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Gabriel's Gift
Gabriel's Gift: A Novel | Hanif Kureishi
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Gabriel's father, a washed-up rock musician, has been chucked out of the house. His mother works nights in a pub and sleeps days. Navigating his way through the shattered world of his parents' generation, Gabriel dreams of being an (…more)
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Daisey
Gabriel's Gift: A Novel | Hanif Kureishi
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Panpan

Although this book had a few lines that caught my attention, I did not enjoy the story or like any of the characters. Luckily it was short.
#Reading1001 #TBRTakedown January 2023

On a cheerier note, I took the time to update the post-it flags for in progress and completed #1001books in my print copy!

BarbaraBB That Boxall book looks fabulous with those bookmarks. And I didn‘t like the tagged book either. 2y
IndoorDame Wow! I love your post its project! 2y
Suet624 I love that 1001 Books project. Now I‘m envious! I may be too old to try to get to them all. 2y
Daisey @BarbaraBB @IndoorDame @Suet624 Thanks! It‘s definitely the best way to feel like I‘m accomplishing something with this list. 2y
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Daisey
Gabriel's Gift: A Novel | Hanif Kureishi
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“Talent might be a gift but it still has to be cultivated. The imagination is like a fire or furnace; it has to be stoked, fed and attended to. One thing sets another ablaze. Keep it going.”

#1001books #quote

Suet624 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2y
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Daisey
Gabriel's Gift: A Novel | Hanif Kureishi
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BarbaraBB
Gabriel's Gift: A Novel | Hanif Kureishi
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There are so many better books than this boring story of a boy (who behaves completely unbelievable) and his midlifecrisis parents. #1001books