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A Good Place to Leave a Lover

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England Made Me by Graham Greene
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Very English and a product of its time (1935), this novel isn't driven by plot and can sometimes feel plodding or disjointed. Greene was an avid moviegoer as well as a film critic, and his style here is influenced by the medium, which was still new a ...more
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Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac
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Not really a novel, but Kerouac all the way. Very poetic and likely written under the influence, but I liked it. For those harping on the old Truman line how this is typing, not writing, I'll say if you can type this way, I would like to read it. How ...more
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Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac
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Not really a novel, but Kerouac all the way. Very poetic and likely written under the influence, but I liked it. For those harping on the old Truman line how this is typing, not writing, I'll say if you can type this way, I would like to read it. How ...more
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An Unfortunate Woman by Richard Brautigan
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This shouldn't really be called a novel, and it doesn't seem meant as such. More like the musings and sketches you find in a travelogue or writer's journal. A lot of the Brautigan touch is still here - the offbeat humor, the extended metaphors and wh ...more
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England Made Me by Graham Greene
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Very English and a product of its time (1935), this novel isn't driven by plot and can sometimes feel plodding or disjointed. Greene was an avid moviegoer as well as a film critic, and his style here is influenced by the medium, which was still new a ...more
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An Unfortunate Woman by Richard Brautigan
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This shouldn't really be called a novel, and it doesn't seem meant as such. More like the musings and sketches you find in a travelogue or writer's journal. A lot of the Brautigan touch is still here - the offbeat humor, the extended metaphors and wh ...more
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Home by Toni Morrison
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Like many authors at a certain age, Toni Morrison narrowed her scope in her later works. This is intentional - the way Picasso used just a few brushstrokes to create a desired effect - and it may not be fair to the author's intentions to compare this ...more
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England Made Me by Graham Greene
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Very English and a product of its time (1935), this novel isn't driven by plot and can sometimes feel plodding or disjointed. Greene was an avid moviegoer as well as a film critic, and his style here is influenced by the medium, which was still new a ...more
A Good Place to Leave a Lover by Nicolas Gattig
"Deliciously readable collection of short stories, each one offering an intriguing peek into the life and complex relationships of a wide-ranging panorama of characters.

Gattig’s prose style is precise and deliberate, making me think of Fitzgerald. The" Read more of this review »
A Good Place to Leave a Lover by Nicolas Gattig
"It’s a combination of beautiful short stories each bringing us close interesting personalities, and paints a picture of the surroundings and context of it all. The book makes you feel like you’re right there witnessing these wonderful little stories." Read more of this review »
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