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Beethoven Was One-Sixteenth Black: And Other Stories
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Gordimer's new book of short stories is exquisitely written in a magnificently refined stylized format. Her message is sometimes slightly ephemeral, as she writes in snatches of feeling and emotion. Yet, her truly highly developed writing methodology is tantalizingly complex. The stories are varied and interesting in their subject matter. From the ... »
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The Pickup
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at first it's weird, the omniscient-but-distant narrator, reporting everything like third-hand information, and i wondered why she chose to tell the story like that - why not jump into the lives of these two attractive and compelling characters, get into their heads and bed more -but then it starts to make a lot of sense, and ultimately it makes the st... »
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July's People
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Not all whites in South Africa are outright racists. Some, like Bam and Maureen Smales in Nadine Gordimer's thrilling and powerful novel July's People, are sensitive to the plights of blacks during the apartheid state. So imagine their quandary when the blacks stage a full-scale revolution that sends the Smaleses scampering into isolation. The p... »
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Burger's Daughter
I thought this book started very strong; it set up everything very well, and i could start to see the themes emerging from the work. But then the author d... »
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The Conservationist
guess I did expect some more...on what grounds have no idea..
anyways..
after reading the book before which was omg ham on rye by bukowski the... »
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Telling Tales
Some great, some strange, some experimental, and some that may be better in the original language, but a fabulous cooperative effort by the greatest story... »
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Jump and Other Short Stories
This is a different kind of book for the average one's out their. But I needed it for my English class. And it arrived on time. ... »
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Get a Life
Gordimer is a very demanding writer and this book is no exception.
It's almost like a film that has to be viewed twice in order to understand it ... »
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My Son's Story
My Son's Story, by Nadine Gordimer is a novel told by a young boy, who's name is Will. He is the son of Aila and Sonny, two colored South Africans. Sonny ... »
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