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This is great. I have the pbooks (in fact I have doubles of some of the books) but I'd love to get the ebooks, too.
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ok, let's go for it then - though I definitely cannot start in May!
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Well, I'm only four years late to the party but I finally finished the book this year!
Hamlet, you really hit it out of the ballpark with this choice - I think it was a masterpiece. So much so that I really think it should be more famous as a world literature classic than it currently is. Needless to say, I loved it. In particular the descriptions, especially of landscapes and grounds, were so rich, vivid and lush that I was enchanted, and the delicate and subtle nuances of character personality were really wonderful. I was very surprised while reading about the author after finishing the book. A dramatic ritual suicide after an unsuccessful coup d'etat? Wow! There is apparently a Japanese film version of the book, but I don't see that's it's ever been released for an English-speaking audience. It's too bad as I'd be very interested in it. Heh, you have nothing on me. Quote:
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Wizard
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Missed this book entirely. Clearly I must read it. Thanks, sun surfer.
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I think you'll really enjoy it, BelleZora!
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And, the series has been released as ebooks since we read it which is great news.
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Nameless Being
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Nice to see this old discussion revived, and with some positive comments.
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I went to the library and couldn't find it on the shelves. Ended up with Fuentes and McCarthy instead. I will probably be requesting this one soon though. I'll only be a month or so behind sun surfer.
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Hey! I resemble that remark.
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And I finally finished this selection. Good grief. Now I have to trawl through all the other selections I've missed. My favorite book club pick so far.
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