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Books are listed alphabetically by title

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 Title of the Book   (Date Read)  ****1/2 (Rating)  Author's Name (Year Published) A few words in which I review the book ever so briefly

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 Bel Canto       ****  Patchett, Ann (2001)  Fiction based on Peruvian hostage crisis; rich themes: love, art, communication, failure.
 Blindness        (April 2004)  ****1/2  Sarmago, Jose  (1995/1997)  Haunting parable of human nature as revealed when a plague of blindness strikes the world.

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 DaVinci Code, The  **1/2  Brown, Dan  (2001)  Intriguing fluff, hack-job on Church History, would make good computer adventure game

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 Possession      (April 2004)  ****1/2  Byatt, A. S.     (1990)  English research mystery in academia, unfolding in both 19th & late 20th c.; gorgeous literary style.

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 Revolutionizing Motherhood     (April 2004)  *****  Guzman Bouvard, Marguerite     (1994)  Superb analysis of the Argentine women who courageously protested the Dirty War of the Disappeared.  Inspiring.
 Reyita             (April 2004)  ***  de los Reyes Castillo Bueno, Maria (1996/2000) Autobiographical recollections of a Cuban woman (1902 - 1997); slice of life insights

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