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14 BOOKS

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La Musique d'Une Vie (French Edition) - MAKINE

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The Time of Our Singing - Richard Powers

La Bâtarde d'Istanbul - Elif Shafak, Aline Azoulay-Pacvon

Comme L'eau Qui Coule (Anna Soror/Un Homme Obscur/Une Belle Matinée) - Marguerite Yourcenar

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April

16

September 2014

16

read and rated

The Time of Our Singing - Richard Powers

September 2014

15

finished reading:

The Time of Our Singing - Richard Powers

The Time of Our Singing Richard Powers

August 2014

18

read and rated

Les Piliers de la Terre - Jean Rosenthal, Ken Follett

August 2014

12

started reading:

The Time of Our Singing - Richard Powers

The Time of Our Singing Richard Powers

August 2014

03

updated shelf

La Bâtarde d'Istanbul - Elif Shafak, Aline Azoulay-Pacvon

Comme L'eau Qui Coule (Anna Soror/Un Homme Obscur/Une Belle Matinée) - Marguerite Yourcenar

August 2014

01

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Loin De Chandigarh - Tarun J. Tejpal

July 2014

15

reviewed: Enjoyable, but a bit confusing

The book reminds me of some of today's action movies. Lots of things are happening, sometimes in parallel, with ups and downs...

Marseille, 1198 (Les aventures de Guilhem d'Ussel, chevalier troubadour) (French Edition) - Jean d'Aillon

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Marseille, 1198 (Les aventures de Guilhem d'Ussel, chevalier troubadour) (French Edition) - Jean d'Aillon

July 2014

07

reviewed: It still works..

The style, the language, and even some elements of the story are similar to Hosseini's earlier books (a mosaic of individual ...

And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini

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And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini

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And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini

And the Mountains Echoed Khaled Hosseini

June 2014

22

reviewed: Is this really a best seller?

…because if so, it casts quite a shadow on what a best seller is:-( The “story” is not bad, but the execution is… well, doe...

The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

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The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

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The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch Donna Tartt

May 2014

25

reviewed: One of the best books I have ever read

I do not want to hint at the story because that would spoil the reading. Suffices to say: Soviet Union, 2nd World War, Stalin...

La Musique d'Une Vie (French Edition) - MAKINE

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La Musique d'Une Vie (French Edition) - MAKINE

reviewed: Short but dramatic

A dramatic situation which one hopes one would never face himself/herself: decide on someone else’s life. Great short book.

Le Chemin des morts - François Sureau

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Le Chemin des morts - François Sureau

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