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Good (4), though. (3), Very good (3), though (3), past (1), Absolutely fantastic. Got it on Friday and finished it on Sunday - my birthday - to much delight. If I liked the name "Christine" more (1), but not as great as I thought it would be (1), honestly. I found myself missing Dan Savage when not reading. (1), pt 2. (1), but I did guess each step of the mystery. A good but not great first foray into NYRB classics. I may go back to read the intro (1), to make me appreciate it more. (1), I don't like his characters much. There was a lot of good exploration in this book (1), but I didn't really like EC (1), and the bit on animal rights was really bad. (1), as with Disgrace (1), I'd name my daughter after her. (1), not weird enough. Not very good (1), I feel that I need to reread it. (1), Excellent and devastating. I was surprised to find it had a different context but the exact same format as Remains of the Day. I guess if it ain't broke (1), don't fix it. (1), Good but I felt like the end lacked the bite of true suspense. (1), Good and a quick read (1), though the scene with the dog's genitalia was so disturbing that it clouded a fair amount of the end for me. On purpose? (1), Absolutely fantastic. Not only is the content delightful (1), but he's really a gifted writer. A master of metaphor. (1), Just okay. Weak writing (1), and terrifying as a med student. (1), I think mine would have been better. (1), It's main appeal was its weirdness. But (1), especially to be so smoothed over so quickly. The whole thing was wrapped up a bit too well. (1), and it left me without much of a catharsis. However (1), I decided I like the steampunk aesthetic. (1), Very good. Unbelievable how dumb that photographer was (1), Highly enjoyable but kind of unsatisfying at the end. Too many twists. Disappointed that they will let Bellis return to New Crobuzon. (1), Addictive enough that I stayed up until 4:30am to finish it in a single day. Flawed (1), though. I foresaw one of the big twists from the beginning (1), and it was easy enough to think of that I am surprised none of the characters mentioned it. And the big(gest?) twist (1), while rather unexpected (1), was just too much (1), Just okay (1), Great. Devastating ending. (1), I think. Problematic views of the main female. Could never believe the connection between the twins. Not enough focus on history (1), connections. Melodramatic descriptions. (1), Good as ever. Read this aloud to David on our road trip to Missouri. (1), I'm a sucker for such narratives (1), for a historical novel (1), it doesn't include many historical details. (1), Excellent. I'd like to read it again. Why did I not read Delillo sooner? (1), I really enjoyed it until the last chapter (1), which was unsatisfying. I'd predicted a different ending (1), wasn't particularly obvious (1), and I felt like her being a lesbian (1), but otherwise pretty delightful. (1), perhaps because the author is heterosexual herself. (1), but I don't agree. (1), Fantastic! I already miss Casi and want more. The only thing I didn't like was the very end. Seemed like a cop-out. (1), Pretty good. More poetic than I like or think effective. (1), First 200 pages were fantastic. The rest was up and down and definitely dragged in the last 100. What a fascinating - if not a good - person. (1), No laugh out loud moments here (1), but still a solid and enjoyable read. (1), but not as enchanting as Hard-boiled Wonderland. I liked the characters and how odd their relationships are. I felt like there was more going on that I couldn't get without being part of Japanese culture. (1), Took 9 months (1), and now I'm sad it's over. Excellent novel (1), making good use of the narrator. Apparently most dislike Will Ladislaw (1), I liked it more and more as it went on. (1), but it felt very obvious to me (1), Odd that the twist (1), was that it WASN'T a fantasy novel. A little overly sentimental but otherwise engaging. I'm not sure how much I thought the imagery came across (1), though; I wonder if that is an effect of translation. (1), Enjoyable if not great literature. I continue to enjoy family sagas but care more about the initial characters than any progeny. (1), Reading Murakami is deeply pleasurable (1), but I felt like I was missing something with this one. Maybe it's one of those things where knowing too much ruins the mystery of it - the mystery is itself what you are supposed to feel. Or maybe I just am missing something. In any case (1), I'm not sure how much I care; I enjoyed it. (1), Somewhere between "ok" and "pretty good." Memoirs are tough; it's easy to be detailed without providing much personal insight. (1), Absolutely fantastic. (1), perhaps minus the castle. (1), Pretty good but it felt kind of slight. Not sure if we were supposed to foresee the "big reveal" at the end (1), Drags a couple of times near the end (1), poetry: the universal found within the specific. I miss the characters - particularly Wittgenstein - already. (1), but it ended up being more of an action-thriller than I expected. Not quite what I wanted (1), Good. I like Jansson's writing style (1), and the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter was nice (1), but I really wished Sophia would stop shouting and screaming. I liked her other book more. (1), though I didn't like it as much as I liked Underworld or White Noise. (1), Loved it. Shocking that a book written in the early 70s could still be so relevant to my life growing up and as a woman now. Less so now (1), in part because marriage doesn't feel like a trap. Also loved Isadora (1), even her obvious faults. (1), and much more than I thought it would be. In it's own way (1), Got better the more I read. I was thankful for the footnotes (1), much to my chagrin. (1), though it perhaps mostly served to let me