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Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog
It's a blog! Mainly of book reviews.
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Station Zero
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The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition
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749/997 pages
The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry
The Uncertain Land and Other Poems
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8/160 pages
The Heptameron (Penguin Classics)
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152/544 pages
The Poems and Plays of John Masefield
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78/534 pages
Poems Selected
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Selected Poems
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18/160 pages
The Penguin Book of Scottish Verse
Hainish Novels & Stories, Vol. 2
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133/789 pages
The initial stages of this book contrast the poverty, exploitation and moral laxity of thousands of mine workers with the complacency of the rich owners, setting the mood for the strike that takes place later. The drama of larger events threatens to overwhelm the personal drama of Etienne’s personal development and undeclared romance with Catherine but never does so completely and the two combine in a fine climactic ending in the sabotaged mine. A fine read, particularly in the last quarter.