Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story is not only super sad but also both frightening and funny. It occurs in the very near future (“oh, let’s say next Tuesday,” the flyleaf suggests) when our portagonist,…
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I will admit that I resisted picking up this book for some time, despite reading numerous laudatory reviews, because of its subject matter. In case you haven’t come across these reviews of the Booker-shortlisted novel,…
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In retrospect, the contrast between Keith Richards’ Life and the book I chose to read after it couldn’t be more amusing. I’d say it confirms my eclectic range! From Richards’ fat juicy romp of an ode…
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Keith Richards’ Life: what a lively romp of a book. I’m not sure how much Richards wrote and how much “co-writer” James Fox is responsible for. There are indications throughout, though, in excerpts from Richards’…
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After a busy week finishing off my essay followed by my weekend’s Half Marathon run, I’m now nursing something sinusitis-bronchitis-y, and one of the best methods for doing that, besides sleep, is reading, right? (Well,…
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