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Colson is back on track with this book-- back to the level of The Intuitionist. I am thoroughly enjoying the playful nature of the subject matter-- a nomenclature consultant is hired to rename a town. The musings on names is delightful. I am also struck by the description of people...
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Fluke
by lz in Reading Archive on 25Jun2006
Who knew the true story of Warren Harding's presidency could be so sad and interesting? Warren went from being an aw-shucks editor of the Marion, Ohio newspaper to being maneuvered into office (first Senator of Ohio, then President) by Harry Daugherty, the conniving and scandal-inviting grafter. The question of Harding's...
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Winners of the worst analogies in a high school essay, gleaned from a WaPost contest. Including: "John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met." "From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're...
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The Big Oyster
by lz in Stranded on 20Jun2006
I like oysters. I like New York City. But I did not enjoy slogging through a hundred pages of this, and life is short. Maybe if I lived in NYC I would have the tolerance to finish?...
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The Sparrow
by lz in Reading Archive on 19Jun2006
It's been awhile since I've gotten tangled up in a plot and been loathe to put down the book. The Sparrow has a story that you have to ease into, to get comfortable with the idea of Jesuits and space travel. But once you're there, you're in. Emilio Sandoz, the...
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Ghostwritten
by lz in Stranded on 16Jun2006
Collection of short stories looked tantalizing from the distance, since it appeared to be a sort of travelogue winding its way from Japan, Hong Kong, etc. Instead, Mitchell creates distinct short stories with the age old trick of including characters from the previous story into the current story. And so...
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Dreamlike tale of a recently unemployed man whose cat runs away, then his wife runs away, then has mysterious events begin happening to him. Naughty phone calls from phantom women who float into and out of his dream, the 16 year old neighbor who tans and watches for cats and...
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