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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck


2014
06.30

“There is a reason why books get called classics, it’s because there is something about the writing or the novel which stands the test of time, this does it with some aplomb.
Cannery Row is more about 40’s America and everyday people in a rough area on the coast of California.
What Steinbeck does is create larger than life characters who you quickly warm to, Mack and Doc are brilliant. Some really lovely moments and situations. Unlike some other work by him I didn’t feel depressed by American life portrayed of the era.

Score 7.5/10

Date read June 2014

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Bonita Avenue by Peter Buwalda


2014
06.24

“Here’s a first for me, a Dutch translation.
Compared by the broadsheet literary review critics with some gusto with Roth and Franzen, this novel is a multi layered saga of a dysfunctional family.
Don’t take it to seriously and enjoy going with the flow. Some bizarre moment which made me chuckle.
Our book group liked it enough to give it 6/10

Score 6.5/10

Date read June 2014

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The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer


2014
06.10

“I’m glad I read this debut prize winning novel.
Here Filer creates the voice of Matt who after the death of his brother is plagued with mental illness, at times it is hugely sad, but never depressing, other times light and funny.
Isn’t it good when the judges of a literary prize are bold and choose something different and refreshingly written. I wonder what his next book will be like?

Score 7.5/10

Date read June 2014

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