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Tag: Book review

Books about India

September 15, 2019

“India is the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined.” – Mark Twain … More Books about India

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David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

March 6, 2019

“It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.” … More David Copperfield – Charles Dickens

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Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

November 30, 2018

“To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further. There is no other pearl to be found in the dark folds of life.” … More Les Miserables – Victor Hugo

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Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons

July 29, 2018

“I have a tidy mind and untidy lives irritate me.” … More Cold Comfort Farm – Stella Gibbons

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Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut

July 8, 2018

“And so it goes… All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist. … More Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut

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Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

July 1, 2018

“It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in language which is chiefly made by men to express theirs.” … More Far from the Madding Crowd – Thomas Hardy

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Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott

June 26, 2018

“Don’t try to make me grow up before my time…” … More Little Women – Louisa M. Alcott

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Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury

June 15, 2018

“We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?” … More Fahrenheit 451 – Ray Bradbury

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

June 11, 2018

“It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem” … More The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John Le Carré

March 11, 2018

“It’s the oldest question of all, George. Who can spy on the spies?” … More Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John Le Carré

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