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"Captain Corelli's Mandolin": (Piano Solo)

by Louis De Bernieres
- Rated 3 stars
“One of my favourite books; yes it's a much hyped "love story" but for me the relationships between the soldiers themselves, the local villagers themselves, the interactions between the two groups and especially that of Pelagia and her father, were all so finely drawn that even after all this time I still picture certain scenes in my mind.”

capira wrote this review Wednesday, November 18 2009. ( reply | permalink )
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
- Rated 3 stars
“I was surprised at how quickly I loved this book- apart from a few blatant 'Americanisms' in the text. (I hadn't realised that the authors are American). The epistolary style works perfectly with the huge variety of characters, most of whom jump off the page as real people. It is one of the few books I have re-read immediately.”

capira wrote this review Thursday, May 28 2009. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
In Xanadu

by William Dalrymple
- Rated 4 stars
“Thoroughly enjoyable, light read. Dalrymple does not take himself too seriously and has a good sense of humour. ”

capira wrote this review Friday, May 1 2009. ( reply | permalink )
Year of Wonders

by Geraldine Brooks
- Rated 3 stars
“I really enjoyed the story, the way it was told, the characters.......until the end which almost spoiled the whole experience.”

capira wrote this review Wednesday, August 6 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Cry, the Beloved Country (Penguin Modern Classics)Alan Paton
Cry, the Beloved Country (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Alan Paton
- Rated 5 stars
“I read this while living in pre-Amin Uganda; it was the start of my love affair with the continent and its writers.”

capira wrote this review Saturday, August 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Chosen

by Chaim Potok
- Rated 5 stars
“After a very sheltered Catholic upbringing this book opened my eyes and brain to other beliefs and ways of life; for me it was a turning point.”

capira wrote this review Saturday, August 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Now We Are Sixty

by Christopher Matthew
- Rated 5 stars
“Very clever update on the original classic verse and delightful new drawings. "They're changing sex at Buckingham Palace!"
Murgatroyd mutters with undisguised malice..........................
A must-have for anyone who grew up with the original.”

capira wrote this review Friday, May 30 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho
- Rated 1 stars
“I read two thirds of this a while back and couldn't understand what all the fuss was about - now I have read some reviews here I find I am not alone!”

capira wrote this review Friday, May 30 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Three Cups of Tea

by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
- Rated 3 stars
“I struggled with the writing style at the beginning, but got used to it and then the tenacity and accomplishments of this man really held my interest. I am glad I read it.”

capira wrote this review Friday, April 4 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Shantaram

by Gregory David Roberts
- Rated 4 stars
“A feast of a book! I listened to this on audible and the narrator did such a wonderful job with all the accents and voices that the story and characters came to life for me. The city of Mumbai - from its squalor and poverty to the grand hotels and Bollywood dreams is a wonderful backdrop, but the characters, the good, bad and ugly are what make the book so special and memorable.”

capira wrote this review Monday, February 18 2008. ( reply | permalink )