Just finished, tears not yet dried, haven't been so engrossed by a book since I can't remember when. I feel angry, hopeful, hopeless, melancholy, joyful, and determined all at once. I fell in love with Trotsky, with Frieda, with Violet Brown, and most of all with Soli/Shepherd/Harry/Will.
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Vanessa rated Franny and Zooey: 5 stars
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger
Meet Franny and her younger brother, Zooey, in two Salinger stories.
Just kids by Patti Smith
In this memoir, singer-songwriter Patti Smith shares tales of New York City : the denizens of Max's Kansas City, the …
Vanessa rated Blueberry girl: 3 stars
Vanessa reviewed The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
Review of 'The Lacuna' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Vanessa rated Kafka on the Shore: 5 stars
Vanessa rated The Graveyard Book: 4 stars
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural …
Vanessa reviewed The Blythes are quoted by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Review of 'The Blythes are quoted' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Long lost 9th book about characters who are way too real to me. What can I say? I want more.
Vanessa rated The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family: 4 stars
Vanessa rated Anansi Boys: 4 stars
Neil Gaiman: Anansi Boys (2006, Harper Torch)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
God is dead. Meet the kids.
When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." …
Vanessa rated Care of the Soul: 5 stars
Vanessa rated The Reason for God: 2 stars
Vanessa rated All about love: 4 stars
All about love by bell hooks
O que é o amor, afinal? Será esta uma pergunta tão subjetiva, tão opaca? Para bell hooks, quando pulverizamos seu …
