Sharp and witty; 200 pages of laughs. Made me appreciate Proust, but still not want to hunker down and read Proust (though maybe one day).
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melondrama rated Homo zapiens: 4 stars
Viktor Olegovich Pelevin: Homo zapiens (2006, Penguin Books)
Homo zapiens by Viktor Olegovich Pelevin
"The collapse of the Soviet Union has opened up a vast market ripe for exploitation. Everybody wants a piece of …
melondrama rated The Forest of Stolen Girls: 2 stars
melondrama rated It: 3 stars
It by Stephen King
A promise made twenty-eight years ago calls seven adults to reunite in Derry, Maine, where as teenagers they battled an …
melondrama rated The populist explosion: 2 stars
John B. Judis: The populist explosion (2016)
The populist explosion by John B. Judis
"Is the West witnessing a huge political upheaval? As if overnight, many Democrats revolted and passionately backed a socialist named …
melondrama reviewed How Proust can change your life by Alain de Botton
The starting point of How Proust Can Change Your Life is that a great novel …
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5 stars
melondrama rated The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: 4 stars
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen …
melondrama rated Talking to Strangers: 4 stars
melondrama rated The Library at Mount Char: 5 stars
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
Carolyn's not so different from the other human beings around her. She's sure of it. She likes guacamole and cigarettes …
melondrama rated The Gene: 3 stars
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on …
melondrama rated There is a God: 2 stars
melondrama rated My Brilliant Friend: 4 stars
My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante ([Neapolitan -- book one])
From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, comes this ravishing and generous-hearted novel about a friendship that lasts a lifetime. …
melondrama rated Shrill: 3 stars
Shrill by Lindy West
melondrama rated Strength in what remains: 2 stars
Tracy Kidder: Strength in what remains (2009, Random House)
Strength in what remains by Tracy Kidder
Tracy Kidder, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and author of the bestsellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, and …
melondrama rated The piano teacher: 3 stars
Janice Y. K. Lee: The piano teacher (2009, Viking)
The piano teacher by Janice Y. K. Lee
In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, a gripping tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. …