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Somewhere around this point, the narrative rules governing The Unconsoled become ominously clear: sequential non sequiturs, ungoverned absurdity. Ishiguro has essentially re-created the world of Alice in Wonderland, but without the commonsensical presence of Alice. Ryder, unlike Lewis Carroll's feisty heroine, is totally passive, grounded only in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: BAD DREAM | 10/2/1995 | See Source »

Maybe you decide to brave the endless sourcebook line in the basement of the Science Center only to discover as you reach the bottom of the stairs the little post-it note on the sourcebook board declaring that the class's main required reading is sold out.

Author: By Elizabeth T. Bangs and Jonathan A. Lewin, S | Title: Shopping Period: Looking For a Bargain | 9/25/1995 | See Source »

Bob Packwood tossed restlessly in bed on Wednesday night. He had ended the day with an in-your-face vow on Larry King Live that he was not going to quit his Senate post. Yet he was sleepless, pondering the prospect of an expulsion by his Senate colleagues. At about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BETRAYED BY HIS KISSES | 9/18/1995 | See Source »

Still, she says she hopes other diners and visitors to the square will discover all the restaurant has to offer.

Author: By Douglas M. Pravda and Sarah E. Scrogin, S | Title: Atrium Rest. Basks in National Acclaim | 9/13/1995 | See Source »

The term "Wall Street" will become archaic slang, like Route 66--instead we'll refer to "Marquette Avenue," home of the Minnesota Stock Exchange. The big entrepreneurs--the Buffetts, the Eisners, the Gateses--will jet off to Minnesota to line up financing for their future moves. And one day Donald...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MINNESOTA'S SENSIBLE PLAN | 9/11/1995 | See Source »

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