Alex rated Paradise Lost: 3 stars
Paradise Lost by John Milton (Library of English literature -- LEL 10149.)
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of …
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Sono Americano e il mio Italiano é molto fuori di pratica. Studiavo per un anno al'Universitá di Bologna più di venti cinque anni fa. Italo Calvino é il mio autore Italiano favorito. Oh, wait, seems like a fairly international crowd here.
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Alex rated Dissident Gardens: 3 stars
Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem
"A dazzling novel from one of our finest writers--an epic yet intimate family saga about three generations of all-American radicals …
Alex rated A Game of Thrones: 4 stars
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
In A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin has created a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has …
Alex rated Stranger in a Strange Land: 2 stars
Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land is a 1961 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the …
Alex rated The twelve Caesars: 4 stars
The twelve Caesars by Suetonius
De vita Caesarum (Latin; lit. "About the Life of the Caesars"), commonly known as The Twelve Caesars, is a set …
Alex rated Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies: 4 stars
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
1Q84 (いちきゅうはちよん, Ichi-Kyū-Hachi-Yon, stylized in the Japanese cover as "ichi-kew-hachi-yon") is a novel written by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, first …
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood (MaddAddam, #3)
A man-made plague has swept the earth, but a small group survives, along with the green-eyed Crakers – a gentle …
Alex rated Cosmicomics: 4 stars
Alex rated Telegraph Avenue: 5 stars
Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon
The new novel from Michael Chabon, his first in 5 years, is a lovingly painted pop-culture epic. One street, two …
Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
"Command the murderous chalices! Drink ye harpooners! Drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow -- Death …
Alex rated Twice-told tales: 5 stars
Twice-told tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Modern Library classics)
Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection first published in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The stories had all been …
Alex rated High Fidelity: 4 stars
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Rob does. He keeps a list, in fact. But Laura isn't on it - even though she's just become his …
