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14 novembre 2016

A spot of bother - Maark Haddon

pages: 354 published: 2006 George's wife is cheating on him, his daughter is about to get re-married to a man she is not sure she loves, but who treats her kid well, his son is gay (but they don't talk about it) and commitment phobic... In the midst of...

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1 novembre 2016

The astronaut wives club - Lily Koppel

Pages: 272 Published: 2013 This book tells the story of the wives of America's first astronauts. Terrible writing. Stories told in a random order, some of them too anecdotal and "you had to be there". Not enough space given to each woman, hard to remember...

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Tags: Author K, Title A, Lily Koppel, Nov 2016

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15 août 2016

The Art of Racing in the Rain - Garth Stein

pages: 321 published: 2006 Enzo is a dog; an old, dying dog. He is also the narrator of this beautiful book. Enzo is a special dog, who has learned much of the human condition from his master Denny. So much so that he is ready to die and be reincarnated...

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Tags: 5 stars, The year in 52 books, Author S, Title A, August 2016, Garth Stein

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23 juin 2016

The Affinities - Robert Charles Wilson

pages: 300 published: 2015 The new thing today, after the social media hype, is to join an affinity. A company has divided personality types into 22 affinities, and for a small fee anyone can take the test to find out which affinity they belong to. Once...

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Tags: 3 stars, Title A, Author W, June 2016, Robert Charles Wilson

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3 juin 2016

L'avocat, le nain et la princesse masquee - Paul Colize (FRENCH)

pages: 320 published: 2014 The story of a well known divorce lawyer who finds himself falsely accused of the murder of an famous model, ex-girlfriend of a portuguese football star. Not the best of Paul Colize's books, but a fun read nevertheless. This...

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Tags: 3 stars, Author C, Title A, Paul Colize, May 2016

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23 février 2016

Attachments - Rainbow Rowell

Pages: 323 Published: 2011 Lincoln's job is to read people's emails. But, only emails that get flagged to him because they contain a word that appears on a list. His job is to check whether the content of the flagged email requires him to follow up with...

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Tags: 3 stars, February 2016, The year in 52 books, Title A, Author R, Rainbow Rowell

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3 février 2016

All my friends are dead - Avery Monsen

pages: 96 published: 2010 No summary possible for this book. Just beautfiful drawings, with humorous notes on friendship. Awesome!

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Tags: 5 stars, February 2016, The year in 52 books, Author M, Avery Monsen, Title A

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