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Saturday, September 24
View Article  8 - Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
by ellyjelly on Sat 24 Sep 2005 20:48 BST
Reaches many years into the past and future to illustrate the fundamental connectedness of everything (man)   more »
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Wednesday, September 21
View Article  8 - Flatland - Edwin A Abbott
by ellyjelly on Wed 21 Sep 2005 20:12 BST
A bizarre universe where all the dimensions are rethought   more »
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Tuesday, September 20
View Article  10 - The Gashlycrumb Tinies - Edward Gorey
by ellyjelly on Tue 20 Sep 2005 11:49 BST
An alphabetical phantasmagoria in which a succession of infants meet dreadful ends   more »
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View Article  10 - The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy
by ellyjelly on Tue 20 Sep 2005 11:18 BST
Indescribably beautiful prose weaves a heartbreaking story   more »
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Monday, September 19
View Article  8 - Hothouse - Brian Aldiss
by ellyjelly on Mon 19 Sep 2005 11:39 BST
A crazy view of the Earth in a few million years time   more »
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Saturday, September 17
View Article  8 - Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell - Susanna Clarke
by ellyjelly on Sat 17 Sep 2005 20:12 BST
An adult Harry Potter in an alternative (19th C) universe where English Magic still lives on.   more »
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Friday, September 16
View Article  5 - The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
by ellyjelly on Fri 16 Sep 2005 10:15 BST
Not actually about kites at all...   more »
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Thursday, September 15
View Article  7 - Landscapes and Desire - Catherine Tuck
by ellyjelly on Thu 15 Sep 2005 20:31 BST
More phallic edifices than you can shake a stick at   more »
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View Article  7 - Lost: Lost and Found Pet Posters from Around the World
by ellyjelly on Thu 15 Sep 2005 11:35 BST
Lovely little snapshots of life all around the world   more »
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View Article  10 - The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
by ellyjelly on Thu 15 Sep 2005 11:29 BST
A moving interpretation of heaven and the nature of forgiveness   more »
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Tuesday, September 13
View Article  7 - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro
by ellyjelly on Tue 13 Sep 2005 20:48 BST
An interesting vehicle for a few philosophical points, though an irksome written style   more »
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Monday, September 12
View Article  6 - Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood
by ellyjelly on Mon 12 Sep 2005 09:46 BST
Faintly annoying post apocalytic nightmare   more »
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Wednesday, September 7
View Article  9 - The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
by ellyjelly on Wed 07 Sep 2005 19:28 BST
A clever take on the time traveller theme   more »
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View Article  8 - Thinking in Pictures - Temple Grandin
by ellyjelly on Wed 07 Sep 2005 09:55 BST
An interesting look into the mind of Autists and Savants   more »
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Monday, September 5
View Article  5 - Vernon God Little - DBC Pierre
by ellyjelly on Mon 05 Sep 2005 20:28 BST
In a written style as heavy as 'Trainspotting', about a mass shooting in a school   more »
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