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The Catcher in the Rye
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Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins, "If yo... »
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The Yiddish Policemen's Union: A Novel
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Too often, reading this book felt more like something I was willing myself to do because of Chabon devotion rather than something I wanted to do. About 3/4 through it started to spark, but it never really fired.
That said, it's still far better written than anything you can buy at the airport.
Missing Kavalier and Clay, LOVIN... »
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West
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"The men as they rode turned black in the sun from the blood on their clothes and their faces and then paled slowly in the rising dust until they assumed once more the color of the land through which they passed." If what we call "horror" can be seen as including any literature that has dark, horrific subject matter, then Blood Meridian is, in t... »
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Shantaram: A Novel
Crime and punishment, passion and loyalty, betrayal and redemption are only a few of the ingredients in Shantaram, a massive, over-the-top, mostly ... »
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The Choice
this is my favorite author i have all his books they are great, the item was on backorder, but you sent it to me as soon as it was available.... »
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Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt: A Novel
I had not heard of Anne Rice. I wouldn't have. Vampires and such would not be in my normal circle of reading or comfort zone. This was reccomended to me a... »
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The Killing Ground
The plot had real potential, unfortunately it was not realized. Complex situations were resolved in simplistic ways. Most disappointing was how the author... »
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Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment
I just viewed Chopra on PBS show on "Happiness Prescription with Deepak Chopra: Modern Insights from Buddha's Wisdom." Don't know where else to write a... »
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1984 (Signet Classics)
"Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spira... »
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