Posted by emmanuel98 on July 2, 2011, at 20:35:26
In reply to Re: Anybody reading something good? » emmanuel98, posted by floatingbridge on June 30, 2011, at 12:24:23
> > The Air We Breathe by Andrea Barrett. Her book Ship Fever won the National Book Award (I think) and was great if you haven't read it.
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> Hey, thanks, e-. I ordered her Ship Fever. I thought I could tackle the shorter novellas. You read this, too?
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> Yes. It's all these short novellas about natural science in the late 1800s, early 1900s. Beautifuly written, fasciniting characters, not the least bit depressing.A while back, I read this book Little Bee which had been highly recommended by a friend. There was endless writing about suicide. The previous summer, I had come within inches of hanging myself and the book freaked me out, literally left me shaking and panicked. My daughter told me I have to stop reading depressing books. So Andrea Barrett is completely non-depressing (to me at least)
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