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| | # | cover | title | author | isbn | isbn13 | asin | pages | rating | ratings | pub | (ed.) | rating | my rating | review | notes | | comments | votes | count | started | read | addedDown arrow | | owned | | | format | | | -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | ------------------ | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | ------ | | | checkbox | position | cover Snake | title Snake | author Jennings, Kate | isbn 1841152854 | isbn13 9781841152851 | asin 1841152854 | num pages 160pp | avg rating 3.81 | num ratings 344 | date pub 1996 | date pub edition Jan 01, 2001 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 18, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories | title Swimming in Paris: A Life in Three Stories | author Schneck, Colombe | isbn 0593655931 | isbn13 9780593655931 | asin 0593655931 | num pages 240pp | avg rating 3.99 | num ratings 503 | date pub unknown | date pub edition May 14, 2024 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 07, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Curandera | title Curandera | author Okojie, Irenosen | isbn 034970094X | isbn13 9780349700946 | asin 034970094X | num pages 272pp | avg rating 2.80 | num ratings 10 | date pub Mar 16, 2023 | date pub edition Mar 24, 2022 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 06, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Discomfort of Evening | title The Discomfort of Evening | author Rijneveld, Lucas | isbn 0571349366 | isbn13 9780571349364 | asin 0571349366 | num pages 282pp | avg rating 3.45 | num ratings 34,479 | date pub Jan 31, 2018 | date pub edition Mar 05, 2020 | Alan's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Very icky growing up novel set on a farm in the Netherlands. Shit, piss, sperm (bull’s), vomit, blood. Toads, cows slaughtered (foot and mouth), a wei Very icky growing up novel set on a farm in the Netherlands. Shit, piss, sperm (bull’s), vomit, blood. Toads, cows slaughtered (foot and mouth), a weird vet, nasty sexual misadventures. If you have a strong stomach you can find some good writing, humour and insight, but it all got a bit too much for me. I didn’t quite believe it in the end. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 4 | # times read 1 | date started Nov 05, 2024 | date read Nov 12, 2024 | date added Nov 05, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Living in the Maniototo | title Living in the Maniototo | author Frame, Janet | isbn 0807609587 | isbn13 9780807609583 | asin 0807609587 | num pages 240pp | avg rating 3.81 | num ratings 362 | date pub Jan 01, 1979 | date pub edition May 17, 1980 | Alan's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Weird, beautiful. About fiction and writers and deserts. Obsessed with language and how it works. A lovely book. | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 2 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 30, 2024 | date read Nov 05, 2024 | date added Oct 30, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Spring (Seasonal Quartet, #3) | title Spring(Seasonal Quartet, #3) | author Smith, Ali | isbn 0241207053 | isbn13 9780241207055 | asin 0241207053 | num pages 336pp | avg rating 4.07 | num ratings 15,231 | date pub Mar 28, 2019 | date pub edition Mar 23, 2019 | Alan's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 27, 2024 | date read Oct 30, 2024 | date added Oct 27, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Dogs and Monsters: Stories | title Dogs and Monsters: Stories | author Haddon, Mark | isbn 0385550863 | isbn13 9780385550864 | asin 0385550863 | num pages 288pp | avg rating 3.58 | num ratings 241 | date pub Oct 15, 2024 | date pub edition Oct 15, 2024 | Alan's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 2 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 21, 2024 | date read Oct 27, 2024 | date added Oct 21, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Ceremony | title Ceremony | author Silko, Leslie Marmon | isbn 0140086838 | isbn13 9780140086836 | asin 0140086838 | num pages 262pp | avg rating 3.84 | num ratings 24,689 | date pub 1977 | date pub edition Mar 04, 1986 | Alan's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Rtc | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 2 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read Oct 16, 2024 | date added Oct 16, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover You Are Now Entering the Human Heart | title You Are Now Entering the Human Heart | author Frame, Janet | isbn 0704339382 | isbn13 