Jan. 23rd, 2007

liv: Bookshelf labelled: Caution. Hungry bookworm (bookies)
Author: Michael Ondaatje

Details: (c) 1992 Michael Ondaatje; Pub Vintage 1993; ISBN 0-679-74520-3

Verdict: The English patient is lyrical and moving.

Reasons for reading it: When the film came out, the things people were saying about why the book is better led me to think I might enjoy the book.

How it came into my hands: Bargain table at The Strand in New York

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Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.

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