Prague : A Novel (Paperback)

from bcquinnsmom

Frankly, I am totally amazed by the number of people who absolutely hated this book. I thought it was excellent, and even though it took me about a week to read it, when I would have to put it down I couldn't wait to get back to it. Would I recommend it? Yes. It is an intense book, though, and I ...

from asphaltjunkie

From what I understand, people either love or hate this book. I don't love or hate it, but I get it. And I enjoyed it. It is the story of five (well, it starts with five) ex-pats living in Budapest in the spring of 1990 after the Velvet Revolution. And it encompasses everything that being twenty-...

from Donna828

This is a serious book. It forces the reader to read carefully and analyze what life is like in a foreign country undergoing transition from repression to freedom. It shows how Americans look to the rest of the world through the lives of five Generation-X expatriates who treat their adopted count...

from yargles

I have this preconceived notion about expatriates. I think they're pretentious, self-involved wannabes who are misfits in their own countries, so they go to another country because they need to be challenged or inspired or whatever it is they cannot seem to get in their own country. Usually manne...

from lunasilentio

First, this book is certainly something that is well-written and thought through. People compare it to Joyce and although I might not go that far, it is definitely worth the time. Second, I think it is so well written I will be writing my Senior thesis (UG) on this book over the course of the nex...