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Anathem – Too irritating to finish

October 24, 2008 · by jenred · in Book Reviews, Essays

I’m giving up on Anathem for now.  There are too many books that I’m likely to enjoy much more thoroughly.  A good example is Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.  In fact, I’m already enjoying Oryx and Crake. My feelings…

Eucalyptus by Murray Bail

January 23, 2006 · by jenred · in Book Reviews, Essays

I’m not sure where this book came from. Most likely A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books – an independent bookseller in SF that was right down the street from my old apartment Set in the Australian outback (I guess it’s…

Each time I go to a place I have not seen before, I hope it will be as different as possible from the places I already know.
Paul Bowles

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