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The Mad Scientist's Daughter - Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Mad Scientist's Daughter
Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov, Diana Burgin, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov, Diana Burgin, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor
Chaos: The Making of a New Science - James Gleick
Chaos: The Making of a New Science
James Gleick
Staring at the Sun - Julian Barnes
Staring at the Sun
Julian Barnes

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Everything That Rises Must Converge - Flannery O'Connor, Robert Fitzgerald
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital - Sheri Fink
Eating Animals - Jonathan Safran Foer
Today
May
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The Mad Scientist's Daughter - Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Mad Scientist's Daughter
Cassandra Rose Clarke
The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov, Diana Burgin, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor
The Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov, Diana Burgin, Katherine Tiernan O'Connor
Chaos: The Making of a New Science - James Gleick
Chaos: The Making of a New Science
James Gleick
Staring at the Sun - Julian Barnes
Staring at the Sun
Julian Barnes
September 2013
29
finished reading:
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality - Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá
Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality Christopher Ryan, Cacilda Jethá
September 2013
26
finished reading:
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) - George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) George R.R. Martin
September 2013
20
finished reading:
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock - Matthew Quick
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Matthew Quick
September 2013
18
finished reading:
The Philosopher's Pupil - Iris Murdoch
The Philosopher's Pupil Iris Murdoch
September 2013
12
finished reading:
Încleștarea regilor (Cântec de Gheață și Foc, #2) - George R.R. Martin, Laura Bocancios
Încleștarea regilor (Cântec de Gheață și Foc, #2) George R.R. Martin, Laura Bocancios
September 2013
4
finished reading:
This Is Water - David Foster Wallace
This Is Water David Foster Wallace
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How to Stay Sane - Philippa Perry
How to Stay Sane Philippa Perry
August 2013
28
finished reading:
The Silent Wife - A.S.A. Harrison
The Silent Wife A.S.A. Harrison
August 2013
22
finished reading:
A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones George R.R. Martin
August 2013
11
finished reading:
And All the Stars - Andrea K. Höst
And All the Stars Andrea K. Höst
August 2013
6
finished reading:
The Depressed Person - David Foster Wallace
The Depressed Person David Foster Wallace
August 2013
1
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If You Find Me - Emily Murdoch
If You Find Me Emily Murdoch
July 2013
16
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Tampa - Alissa Nutting
Tampa Alissa Nutting
July 2013
13
finished reading:
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells - Andrew Sean Greer
The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells Andrew Sean Greer
July 2013
10
finished reading:
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar - Cheryl Strayed
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar Cheryl Strayed
July 2013
8
finished reading:
Ariel: The Restored Edition - Frieda Hughes, Sylvia Plath
Ariel: The Restored Edition Frieda Hughes, Sylvia Plath
July 2013
7
finished reading:
The Boy Who Could See Demons - Carolyn Jess-Cooke
The Boy Who Could See Demons Carolyn Jess-Cooke
July 2013
4
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane - Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane Neil Gaiman
July 2013
2
finished reading:
Mortality - Christopher Hitchens
Mortality Christopher Hitchens
June 2013
30
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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath - Sylvia Plath, Karen Kukil, Karen V. Kukil
The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath, Karen Kukil, Karen V. Kukil
June 2013
20
finished reading:
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity - Andrew Solomon
Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity Andrew Solomon
June 2013
3
finished reading:
Adversarul - Emmanuel Carrère
Adversarul Emmanuel Carrère
May 2013
27
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This is a Book - Demetri Martin
This is a Book Demetri Martin
May 2013
15
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The 5th Wave - Rick Yancey
The 5th Wave Rick Yancey
May 2013
8
finished reading:
Nemîngîiaţii - Kazuo Ishiguro
Nemîngîiaţii Kazuo Ishiguro
finished reading:
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) - Charlaine Harris
Dead Ever After (Sookie Stackhouse, #13) Charlaine Harris
April 2013
29
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The End of the Affair - Graham Greene
The End of the Affair Graham Greene
April 2013
22
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Levels of Life - Julian Barnes
Levels of Life Julian Barnes
April 2013
17
finished reading:
Viața din visele lui Suhanov - Olga Grushin
Viața din visele lui Suhanov Olga Grushin
April 2013
13
finished reading:
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard
The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Richard Howard
April 2013
12
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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood - Marjane Satrapi, Blake Ferris, Mattias Ripa
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi, Blake Ferris, Mattias Ripa
April 2013
10
finished reading:
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex - Mary Roach
Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex Mary Roach
April 2013
4
finished reading:
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl Gillian Flynn
March 2013
29
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No and Me - Delphine de Vigan
No and Me Delphine de Vigan
March 2013
27
reviewed: Pădurea norvegiană
I see this book as being a long writing exercise on the subject of death and sex (will Freud ever get uncool?), mainly becaus...
