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"Enjoyable, but not one of Doctorow's best. The action moves along well except in the longish, necessary but boring sections devoted to explaining the ins and outs of the climate disaster/Ponzi scheme known as cryptocurrency. Another minor problem ..." Permalink

"Smartly written, thought provoking novel about a 67 year-old forensic accountant in the near (year unspecified) future who takes a last job before retiring, attempting to recover a missing computer and security hardware, the value of which is in e..." Permalink

"The Virgin Suicides is an extremely dense yet beautiful and worthwhile read. The story itself is character-driven, revolving around the Lisbon sisters as tragic sex symbols, unfairly placed upon this pedestal by the minds of surrounding boys and m..." Permalink

"4 stars. A friend gave me this book and it's my non-fiction book of the month. Theroux returns to Africa in his older age and decides to visit some places again to see how they had changed in the decades since he had been. And he also decides t..." Permalink

"This book was my selection for New Brunswick, for reading across Canada. A very sad, bleak story. Reminded me of a Dickens, or a Hardy novel. I was glad to be finished with it. I did learn quite a few interesting things about life in the maritimes..." Permalink