Julian Barnes

A history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters

garima mamgain

I so didn't like this book. I am surprised at the rating of the book here.... Probably one of the most boring books I have read in recent times.....

Daryl Houston

This is a weird book for me. It came highly recommended, and I was excited to read it, but it took me a long time to get through what is a pretty short book. It's not history (though sometimes it's history-ish) and not always quite fiction. It's not quite a short story collection but also not quite a novel. The writing by and large isn't beautiful, but neither is it unbeautiful. It is I believe by design largely a book rooted in contradiction, which is likely part of why I'm unable to classify it in a straightforward way. It is certainly a book of ideas. I liked a lot of it and loved the last chapter. One day I'd like to read it again at a time when I'm less busy and can read it more closely over the course of two or three nights rather than scattered over several weeks.

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Taya Reznichenko

Funny, ironic, erudite, surprising, and not afraid to take a dive overboard into the depths of sorrow and loss. My novel of the year' Nadime Gordimer

A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters

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A history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters

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