Arrivano i Sister
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788854504738 (8854504734)
Publish date: April 1st 2012
Publisher: Neri Pozza
Pages no: 303
Edition language: Italian
Category:
Adventure,
Novels,
Humor,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
Crime,
Western,
Canada
As usual, I'm second-guessing myself when I find myself disliking a book that has received awards, critical praise and a movie deal. But unfortunately I just could not enjoy this book. There's an easy explanation for this: it was only after I was well into the novel, and started reading reviews in...
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November buddy read with Carl. I very much enjoyed this one. It was partly between and old western satire and a maudlin tale of self discovery.
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