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April 23, 2010

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz **** (of 4)

What a masterful, entertaining (if one can use such a word for such despicable deeds), and unique way of telling the story of Trujillo’s dictatorial...

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April 23, 2010

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak **** (of 4)

Death narrates the story of Liesel Meminger, abandoned, nine-year-old daughter of a communist, who escapes death’s grasp during WWII in the German city of Molching....

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April 23, 2010

Birds without Wings by Louis DeBerniere

I tried. I read 100 pages but could get no further. An excessively detailed description of the disintegration of a town of Turks (Muslims) and...

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April 22, 2010

Betrothed by S.Y. Agnon

A wonderful little novella that I listened to on tape about a botanist who arrives in Palestine in 1909 (I think) is quickly surrounded by...

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April 22, 2010

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

About a Peruvian hostage crisis and a love affair between two hostages, one of whom is an extraordinary opera singer. My father, mother, and sister-in-law...

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April 22, 2010