Chris_Newton rated Telephone: 4 stars
Telephone by Percival Everett
An astonishing new novel of loss and grief from "one of our culture's preeminent novelists" (Los Angeles Times) Zach Wells …
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Chris_Newton rated The Trees: 4 stars
The Trees by Percival Everett
Percival Everett’s The Trees is a page-turner that opens with a series of brutal murders in the rural town of …
Chris_Newton rated Twilight World: 5 stars
Chris_Newton rated Days at the Morisaki Bookshop: 3 stars
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa, Satoshi Yagisawa, Eric Ozawa
The Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of …
Chris_Newton rated Youth: Scenes from Provincial Life II: 3 stars
Chris_Newton rated Wanderlust: 4 stars
Wanderlust by Rebecca Solnit
"In Wanderlust: A History of Walking, Rebecca Solnit draws together many histories -- of anatomical evolution and city design, of …
Chris_Newton rated Come Rain or Come Shine: 3 stars
Chris_Newton rated Green Shoots: 3 stars
Chris_Newton rated A field guide to getting lost: 5 stars
A field guide to getting lost by Rebecca Solnit
Written as a series of autobiographical essays, A Field Guide to Getting Lost draws on emblematic moments and relationships in …
Chris_Newton rated George Orwell Boxed Set (1984 and Animal Farm): 4 stars
George Orwell Boxed Set (1984 and Animal Farm) by George Orwell
Contains:
- Animal Farm
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
Chris_Newton rated The Old Man and the Sea: 5 stars
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Scribner classics)
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and …
Chris_Newton rated The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: 4 stars
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by Khaled Hosseini
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help …
Chris_Newton rated A Clockwork Orange: 4 stars
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange is a dystopian satirical black comedy novel by English writer Anthony Burgess, published in 1962. It is …
Chris_Newton rated Of Mice and Men: 4 stars
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a …