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Orphaned young, Ming Tsu, the son of Chinese immigrants, is raised by the notorious leader …
This is a very, very good book.
I will follow Tom Lin's future work with great interest.
This is a very, very good book.
I will follow Tom Lin's future work with great interest.
"An expedition into the troubled soul of one of the world’s greatest songwriters."—Haaretz
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A masterpiece. A fantastical story with immense depth made all the more impactful by its truth.
“A book about young men transformed by war, written by a veteran whose dazzling literary …
This book has been on my reading list for some time now, and I actually met the author when I was back in Israel a month ago - intelligent man.
The other day my aunt handed me a copy when I was at her house and urged me to read it.
Now I am.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, "Mistborn: Secret History" is a companion …
Quickly catching up on the Cosmere fictions that I've missed.
Quickly catching up on the Cosmere fictions that I've missed.
In the aftermath of a colossal battle, the future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in …
I can see why people put A Song of Ice and Fire up there among the greatest works of fantasy.
The year is 1969. In the state of Kerala, on the southernmost tip of India, …
Unfortunately, the book club I was reading this for collapsed when the father of one of the members was shot in a dramatic boat chase with Interpol and several crates of Coconut Cartel rum off the shore of Andalusia.
I would normally continue reading in spite of the collapse, but the book was quite depressing from what I'd consumed thus far and so I think I'll pass for now.
Unfortunately, the book club I was reading this for collapsed when the father of one of the members was shot in a dramatic boat chase with Interpol and several crates of Coconut Cartel rum off the shore of Andalusia.
I would normally continue reading in spite of the collapse, but the book was quite depressing from what I'd consumed thus far and so I think I'll pass for now.
The novel that made vampire a household word, Bram Stoker's "Dracula" has been delighting - …
I'm thinking that perhaps Dracula Daily is not the right way to go about reading this classic piece of literature.
I'm thinking that perhaps Dracula Daily is not the right way to go about reading this classic piece of literature.
In a nameless suburb in an equally nameless country, every house has a room reserved …
Content warning here be spoilers
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. An interesting commentary on – I think – the role of the state in the lives of its citizenry and moving away from a legacy of state violence.
I'm curious about the figure of the president in the novel. The president is clearly a powerful man, so much so that he has a room in every house. Yet, he is depicted in the text as a skulking figure, seen dashing in and out of the house in the dead of night, and never saying a word.
I'm also puzzled by the transformation of the narrator in the end of the book. The boy seems to become the president, adopting his mannerisms and living in his room. What does this mean, for the protagonist as well as the actual president? What does the boy becoming the president say about the forms of power in the novel?
One of my favorites so far in my excursion into the world of Latin American literature.