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Patrick is on page 39 of 240 of Das Leben ist gut

Lovely sentiment: "Das Schöne entsteht nicht aus Notwendigkeit, sondern ihr zum Trotz." (Beauty arises not from necessity, but in spite of it.)

— Apr 13, 2026 07:23AM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 300 of 528 of The Lions of Al-Rassan

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Patrick is on page 280 of 499 of Thinking, Fast and Slow

— May 05, 2013 12:43PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 104 of 455 of The Grapes of Wrath

Wanted to re-read this after reading Beyond the Outer Shores, which describes the close relationship among Steinbeck, Ricketts, and Joseph Campbell, and how that is revealed in Steinbeck's big works (like this).

— Apr 05, 2013 01:59PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 98 of 304 of Samarkand

Weird - my copy from the library has a duplicated chapter and a half. The language in translation is a little awkward so far...

— May 31, 2011 08:52PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 250 of 496 of Nachtzug nach Lissabon

Finally returning to this - lovely language, voller menschliche Einsicht.

— Jan 09, 2011 06:21PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 105 of 204 of Gentlemen of the Road

— Dec 26, 2010 01:56PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 60 of 480 of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)

— Dec 12, 2010 08:49PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 301 of 479 of The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

— Nov 02, 2010 02:53PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 50 of 200 of Green Hills of Africa

— Oct 04, 2010 10:14PM Add a comment

Patrick is on page 50 of 396 of Eiger, Mord & Jungfrau

Really bad writing, but I haven't given up on it yet.

— Sep 11, 2010 10:44AM Add a comment

Patrick is finished with Das Imperium der Schande

— Aug 14, 2010 08:45PM Add a comment

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