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Well, it's no "Night Film. "

Revisado: 05-10-20

I gave it a try because I was really taken with "Night Film." This one didn't work for me.

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An Enjoyable Diversion

Revisado: 04-16-19

The author took me on an enjoyable excursion to the past, some of it factual, some fictional. There were a lot of references and remembrances of those times that sparked my imagination. The story seems to me to suggest that America changed in that time. Being roughly the same age as the protagonist, I remember how America felt to me before and after that time. I agree, but everyone has a point in life where perspective changes, the scales fall away, and we can see the world with better balance. That's what seems to be the vague direction of the story. The author never really gets the story to a point, but I gather my own from it. It's sad too, to hear the imagined character and dialogue from John Lennon as he unknowingly approaches the day he's assassinated. At the end the story left me melancholy, and pessimistic, the same way I felt that day. Sometimes there is no point.

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Hillarious, Then Profound

Revisado: 11-27-17

This book swings effortlessly from fantastical to realistic, from hilarious to profound. It was a challenge to follow at times, and a few times I had to go back and get details that turned out to be important. It was worth the effort.

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Perspective

Revisado: 10-31-17

I enjoyed the creative idea at the root of this story. - telling the history of the Atlantic Ocean as a means of resetting one's perspective on our planet. The author does a nice job of weaving the geological, oceanic, and anthropologic history into an entertaining read.

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Skip It

Revisado: 10-22-17

This was a horrible conclusion (?) to the Pillars of the Earth series. Don't waste your time. It descended into an ill-conceived morass of predictability and pornography.

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Another Fantastic Journey

Revisado: 09-10-17

Another rich weave of characters, culture, and circumstance. The protagonist is a simple, honest, and hardworking man. Pamuk chronicles the details of his life, and the interactions with his family with the evolution of modern Istanbul as the backdrop. The story is dignified, and intimate. His writing is melodic, and the characters are fully realized. I've never been disappointed by this author.

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A Few

Revisado: 08-30-16

A few mispronounced words in the performance, but otherwise a nice job at giving each character a voice that fit. The story had a lot of interesting characters, but did very little with them in either growth, or action. I like the language very much.

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Great Story

Revisado: 08-17-16

It's a clean, straight-forward story. It's refreshing. This is a good book for a mature teen.

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Always Different

Revisado: 08-20-15

The only things that are recurrent in Murakami's novels are rich characters, wonderful stories, and introspection.

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An Interesting Life

Revisado: 02-09-15

What did you love best about Earthly Powers?

I liked this story. It follows a boy through old age, and weaves a sweeping tale with the historical events of the 21st century as a backdrop. There's excellent development of characters.

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