A registry of my passage upon the earth, the clue to the unravelling of this collection of short stories is held within the title. I found it somewhat difficult to comprehend this weird grouping of unrelated events and happenings. What is the connection between a sailor, a boxer, a balloonist, a lin...
I love strong historical fiction, especially about far away places, so I thought this novel set in the Victorian Age about an Englishman who travels to colonial Burma would be just the thing I'd love, but this was one story that just wasn't my cuppa. It has gotten rave reviews, including from some f...
Dedication: For my grandmother, HalinaQuotes:"Brothers," I said, "o you who have crosseda hundred thousand dangers, reach the westto this brief waking time that is leftunto your senses, you must not denyexperience of that which lies beyondthe sun, and all the world that is unpeopled."Dante, 'Inferno...
I picked this book from the charity shop because Mandalay was in the middle of the map and I had just read a sequel (very poor) to Rebecca and Manderley-Mandalay led me on. I love it. Really sweeps you in to the times and places and lets you build castles around the the hints and glimpses of people ...
This was a book I was trying to read for my library book group. Turning each page was an effort - every time I finished a page, I thought, "well, I'm through one more page." Finally decided that life was too short for that, and stopped tormenting myself with it. One of the most tedious books I ev...
I WILL AVOID SPOILERS! My review is less about plot than what happens to my head and my emotions when I read this book.Finished: Nope I was wrong about how it would end. My guesses were not exactly right and the difference was very important! The end has a surprising twist. As you know this book had...
Where can I start?Reading The Piano Tuner is more like closing your eyes and allowing a beautiful vision to play out in front of your eyes. You see, hear, feel, smell and taste the Burmese countryside through the rather romantic and simplistic view of Edgar Drake - an English piano tuner.Reading The...
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