The Pickup
 

The Pickup

by Nadine Gordimer

When Julie Summers's car breaks down on a sleazy street in a South African city, a young Arab mechanic named Abdu comes to her aid. Their attraction to one another is fueled by different motives. Julie is in rebellion against her wealthy background and her father; Abdu, an illegal immigrant, is desperate to avoid deportation to his impoverished country. In the course of their relationship,... (read more)

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Katy C
  • Rated 4 stars

So good, and timely! Much better than the House Gun.

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Kate P
  • Rated 2 stars

This book maybe deserves slightly higher than 2 stars but it was just really hard for me to get into. It took like 14 years to get to the actually storyline. Kind of interesting though.

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  • Rated 3.571429 stars
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  • Rated 4 stars
 

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  • Alexandra

    alexandra said:

    I am reading this for school. It is not a joy, let me tell you.

    posted Thursday, July 10 2008
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