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Archive for June, 2004 - סיון / תמוז תשס"ד

(recent read) the speed of dark

By penny • June 22, 2004 - ד' תמוז תשס"ד • Category: books

The speed of dark : a novel by elizabeth moon352 pages, Ballantine BooksISBN: 0345447557
[note: created without the book in front of me, the following review is in draft format]
This complex novel follows Lou Arrendale through his navigating of the nuances of society and corporate America in the early twenty-first century. He gets up in the [...]


(recent read) women at prayer

By penny • June 22, 2004 - ד' תמוז תשס"ד • Category: books, judaism

Women at Prayer: A Halakhic Analysis of Women’s Prayer Groups by Rabbi Avraham Weiss
Interesting. Will need to reread later and check out the whole controversy…


(recent read) we

By penny • June 18, 2004 - ל' סיון תשס"ד • Category: books

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
interesting. supposedly influenced orwell. very interesting read that will require rereading after some time has passed