The Marriage Plot in The Dusty Bookshelf

Apr 30, 2014 Casey rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: the-serious-lit

At this point, the desire to read Barthes is irresistible. Two days ago, I one-click purchased A Lover's Discourse: Fragments, which should be arriving on my doorstop imminently. Just yesterday, I thumbed through Mythologies at the bookstore, contemplating, of all things, wrestling (metaphorically, it seems, though I didn't get far enough to figure out what the metaphor may be). I almost purchased that one too, before I realized that one Barthes book is probably enough (I don't want to get too f ...more

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Sep 11, 2011 Alex tizzard rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-reads

I received this book from first reads/ goodreads giveaways! Thanks!

At first, I thought I was going to absolutely hate this book. I thought it was really pretentious and full of semiotics and english literature BS. But within 50 pages I was hooked! I couldn't put it down.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I really like how the story alternated between Leonard, Madeline and Mitchell. It was great to read about their lives and experiences.

I thought the subject matter was phenomenal - mental healt ...more

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Feb 28, 2012 Alison rated it liked it

One thing I really liked about this book was the very accurate verbalization of what it's like to have clinical depression. It's probably the best description I've seen. ...more

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