Pădurea norvegiană - Haruki Murakami, Angela Hondru
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Pădurea norvegiană - Haruki Murakami, Angela Hondru
Pădurea norvegiană Haruki Murakami, Angela Hondru
March 2013
23
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The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath
March 2013
19
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How to Think More About Sex - Alain de Botton
How to Think More About Sex Alain de Botton
March 2013
18
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat - Oliver Sacks
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Oliver Sacks
March 2013
16
finished reading:
Marcelo in the Real World - Francisco X. Stork
Marcelo in the Real World Francisco X. Stork
March 2013
9
finished reading:
1Q84, #3 - Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina, Florin Oprina
1Q84, #3 Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina, Florin Oprina
March 2013
1
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1Q84, #2 (Vol. II) - Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina, Florin Oprina
1Q84, #2 (Vol. II) Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina, Florin Oprina
February 2013
26
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1Q84, #1 (Vol. I) - Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina, Florin Oprina
1Q84, #1 (Vol. I) Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina, Florin Oprina
February 2013
21
finished reading:
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) - Gayle Forman
If I Stay (If I Stay, #1) Gayle Forman
February 2013
20
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The Leftovers - Tom Perrotta
The Leftovers Tom Perrotta
February 2013
11
finished reading:
Six Earlier Days - David Levithan
Six Earlier Days David Levithan
February 2013
7
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Every Day - David Levithan
Every Day David Levithan
February 2013
5
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon
January 2013
29
finished reading:
The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick
The Silver Linings Playbook Matthew Quick
January 2013
28
finished reading:
Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin--Completely Revised and Updated - Gary Scheiner
Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin--Completely Revised and Updated Gary Scheiner
January 2013
24
finished reading:
Before I Go to Sleep - S.J. Watson
Before I Go to Sleep S.J. Watson
January 2013
18
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The Snow Child - Eowyn Ivey
The Snow Child Eowyn Ivey
January 2013
13
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The Storyteller - Antonia Michaelis
The Storyteller Antonia Michaelis
January 2013
9
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It's Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini
It's Kind of a Funny Story Ned Vizzini
January 2013
5
finished reading:
Stay Awake - Dan Chaon
Stay Awake Dan Chaon
January 2013
2
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Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls - Alissa Nutting, Alissa Nutting
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls Alissa Nutting, Alissa Nutting
December 2012
30
finished reading:
Dear Life: Stories - Alice Munro
Dear Life: Stories Alice Munro
December 2012
21
finished reading:
First Love, Last Rites - Ian McEwan
First Love, Last Rites Ian McEwan
December 2012
18
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Hey Nostradamus! - Douglas Coupland
Hey Nostradamus! Douglas Coupland
December 2012
16
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Solar - Ian McEwan
Solar Ian McEwan
December 2012
9
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The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
The Fault in Our Stars John Green
December 2012
6
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Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott
Living Dead Girl Elizabeth Scott
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The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes
The Sense of an Ending Julian Barnes
December 2012
5
finished reading:
Left Neglected - Lisa Genova
Left Neglected Lisa Genova
December 2012
3
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Still Missing - Chevy Stevens
Still Missing Chevy Stevens
December 2012
2
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The Fifth Child - Doris Lessing
The Fifth Child Doris Lessing
November 2012
27
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Still Alice - Lisa Genova
Still Alice Lisa Genova
November 2012
22
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Oscar și Tanti Roz - Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Marieva Cătălina Ionescu
Oscar și Tanti Roz Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Marieva Cătălina Ionescu
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Nothing to Be Frightened Of - Julian Barnes
Nothing to Be Frightened Of Julian Barnes
November 2012
8
finished reading:
The Idiot - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett, Joseph Frank, Anna Brailovsky
The Idiot Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Constance Garnett, Joseph Frank, Anna Brailovsky
finished reading:
Blueeyedboy - Joanne Harris
Blueeyedboy Joanne Harris
November 2012
1
finished reading:
Suicide Notes - Michael Thomas Ford
Suicide Notes Michael Thomas Ford
October 2012
28
finished reading:
Fall for Anything - Courtney Summers
Fall for Anything Courtney Summers
October 2012
23
reviewed:
Annabel is mostly about the way a remote community chooses to deal with a breach in the normal way of things: Wayne, the chil...
Annabel - Kathleen Winter
finished reading:
Annabel - Kathleen Winter
Annabel Kathleen Winter
October 2012
18
reviewed:
I wish I could give it only one star but I can't say I didn't like it at all. If I wouldn't have liked it, I wouldn't have fi...
Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
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Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James
Fifty Shades of Grey E.L. James
October 2012
3
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Girlfriend in a Coma - Douglas Coupland
Girlfriend in a Coma Douglas Coupland
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Time's Arrow - Martin Amis
Time's Arrow Martin Amis
September 2012
28
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Drumul scurt spre casă - Cătălin Dorian Florescu, Mariana Bărbulescu, Marius Chivu
Drumul scurt spre casă Cătălin Dorian Florescu, Mariana Bărbulescu, Marius Chivu
September 2012
25
reviewed:
Monster Love is one of the rare books that actually presents a structure and a complete view of a subject, explaining it via ...
