one of the most well written and, again, clearly most well researched books i have read. page turner does not do this book difference. and they way chone of the most well written and, again, clearly most well researched books i have read. page turner does not do this book difference. and they way chris reveals details about the characters in nonchalant passing, like the brushing touch of a beautiful woman as she crosses a room. electrifying. you can do nothing but stare and pray you don't drop your glass.
to never have to be a thirteen year old girl, again, but to always read about the world through the eyes of one in these pages.
i had the uncanny privelege of watching the movie two nights after i finished the book. ~wow~ if i didn't love gogol bordello already...
such a moving i had the uncanny privelege of watching the movie two nights after i finished the book. ~wow~ if i didn't love gogol bordello already...
such a moving book. i'll admit it's easy for me to get lost when he flashes back and forth between the towns and the dates [nothing new] so i reread a *lot* which definitely didn't hurt me.
i wanted to go find Trachimbrod, myself. such storytelling.
i've recommended it to everyone i've seen since i finished....more
for a first novel, this book is incredible and incredibly delivered. may i be blessed with friends and advice as this young man when i am set to publisfor a first novel, this book is incredible and incredibly delivered. may i be blessed with friends and advice as this young man when i am set to publish....more
i think i read it because i needed to be able to find my grieving self inside of something else, that i could what an amazing journey this book takes.
i think i read it because i needed to be able to find my grieving self inside of something else, that i could pick up, put down, highlight for others to read, and walk away from.
priceless piece of work. a must read for anyone who wonders what it was like to be a small child when the towers came down....more
after reading what is considered kurt's autobiography, i picked up this book, which is a collection of short stories sold to finance a larger book. i after reading what is considered kurt's autobiography, i picked up this book, which is a collection of short stories sold to finance a larger book. i finally found the voice some female writers have tried to emulate when writing from the make perspective. noone does it better than vonnegut....more
my mom taught me how to knit my own socks when my pleas for her to knit me more fell on deaf ears.
this is an easy book toi did it. i became a knitter.
my mom taught me how to knit my own socks when my pleas for her to knit me more fell on deaf ears.
this is an easy book to follow and gives you enough standard patterns and combos that after my first pair i felt comfortable enough altering the second pair's pattern. ...more
another book that lives on someone else's bookshelf, i will finish it when i am there, next. a simple and quick read, you can hear the voice of a simplanother book that lives on someone else's bookshelf, i will finish it when i am there, next. a simple and quick read, you can hear the voice of a simple but well-lived man. while i have leaved through some of vonnegut's work before, i couldn't stop reading this one! ...more
along with newly lit passion for bollywood, i have begun to taste, savor and swallow books about the mid-east and the division of the people who live along with newly lit passion for bollywood, i have begun to taste, savor and swallow books about the mid-east and the division of the people who live there. if you're up for a hard film that helps explain the division of India and Pakistan, I recommend "Earth" [part of a trilogy, starring Aamir Khan] around the time you read this book. the author here lived with a family in Kabul and talks openly about division, hardship and war. blessed with the abilty to walk freely between men and women because she was a westerner, the light she is able to shed on both sides of the discussion is breathtaking. i love the time i get to read this novel....more
i read most of this book while passing the hours of home hospice. just hilarious. it's good that we can laugh at the situation this country is in. i read most of this book while passing the hours of home hospice. just hilarious. it's good that we can laugh at the situation this country is in. ...more
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