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I found this novel very interesting because it involved mixing the past with the future, by balancing rare books with technology. who would think that both could be featured in the novel together?. Not long ago, in manhattan's chinatown, i watched a young woman texting on a terrifyingly sophisticated piece of electronics while waiting to pay for an abacus and a purple glass buddha. i thought of her several times while reading allegra goodman's the cookbook collector. for among the novel's. The cookbook collector, allegra goodman's sixth novel, recently caused something of a stir after one frustrated reviewer complained that gender bias had prevented it being considered a great american novel alongside jonathan franzen's freedom. superficially, the two books are similar. both are awash.
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