Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Vignettes from a trip to Spain

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They say you can find a Malayalee anywhere. We found three in Toledo, a medieval Spanish city where tourists easily outnumber residents. Mom...
Sunday, May 06, 2018

Books: Paul Auster's 'Sunset Park' and Richard Matheson's 'I Am Legend'

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Sunset Park by Paul Auster My rating: 3 of 5 stars Paul Auster's "Sunset Park" (2010) gets its name from a Brooklyn neighbo...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Book: Home - A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews

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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews Edwards My rating: 4 of 5 stars I didn't realize there was so much more sorrow than...
Monday, April 02, 2018

Books: That Smell, The Idiot, and two Will Graysons

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That Smell and Notes from Prison by Sonallah Ibrahim My rating: 2 of 5 stars I think I expected too much from this novella. While importa...
Sunday, February 11, 2018

Books: Between the Assasinations, The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam, The Summer Book

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Between the Assasinations by Aravind Adiga My rating: 4 of 5 stars Aravind Adiga brings to life a fictional town in south India with this...
Monday, January 15, 2018

Book: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

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The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion My rating: 4 of 5 stars A genetics professor with Asperger’s Syndrome is trying to find a life partne...

Book: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz My rating: 4 of 5 stars The protagonist of Junot Diaz's Pulitzer-winning first nov...
Wednesday, December 06, 2017

Book - Farewell: The Greatest Spy Story of the Twentieth Century

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Farewell: The Greatest Spy Story of the Twentieth Century by Sergei Kostin My rating: 3 of 5 stars Vladimir Vetrov, a high-ranking KGB sp...
Sunday, November 19, 2017

Books: Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout

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Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout My rating: 4 of 5 stars The first story in "Olive Kitteridge" is spell-binding and is amon...