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Laurel Clayton's avatar

Coming back to this post because I read this novel based off a comment from you on one of my posts, and loved it. Yes x100 to all of your analysis!!! Dare to believe in your own potential and your own pretentions!

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Eve Matheson's avatar

Wow I'm so glad I could inspire you to read this one!!!! It's truly an all timer. Glad that it resonated with you and excited to read your thoughts :):)

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Anne's avatar

I read The Last Samurai because when, per your recommendation, I went looking for The English Understand Wool, it was not in bookstores. I got The Last Samurai as the Next Best Thing, so thank you very much! It was one of those books that makes you feel that the world, my world particularly, can be More & there is much yet to be discovered, seen, felt, heard, thought, etc.

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Eve Matheson's avatar

Amazing!! I am so glad that you discovered Helen DeWitt here and loved The Last Samurai too! Completely agree—I was so inspired by it! Need to decide which of hers I’ll read next!

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Lisa Huffines's avatar

I wanted to start over and read it again the second I finished! Absolutely amazing novel.

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Eve Matheson's avatar

YES!

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