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...arched back and his eyes, only half open and dazed, were searching for something. There was nothing close here for this man--his was a moment of complete loneliness ... Everywhere there was blood pouring out of him. Even the transparent, plastic splints around both legs had assumed a red tint. I felt weak. My stomach began to twist and sweat poured all over me. I sat down on the floor because I thought I was going to be sick ... It seemed absurd--a man dying alone in his own country. I wanted to cry but I thought that I couldn...
...planet, and surely they will make wondrous discoveries about geology and the history of the solar system, perhaps even about the very origin of life. Many times I have stared up at Mars in the evening sky--in the mountains, away from cities, you can almost see the red tint--and wondered what is there, or was there...
...Twenty pages into the novel, the reader cottons on to the fact that this is a darkly bizarre fantasy world that bears superficial resemblance to the real one but obeys few of its laws. The book's strangest quality is that it has only the faintest tint or scent of India. Except for proper names, the book's vernacular and cultural references are almost entirely American, and impressively authentic at that. The hard-boiled dialogue is straight out of classic Hollywood, a tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Anglo-American spy spoof. If Bond and Matt Helm outrageously flout social...
...addition to strong team performances, the individual awards for the sailing season that were handed out by the Intercollegiate Sailing Association had a decidedly Crimson tint...
...with their neighbors. Now we stay put for an action-packed 22 minutes that is much more appealing than any roommate. The obvious is never asked: Why do I suddenly want Sarah Jessica Parker’s shoe collection? Why is Jennifer Aniston’s perfect golden hair tint my new goal in life? