Category Archives: non fiction

neither here nor there / bill bryson

I didn’t pick this book out forĀ  myself. My friends did as present for me just before I left for Europe. My very first time to Europe. I didn’t get to read this before I went to Europe but I … Continue reading

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nothing to envy / barbara demick

there really is nothing to envy. its a hard hard life. how can life be that hard is almost impossible to understand. the worst is having lost the things that they once had. electricity. food. freedom. to have had it … Continue reading

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love and other impossible pursuits / ayelet waldman

it is not difficult to picture this as a movie. the plot, the scenery, the people. I want to go back to New York again and do it right. Central Park… children really are just smaller human beings. You can … Continue reading

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shanghai girls / lisa see

kinda trashy. but it does give you an idea of what the mindset of an immigrant may be like. and the atmosphere during WWII in America for the immigrants. it is also the first time that I have heard of … Continue reading

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fingersmith / sarah waters

quite freaky but not too bad. the love was one thing, but the mindset is another. the thought that someone can be thinking one thing and yet doing another is really compelling. I love the idea of time. That one … Continue reading

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please stop laughing at me / jodee blanco

not something that i can particularly identify with but the fear is felt. i could feel the fear and pain. i could put myself in that situation and understand it. i don’t know how i would be if i were … Continue reading

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