Un Thé au Sahara
ISBN:
9782070784493 (2070784495)
Publish date: 2007
Publisher: Gallimard
Pages no: 324
Edition language: French
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Travel,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Book Club,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century
L'avevo in libreria da un po' e mi ha sempre messo un po' pensiero iniziarlo, non sapendo cosa aspettarmi. Ad essere sinceri non sono ancora sicura del giudizio dato. Non si legge facilmente, non ci si rilassa ma, in alcune pagine (poche in realtà) si resta quasi rapiti dal paesaggio, e dalla vita...
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I don't think I can honestly say that I like this book. It's one of those books where you wonder why you keep on reading, especially at the beginning where Port & Kit was playing so off-handedly with their relationship. They're supposed to be thinking so much about their true self and being reckless...
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