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Keith Van Sickle
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On Strike
The owners of the house we rent in St-Rémy bought a robot lawn mower this year. Every couple of days it would emerge from its hidey-hole and wander around the yard while our dog looked on suspiciously. It kept the grass nice and short.
Then one day I noticed that the lawn had transformed and was now quite lush. It was as if someone with a crew cut had suddenly become a long-haired hippy.
It seem
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| Very evocative of life in the Grand North a century ago, capturing both the nature and the life of the Inuits. The principal character is quite impressive! Not a page turner, but still engaging. | |
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| A lovely book and an excellent read. It drags a few times, and some details could have been left out, but those are small criticisms. There are passages of a magnificent beauty, and very moving, that will stay with me. | |
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| The story of how the CIA quietly supported American artists, as part of their Cold War strategy, is interesting. As are the portraits of tortured artist Pollock and the manipulator J. Edgar Hoover. The writing is just ok, and sometimes modern facts a ...more | |
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I can't think of a contemporary writer who fashions more beautiful sentences than Williams. Sometimes I stop in awe at his gorgeous language. It is nice to be back in Faha after This is Happiness. Unlike that book, however, I found this one dragged at ...more |
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| The descriptions of the taiga were excellent, as was how the author brought the forest fire vividly to life. I also enjoyed how mystical dreams and animal spirits were woven into the story. Having said that, the story line itself was just ok, and the ...more | |
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"An adventure story in Siberia and a history and social commentary on the fall of USSR at the same time. Intriguing, well written and at times poetic. There are elements of chamans and spirits that also tend towards social commentary on modern times. "
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“When the Good Lord begins to doubt the world, he remembers that he created Provence”
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“Faites des bêtises, mais faites-les avec enthousiasme”
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NEW FRENCH FICTION IN TRANSLATION : My French Life™ BOOK CLUB
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NEW FRENCH FICTION IN TRANSLATION This group is part of My French Life™ - Ma Vie Française® French Book Club. A great way to stay up to date with F ...more