm, by George Orwell

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Thistle

After my failed attempt at reading The Sleeper Awakes by H.G. Wells, I was suddenly stuck with no books in the to-read pile on my desk. I have a few on the way from the library but they haven’t gotten … Continue reading →

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The Stranger, by Albert Camus

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Thistle

The Stranger is a tiny novel (my translation is 123 pages) by Albert Camus published in 1946. It is a tale of a man, Mersault, who lives life completely and utterly without morals. By that, I don’t mean that he’s … Continue reading →

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The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Thistle

You know, I’d thought that, as a kid, I’d read a lot of Lois Lowry. I didn’t recall which books specifically, but I remembered her name. A quick check on Wikipedia, however, reveals to me that before Number the Stars, … Continue reading →

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Pale Fire, by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Thistle

Wow. I say that in the most respectful, perfectly awed tone possible. This is, without a doubt, the most difficult book I’ve ever read. Harder by far than Don Quixote and Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary. Harder than any other … Continue reading →

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We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Posted on July 5, 2008 by Thistle

Spoilers. This is one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. I finished reading it a couple days ago; I’ve been pondering it since and still I can’t make heads or tails of it. Seriously, I think about three quarters … Continue reading →

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Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry

Posted on June 30, 2008 by Thistle

For some reason, this one grabbed my attention when I was helping my kids pick out library books the other day. Normally I don’t read books on the Holocaust so much – they’re often too depressing for me – but I thoroughly enjoyed … Continue reading →

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1984, by George Orwell

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Thistle

1984 is not my favorite book, but it’s still pretty good. I had to read it in high school, alongside Brave New World (which I liked better), and now my monthly book club at the library is reading 1984, so I’ve … Continue reading →

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