know how much subtext I was truly missing. It at least made me want to read more Mahfouz. (1), rather than a heterosexual just with the gender replaced (1), Very good. Not the best prose (1), but still a moving novel. I didn't expect Eustaquio to die in the end and was really saddened by it. That last line should be printed on every surface (1), Better psychologically than I expected (1), worse "thriller-wise" than I expected. (1), Also enjoyable. (1), Finally finished it. Good (1), Awww. Now I miss Lisbeth. (1), I was more emotionally engaged with this one (1), More enjoyable than I initially expected (1), exciting. Made me cry at one point. Kinda makes me want to be a surgeon. (1), Good as expected. That letter is still hilarious. (1), but still I wasn't crazy about it. (1), Good and interesting (1), but not fantastic. Made me really glad I didn't live in China in the 50s (1), and 70s. (1), Pretty terrible. (1), Fantastic. One of the best books I have ever read. (1), Pretty terrible as history. I decided not to read the last chapter. (1), though I wasn't crazy about the beginning. Actually (1), I found the supplement of Rhys' letters about the book probably more compelling than the book itself. (1), Very good at creating mood and image (1), but I didn't laugh out loud. (1), Pretty good (1), I laughed out loud twice. Good one. (1), but I can't say I was crazy about the ending. (1), The plot felt half-formed. Might have worked better as a short story or a novella. (1), Overall fairly good (1), though I didn't like the conceit or the main character. (1), though at times too flowery. Not yet sure how important I would find it if he weren't our president. (1), I agreed with most points but thought it was a weakly argued and made many statements without much evidence to back it up. (1), I have mixed feelings about this book. I wanted to like it much more than I did. (1), Good. Uncomfortable and sort of terrifying to read as a woman (1), Pretty good. More summary than critical analysis. (1), of course. (1), but how else could it have gone? (1), Pretty good. (1), 60s (1), etc. (1), I liked it (1), Fantastic. (1), and (1), for me (1), Very good. (1), of course (1), Not as good as the first one. (1), but I still liked it. (1), honestly (1), One of my favorites. (1), Not that good. (1), I think. (1), Terrific (1), but (1), ultimately (1), Fantastic (1), Excellent (1), Great (1), Loved it (1), but this is a credit to the author as well. Predictable (1), Very well-written and explained but glides over weak points. Can't agree with all of it (1), Good. Interesting as an insight into the thinking of the opposition to Singer. Also just nice to read about a cool and interesting woman. Made me want to spend more time in Charleston. (1), Liked it. I guess it's true to style (1), but it's really interesting to think about the ethics of such androids (1), how it relates to animal ethics (1), Good; fast-paced (1), holds the attention. I would have preferred more science to balance the quibbling. And (1), toward the end (1), I was reminded of American Studies (1), but I felt like I needed more time with it. There's a lot there. It's a good example of a book to be discussed in classes. (1), Marvelous and spell-binding. Deserves at least another reading. I'm not sure I've ever read another book quite like this one. (1), Enjoyable. (1), but boy was that a quick wind-down for such a long build-up. (1), Riveting. Kind of a weird last chapter (1), though not as good as 'Mama Might Be Better Off Dead (1), Absolutely terrific. Required reading for every American (1), ' I think. The ending broke my heart - Deborah never got to read the book! Update: I think I like it a little less with time. (1), Really good. I feel like I would like this woman. (1), Took me almost 200 pages to get into it (1), but an excellent pay-off when I did. He's a lovely writer. (1), but not as good as I expected it to be. Took a soft (anecdotal (1), not philosophical) approach to the ethics question. (1), Better than I expected - touching (1), well-written (1), Not entirely sure how much I liked it (how much back-and-forth twists can a novel have?) (1), I had mixed feelings about both the book as well as many of the people in it. (1), and certainly can't agree with some of the assumptions (1), Excellent. I can't wait to study public health. (1), but there are a lot of good ideas here. (1), Really engaging work. Better written than I expected (1), though I have low expectations for fantasy novels. (1), I don't know if I just engaged with the story more or if this actually was better written than the first book. Very impressed with how he allows his storyline to change without losing reader (my) interest. (1), Same deal. Perhaps too many plot twists (1), but still: I'm hooked. (1), Same ol' schtick (1), but it's a good one. Felt kind of like a watered down version of Vineland (1), but still enjoyable. (1), Good but pretty dry reading. (1), Wonderful. (1), I was excited to read this but didn't really like it. Sue drove me up the wall. And the bombshell near the end was so strangely glazed over. (1), Very good. Brought me close to tears a number of times. (1), Excellent novel. Not that I think it should have been longer or different at all (1), though it was tainted with the lingering sadness that (a) the series is ending (1), and (b) the little world is changing. (1), Meh. (1), Writing could be pretty weak (1), but the story was quite engaging. Everyone loves an 'Ender' type character (1), especially if he's more likeable than Ender. Also interesting that he left the dialogue 'modern (1), ' even though it clearly takes place in a more medival-ish time and place. (1), Very good. I really can't believe the author pulled off writing it in the second person; it seemed so natural. (1)
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