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War of the Encyclopaedists
War of the Encyclopaedists | Christopher Robinson, Gavin Kovite
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War of the Encyclopaedists is Christopher Robinson and Gavin Kovite's dazzling literary debut. On a summer night in an arty enclave of Seattle, friends Mickey Montauk and Halifax Corderoy throw one last blowout party before their lives part ways. They had planned to move together to Boston, but global events have intervened: Montauk has just learnt that his National Guard unit will deploy to Baghdad at the end of the summer. And Corderoy is faced with a moral dilemma: his girlfriend Mani has just been evicted and he must decide whether or not to abandon her when she needs him most. The year that follows will transform them all. 'This book has sweep and heart and humour. It captures coming of age during foreign wars and domestic malaise, and it does so with electrifying insight' Mary Karr, author of The Liars' Club 'As bizarre, hilarious and devastating as the past decade . . . Simultaneously a coming-of-age story, a war story, and a story of the disaffected millennial generation for whom the war hardly happened at all' Phil Klay, author of Redeployment
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vivastory
War of the Encyclopaedists | Christopher Robinson, Gavin Kovite
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Dollar Tree #bookhaul part 1

mjdowens Your Dollar Tree has great selections (edited) 7y
saresmoore Awesome! 7y
Suet624 Jeepers!!! Great haul. 7y
ValerieAndBooks Wow, the ones near me don't have selections like this! 7y
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MissGoldblatt
Der Krieg der Enzyklopädisten | Christopher Gerald Robinson, Gavin Ford Kovite
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Mehso-so

Das Buch ist einfach schwere Kost. Erstaunlich flüssig zu lesen (trotz Schachtelsätze und einigen Fremdwörtern), aber dennoch mit Parts, die etwas zäh und träge sind. Ich bin begeistert von so viel anspruchsvoller Sprache, aber irgendwie ermattet und erschlagen zugleich. Wird etwas schwierig, dazu bald eine ausführliche Rezension zu verfassen. ?

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MissGoldblatt
Der Krieg der Enzyklopädisten | Christopher Gerald Robinson, Gavin Ford Kovite
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Eins meiner aktuellen Bücher, die ich lese. Es ist überraschend leicht zu lesen, obwohl immer mal wieder laaange Schachtelsätze auftauchen.

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LectricSheep
War of the Encyclopaedists | Christopher Robinson, Gavin Kovite

Day 1 of my vacation in Palo Alto, and I'm already glad that I only brought one carry-on so I could have extra room for books. I bought the books at Books Inc. and the pastries at Tin Pot Creamery. The rest of my afternoon is going to be spent on my balcony starting in on this pile.