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	A History of Bombing by Sven Lindqvist, Linda Haverty Rugg (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.28 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 1999 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fifth Act by Ingmar Bergman, Linda Haverty Rugg (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Joan Tate (Translator) 3.81 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1994 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Picturing Ourselves: Photography and Autobiography 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1997 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Self-Projection: The Director's Image in Art Cinema 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HODE VED HODE - Cronqvist, Bjørlo, Munch: Kunsten og livet by Kari Brandtzæg (Editor), Vigdis Hjorth, Linda Haverty Rugg (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I picked this up after reading all of Mason’s novels up to North Woods and was in need of more. Usually I do not care for short story collections, but this one was superb. I love his attention to historical detail that creates a living breathing worl ...more
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Linda Haverty and 16 other people liked Fred Jenkins's review of Country People: "The academic novel meets Green Acres. Mason is a fine stylist; unfortunately this one is a very well written nothing burger. Kate is a typical self-absorbed academic; her husband, Miles, has prolonged adolescence into his mid-forties. He is mostly ju" Read more of this review »
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Linda Haverty and 49 other people liked Lisa (NY)'s review of Country People: "dnf after 4 hours of audio. I know I'm am an outlier here but I'm finding Miles Krzelewski, the narrator and transplanted Vermont dad, increasingly annoying. I don't want to spend any more time with him."
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I was waiting impatiently for this book to arrive, having been wowed by North Woods and Mason’s earlier work. This one disappointed me deeply. It’s still strong writing, but lacks purpose (like its anti-protagonist) and goes nowhere. If you loved his ...more
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