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avg rating 4.02
num ratings 130
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date pub edition May 12, 2020
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num pages
345
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avg rating 4.21
num ratings 189,746
date pub Oct 1993
date pub edition Jan 01, 2000
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Pretty standard dystopia in a not too distant future, voiced by a strong protagonist of color.
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isbn13 9780385547680
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num pages
355
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avg rating 4.13
num ratings 63,310
date pub Apr 27, 2021
date pub edition Apr 27, 2021
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Development world a bit more believable than the on-court action, and a couple of implausible plot stretches, but much to like here, especially for so
Development world a bit more believable than the on-court action, and a couple of implausible plot stretches, but much to like here, especially for someone like me.
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num pages
240
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avg rating 4.15
num ratings 10,724
date pub May 04, 2021
date pub edition May 04, 2021
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Sneaky deep memoir that covers a lot of ground I’m familiar with and much that is new. The format works in a way I appreciate but don’t quite understa
Sneaky deep memoir that covers a lot of ground I’m familiar with and much that is new. The format works in a way I appreciate but don’t quite understand.
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num pages
688
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avg rating 4.07
num ratings 2,034
date pub 2021
date pub edition Nov 09, 2021
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Interesting, especially with regard to the cult of blues in 1960s England. But the tales of misogyny, debauchery and occultism, which I might have enj
Interesting, especially with regard to the cult of blues in 1960s England. But the tales of misogyny, debauchery and occultism, which I might have enjoyed at some point, were tiresome and excessive today.
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num pages
45
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avg rating 4.19
num ratings 2,081
date pub Aug 25, 2011
date pub edition Aug 25, 2011
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Candid advice from a successful practitioner. I’m a sucker for books about writing.
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208
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avg rating 3.60
num ratings 90,497
date pub May 1985
date pub edition Jun 09, 2010
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Were people really so vapid and boring in the 90s? I remember the time with a bit more nostalgia.
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isbn13 9780061733512
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num pages
320
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avg rating 4.14
num ratings 22,876
date pub Apr 19, 2011
date pub edition Apr 19, 2011
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Forgive yourself. Things happen and life is complicated.
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isbn13 9780771065200
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num pages
536
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avg rating 4.15
num ratings 1,912
date pub 2006
date pub edition Oct 28, 2008
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Beautiful stories from a time that is bygone but familiar to me. A wonderful writer.
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avg rating 4.28
num ratings 1,466,059
date pub Jun 01, 1965
date pub edition Oct 01, 2019
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Picked up a book I loved in 1984 in anticipation of another upcoming film version. Still amazed by the depth of the world created by the author, but t
Picked up a book I loved in 1984 in anticipation of another upcoming film version. Still amazed by the depth of the world created by the author, but the story was a bit thin this time, at least for me.
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isbn13 9780393341195
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num pages
304
pp
avg rating 4.02
num ratings 11,858
date pub Sep 30, 1999
date pub edition Nov 28, 2011
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Wonderful and poignant story about Scots growing up hardscrabble on Cape Breton Island and everything that goes along with it. A delightful surprise f
Wonderful and poignant story about Scots growing up hardscrabble on Cape Breton Island and everything that goes along with it. A delightful surprise from an author with a connection to my hometown.
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isbn13 9780679748250
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num pages
243
pp
avg rating 3.58
num ratings 7,210
date pub 1966
date pub edition Nov 02, 1993
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Pick up a little known book by an otherwise famous person at your peril. Yuck.
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cover title author isbn 1594489475
isbn13 9781594489471
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num pages
260
pp
avg rating 3.77
num ratings 3,759
date pub Jul 19, 2007
date pub edition Jul 19, 2007
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Enjoyable set of short essays about the ups and downs of managing food for oneself. My kind of book.
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cover title author isbn 1594481938
isbn13 9781594481932
asin 1594481938
num pages
368
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avg rating 3.44
num ratings 89,458
date pub May 05, 2005
date pub edition May 02, 2006
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Didn't enjoy this nearly as much as any of the other books I've read by the author. Both the premise and the characters strained credibility a bit, in
Didn't enjoy this nearly as much as any of the other books I've read by the author. Both the premise and the characters strained credibility a bit, in my view.
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isbn13 9780385721790
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num pages
351
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avg rating 3.94
num ratings 534,446
date pub Sep 20, 2001
date pub edition Mar 2003
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Brilliant story of human strength and caprice, well told. Starts slow, finishes strong.
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num pages
384
pp
avg rating 3.55
num ratings 70,421
date pub 1854
date pub edition Oct 09, 2003
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Indictment of the rich and many other English institutions, as only Dickens can produce. Fast pace and filled with larger than life characters.
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isbn13 9780691121178
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num pages
352
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avg rating 4.15
num ratings 704
date pub Oct 03, 2005
date pub edition Oct 23, 2005
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Dense analysis of how people got around the absurdity and bureaucracy of Soviet Russia. Bit of a slog, but saved by the final chapter.
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isbn13 9780140283334
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num pages
182
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avg rating 3.70
num ratings 2,995,634
date pub Sep 17, 1954
date pub edition Oct 01, 1999
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Free library pickup of a book I was assigned in 8th grade. Enjoyed it a bit more then, but not that much. Doubt it’s still part of the syllabus.
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389
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avg rating 4.30
num ratings 309,901
date pub Oct 14, 1892
date pub edition Oct 22, 1998
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Not as magical as it was for me at 12, but still delightful and well paced.
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isbn13 9780763620981
asin 076362098X
num pages
67
pp
avg rating 3.44
num ratings 57
date pub Sep 09, 2004
date pub edition Sep 09, 2004
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Beautiful little poetic story about life, love and loss on a New England farm. A random pickup from the Free library.
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