Monster Love - Carol Topolski
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Monster Love - Carol Topolski
Monster Love Carol Topolski
September 2012
21
finished reading:
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir - Jenny Lawson
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir Jenny Lawson
September 2012
20
finished reading:
Atlasul norilor - David Mitchell, Mihnea Gafiţa
Atlasul norilor David Mitchell, Mihnea Gafiţa
September 2012
10
finished reading:
Warm Bodies - Isaac Marion
Warm Bodies Isaac Marion
September 2012
4
finished reading:
The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini
August 2012
28
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Lizoanca la 11 ani - Doina Rusti
Lizoanca la 11 ani Doina Rusti
August 2012
26
finished reading:
Locatarul himeric - Roland Topor, Ion Doru Brana
Locatarul himeric Roland Topor, Ion Doru Brana
August 2012
24
finished reading:
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands - Chelsea Handler
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands Chelsea Handler
August 2012
14
finished reading:
White Teeth - Zadie Smith
White Teeth Zadie Smith
August 2012
6
finished reading:
Girl with Glass Feet - Ali Shaw
Girl with Glass Feet Ali Shaw
July 2012
27
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This is Not a Test - Courtney Summers
This is Not a Test Courtney Summers
July 2012
21
finished reading:
Deadlocked - Charlaine Harris
Deadlocked Charlaine Harris
July 2012
10
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Cântec de leagăn - Chuck Palahniuk, Radu Gârmacea
Cântec de leagăn Chuck Palahniuk, Radu Gârmacea
April 2012
17
reviewed: The History of Love: A Novel (12 Copy Display)
Weirdest thing happened. I watched the movie Extremely loud and incredibly close (after a book by Jonathan Safran Foer) and a...
The History of Love: A Novel - Nicole Krauss
finished reading:
The History of Love: A Novel - Nicole Krauss
The History of Love: A Novel Nicole Krauss
finished reading:
In Memoriam - Stéphane Audeguy, Ion Doru Brana
In Memoriam Stéphane Audeguy, Ion Doru Brana
April 2012
13
finished reading:
În noapte - Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina
În noapte Haruki Murakami, Iuliana Oprina
March 2012
10
finished reading:
Casa somnului - Jonathan Coe, Radu Paraschivescu
Casa somnului Jonathan Coe, Radu Paraschivescu
March 2012
2
finished reading:
De veghe în lanul de secară - J.D. Salinger, Catinca Ralea, Lucian Bratu
De veghe în lanul de secară J.D. Salinger, Catinca Ralea, Lucian Bratu
March 2012
1
finished reading:
Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea - Chelsea Handler
Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler
February 2012
29
finished reading:
Toate numele - José Saramago, Mioara Caragea
Toate numele José Saramago, Mioara Caragea
February 2012
28
finished reading:
The First Person - Ali Smith
The First Person Ali Smith
February 2012
25
finished reading:
Mandra fecioara - Joyce Carol Oates
Mandra fecioara Joyce Carol Oates
February 2012
24
finished reading:
Violul. O poveste de dragoste - Joyce Carol Oates, Ioana Filat
Violul. O poveste de dragoste Joyce Carol Oates, Ioana Filat
February 2012
19
finished reading:
Cum să uiţi o femeie - Dan Lungu
Cum să uiţi o femeie Dan Lungu
February 2012
17
reviewed:
I don't know where i stand with this book. Altough i liked it's way of always reinventing the story (you can never get bored ...
The Magus - John Fowles
finished reading:
The Magus - John Fowles
The Magus John Fowles
February 2012
12
reviewed: Intriga matrimonială
I've waited so much for this book, and i felt such joy by reading it that i feel a bit like a traitor for not rating it a 5 s...
Intriga matrimonială - Jeffrey Eugenides
finished reading:
Intriga matrimonială - Jeffrey Eugenides
Intriga matrimonială Jeffrey Eugenides
February 2012
9
finished reading:
The Sea - John Banville
The Sea John Banville
February 2012
05
reviewed: Monştri invizibili
I've been reading a lot of beauty-related books lately, but none in the Palahniuk style. He always puts it so bluntly: you ar...
Monştri invizibili - Chuck Palahniuk, Mircea Pricăjan
finished reading:
Monştri invizibili - Chuck Palahniuk, Mircea Pricăjan
Monştri invizibili Chuck Palahniuk, Mircea Pricăjan
February 2012
3
finished reading:
Hoţii de frumuseţe - Pascal Bruckner, Magdalena Popescu
Hoţii de frumuseţe Pascal Bruckner, Magdalena Popescu
January 2012
22
finished reading:
Room - Emma Donoghue
Room Emma Donoghue
January 2012
04
reviewed: Ce mică-i lumea!
Just a mix of small stories about a bunch of characters that meet everywhere around the world. A lot of critique, most of whi...
Ce mică-i lumea! - David Lodge, George Volceanov
finished reading:
Ce mică-i lumea! - David Lodge, George Volceanov
Ce mică-i lumea! David Lodge, George Volceanov
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