Tag Archives: The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge +

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Posted on October 11, 2014 by rameau

Synopsis: This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world – and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators? Why did he have to fight his battle, not … Continue reading →

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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rameau

Synopsis: Four mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who’s “saying” the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, begin meeting to eat dim sum, play mahjong, and talk. … Continue reading →

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An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser

Posted on November 22, 2013 by rameau

Synopsis: Clyde Griffiths finds his social-climbing aspirations and love for a rich and beautiful debutante threatened when his lower-class pregnant girlfriend gives him an ultimatum. “Gee! This book sure is gay!” Still valid. This book is tragic. Not because it … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon

Posted on November 15, 2013 by rameau

We had a positive start, this book and I. I swear we did. I read the first few pages of the first chapter and thought “I’m going to like this; it’s terribly long but I think I’m going to like … Continue reading →

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Carrie by Stephen King

Posted on October 7, 2013 by rameau

Synopsis: The story of misfit high-school girl, Carrie White, who gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Repressed by a domineering, ultra-religious mother and tormented by her peers at school, her efforts to fit in lead to a dramatic confrontation … Continue reading →

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1984/Vuonna 1984 by George Orwell

Posted on September 12, 2013 by rameau

Rameau’s note: I read both the Finnish translation and the English original concurrently. Synopsis from Goodreads: Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while the year 1984 has come and gone, Orwell’s narrative is … Continue reading →

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A Passage to India by E. M. Forster

Posted on August 20, 2013 by rameau

This is a biased review: I am too blinded by the beautiful language and awestruck by the reach of the story and its implications. Continue reading →

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