9780704339385 | asin 0704339382 | num pages 203pp | avg rating 3.97 | num ratings 107 | date pub 1983 | date pub edition Jan 01, 1984 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 09, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Lagoon | title The Lagoon | author Frame, Janet | isbn 0747531897 | isbn13 9780747531890 | asin 0747531897 | num pages 184pp | avg rating 3.92 | num ratings 358 | date pub Jan 01, 1951 | date pub edition 1997 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 09, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Other People's Beds | title Other People's Beds | author Punsoda, Anna | isbn 1913744078 | isbn13 9781913744076 | asin 1913744078 | num pages 100pp | avg rating 3.60 | num ratings 262 | date pub Oct 08, 2018 | date pub edition Dec 16, 2022 | Alan's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Rtf | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 07, 2024 | date read Oct 16, 2024 | date added Oct 07, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Not a River | title Not a River | author Almada, Selva | isbn 1644452855 | isbn13 9781644452851 | asin 1644452855 | num pages 104pp | avg rating 3.93 | num ratings 4,497 | date pub 2020 | date pub edition May 07, 2024 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 06, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Free Love | title Free Love | author Hadley, Tessa | isbn 0063137771 | isbn13 9780063137776 | asin 0063137771 | num pages 304pp | avg rating 3.55 | num ratings 5,611 | date pub Jan 06, 2022 | date pub edition Feb 01, 2022 | Alan's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review A middle class middle aged (well, 40ish) woman joins the sexual/political/musical revolution of the late sixties. As usual with Hadley, beautifully wr A middle class middle aged (well, 40ish) woman joins the sexual/political/musical revolution of the late sixties. As usual with Hadley, beautifully written with insight and power, but did feel after the initial excitement of the affair it kind of petered out in the last third. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 2 | votes 3 | # times read 1 | date started Sep 30, 2024 | date read Oct 07, 2024 | date added Sep 30, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Love Life: Stories | title Love Life: Stories | author Mason, Bobbie Ann | isbn 0060916680 | isbn13 9780060916688 | asin 0060916680 | num pages unknown | avg rating 3.79 | num ratings 178 | date pub Mar 01, 1989 | date pub edition Jan 01, 1990 | Alan's rating really liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read Jan 1990 | date added Sep 26, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Creation Lake | title Creation Lake | author Kushner, Rachel * | isbn 1982116528 | isbn13 9781982116521 | asin 1982116528 | num pages 416pp | avg rating 3.50 | num ratings 8,761 | date pub Sep 03, 2024 | date pub edition Sep 03, 2024 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 26, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Walter Benjamin Stares at the Sea | title Walter Benjamin Stares at the Sea | author Rose, C.D. * | isbn 1685890849 | isbn13 9781685890841 | asin 1685890849 | num pages 224pp | avg rating 3.83 | num ratings 60 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Jan 23, 2024 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Universe Delivers the Enemy You Need | title The Universe Delivers the Enemy You Need | author Marek, Adam * | isbn 1912697750 | isbn13 9781912697755 | asin 1912697750 | num pages 240pp | avg rating 4.17 | num ratings 12 | date pub Feb 29, 2024 | date pub edition Feb 29, 2024 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Treatises on Dust | title Treatises on Dust | author Jarvis, Timothy J. * | isbn 1783800461 | isbn13 9781783800469 | asin 1783800461 | num pages 239pp | avg rating 4.78 | num ratings 9 | date pub Jul 2023 | date pub edition Jul 2023 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Free Therapy | title Free Therapy | author Ivory, Rebecca | isbn 1787334694 | isbn13 9781787334694 | asin 1787334694 | num pages 0pp | avg rating 3.57 | num ratings 430 | date pub Mar 14, 2024 | date pub edition Mar 21, 2024 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Concrete Fields | title Concrete Fields | author Gaffney, David | isbn 1784633038 | isbn13 9781784633035 | asin 1784633038 | num pages 160pp | avg rating 4.00 | num ratings 7 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Jul 15, 2023 | Alan's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | |

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