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Music to my ears! Good for you, Aqua Blue.

Welcome Faisal.

From The Shadow of the Wind to say, The Call of the Wild? Edit: Or how about Perfume- The Story of a Murderer by Suskind?

Heteronym, Definitely ornaments in the sense of fitness indicators. I'm fascinated as well by your idea that man initiated art as recompense for violence. Don't think so. Not to belabor the point or appear flippant, but it's all about survival and sex. Since survival depends upon obtaining...

That's a good point, Oberon. There was the unknown future of the wife and son that did add some momentum. The rambling reminiscence about the grandfather and his abolitionist activities lost me. As did the walk to Kansas with his father. This is exactly what I took from the novel, yes, that...

Welcome, Violette. What a lovely name!

oh good grief I can't believe I wasted time glancing at that 'excerpt'.

Oh my goodness I just read this and it's the most interesting thought I've seen today. Doomed? I think it's partly about how sexual selection drives the evolution of man. There's no doom there and even leads me to plug The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller, a fascinating look at how the higher...

Oh wicky bless your heart. You're at least interacting with the male of the species, and quite bravely by making your feelings known. The thing about poetry that you want to remember is that poets take emotions that we all share and place those emotions, even sneak those emotions, into words...

Well I don't know Hiram, but is that close to Kennesaw? I'm thinking there used to be an ordinance there which mandated gun ownership. :eek: I know the ordinance was real, I just can't remember the burb. Can you give us a brief overview of Perfume? It's very interesting that you've read it...

Wecome Wilco. Let's see, I've never cracked a self help book but find all sorts of direction for personal growth and motivation in literature. That's such an interesting genre, the business and self help industry.

Hi Snow and welcome. There's just nothing like eau d'new baby is there? In answer to your question, I don't think the discussion has started yet. The search feature allows you to put the title in and see if there are any related posts. I haven't even had time to do a quick looksee on Perfume...

Hi Def and all, I'm wondering if perhaps you could just give her a book that validates her love of reading and doesn't carry with it any hint of selfhelp or any implication that she's needing it. That age is a really difficult time for many girls/women, because they are still mostly girls...

Great review K-S and I'm so glad the new post brought it up. Definitely goes on the TBR list.

The Places in Between by Rory Stewart -4/5 Into The Desperate Country by Jeff Vande Zande 3/5 Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith 3/5

Or another Steinbeck?

Could someone please hide the part that I've placed in [hide]? I don't know why it won't work.

As I read this it gave me the same impression that I might get were I to stumble across an old box of someone else's letters. The story and relationships are intimate only to the old man. There really isn't any attempt to connect with the reader, a small irony from a clergyman who spent his life...

Yes, I know how that is. Sometimes the immediate aftermath of a good novel is just too strong and it takes a few days to fully process. Sorry I didn't realize that you hadn't finished the story. It will be interesting to see your perspective from a few days out. I remember feeling as though I...

Anamnesis, the list is always officially revealed in the first Sunday in December edition, but subscribers to Times Select see it a week early. I was sshocked to see the Lisey's Story listed. I'm thinking the review was along the lines of the one we got here that panned it. Makes me seriously...