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The Errant Aesthete

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The Bearded Roman

The Lisa Porter Collection

Red Ticking

South End Press Read.Write.Revolt.

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Renee Finberg

Literary Pick (***)

When I was Puerto Rican, A Memior
(Esmeralda Santiago)

Great book if you've lived in Puerto Rico as a young kid, or if you have Puerto Rican/NewYorican family and are interested in exploring your roots. It's a coming-of-age story about a 13 year old girls memories of Puerto Rican childhood . It does not go in depth about Puerto Rican cultures and customs, which I would have liked more of. I wouldn't recommend it to just anyone. You have to be able to relate to the book to truly understand and enjoy it. I personally loved it because it took me back to my own childhood in PR. I grew up in Ciales and it reminded me of so many wonderful things about living on the island. I was born in NY, so I'm really a Nuyorican.

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The Salty Cod

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Twentythree:

Picture Of The Moment

Sanctuary

My Notting Hill

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Literary Pick (*)

The Accidental Masterpiece, On The Art Of Life And Vice Versa
(Michael Kimmelman)

I'm reading all the reviews and am wondering if we're discussing the same book...
I can't say I remember much details about it.. Mostly interesting yet useless information. It's about how people's projects and passions accidentally become works of art. In one chapter of the book I remember the author talking about a friend who had this modest library in his small NYC city apt, how it had become sort of his masterpiece. The books were placed just so, not necessarily organized.. and I got the impression the collection was nourished throughout it's growth and had become part of this man's personality. I thought that was extremely interesting since I've always felt like that about my own collection. But other than that story the book was pretty dull.

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