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Their Eyes Were Watching God 406 reviews Zora Neale Hurston
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Southern Florida in the early 20th century and one black woman's story
+ A Beautiful Piece of Literature + Among the Most Influential African-American Novels of the 20th Century + Dreamy little novel
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Editions) 122 reviews Jean Rhys
W. W. Norton, 1998
Interesting and Exciting Read
+ Rich, sensual take on a classic character + prequel to Jane Eyre intriques... + moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies
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Snowman Snowman: Fables and Fantasies 1 review Janet Frame
George Braziller, 1993
Different and wonderful
Originally published in the US with another collection called "The Reservoir," these short stories differ from Frame's prose and memoirs. The result is a wonderful, haunting, imaginative collection of short stores.
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The Sorrow of War 43 reviews Bao Ninh
Riverhead Trade, 1996
A human being's duty on this earth is to live, not to kill
+ The "All Quiet on the Western Front" of the Vietnam War + Sorrow indeed! + A Must Read!
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As I Lay Dying 191 reviews William Faulkner
Vintage, 1991
Homegoing
+ Worth the effort! + A Grim, Morbid, and Compelling Tale + Now I can get them teeth...
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An American Childhood 64 reviews Annie Dillard
Harper Perennial, 1988
Awakenings
+ A Change of Heart
Suddenly this book hit me, what a prize it was, out of the blue. Who was expecting it? Like when you hear a song you will love forever. This is it. She has had many of the same fascinations I had--rock collecting, for example. And her words are just right, how it's like entering a cave, and a ...
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Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) 46 reviews William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Villainy as art
+ Excellent copy of Othello + Great Read + Shakespeare's tragic play between Othello and Desdemona + Awesome plot with a rise and fall.
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An American Childhood 64 reviews Annie Dillard
Harper Perennial, 1988
Awakenings
+ A Change of Heart
Suddenly this book hit me, what a prize it was, out of the blue. Who was expecting it? Like when you hear a song you will love forever. This is it. She has had many of the same fascinations I had--rock collecting, for example. And her words are just right, how it's like entering a cave, and a ...
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As I Lay Dying 191 reviews William Faulkner
Vintage, 1991
Homegoing
+ Worth the effort! + A Grim, Morbid, and Compelling Tale + Now I can get them teeth...
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Snowman Snowman: Fables and Fantasies 1 review Janet Frame
George Braziller, 1993
Different and wonderful
Originally published in the US with another collection called "The Reservoir," these short stories differ from Frame's prose and memoirs. The result is a wonderful, haunting, imaginative collection of short stores.
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Othello (Folger Shakespeare Library) 46 reviews William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
Villainy as art
+ Excellent copy of Othello + Great Read + Shakespeare's tragic play between Othello and Desdemona + Awesome plot with a rise and fall.
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Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton Critical Editions) 122 reviews Jean Rhys
W. W. Norton, 1998
Interesting and Exciting Read
+ Rich, sensual take on a classic character + prequel to Jane Eyre intriques... + moods as varied as the skies over the West Indies
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The Sorrow of War 43 reviews Bao Ninh
Riverhead Trade, 1996
A human being's duty on this earth is to live, not to kill
+ The "All Quiet on the Western Front" of the Vietnam War + Sorrow indeed! + A Must Read!
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Their Eyes Were Watching God 406 reviews Zora Neale Hurston
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Southern Florida in the early 20th century and one black woman's story
+ A Beautiful Piece of Literature + Among the Most Influential African-American Novels of the 20th Century + Dreamy little novel
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