Danny Yee's Book Reviews

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A Natural History of Families (Scott Forbes)
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- the grand synthesis of a veteran scientist
The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (Haruki Murakami)
- a Japanese mix of fantasy and historical fiction
A Bitter Revolution (Rana Mitter)
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The Noodle Maker (Ma Jian)
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