Posted by Jonathan on January 11, 2003, at 18:40:23
In reply to Dinah, you're so persuasive! « Kar, posted by Dr. Bob on January 11, 2003, at 4:45:51
Kar > ... I nominate:
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> "The Death of Vishnu (Manil Suri)"
> "A Thousand Acres (Jane Smiley)"
> "Fast Food Nation (Eric Schlosser)"
> The Hours: I don't remember who wrote it am to lazy to look. But I've wanted to read it again because I was on Tegretol on the time! A plus (?)is that the movie has just came out ( http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JKTH/drbobsvirte00-20 ). But we wouldn't want any cheaters. Maybe we could have a quiz!This is the paperback edition "The Hours (Michael Cunningham)".
The hardcover edition is out of print but the Amazon link includes a short excerpt - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374172897/drbobsvirte00-20 .Amazon UK link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1841150355/drbobsvirtenp-21 .
I nearly voted for "The Hours", especially since I shall probably see the film soon and would like to read the book first. It was a close decision, but in the end I decided that my vote goes to ...
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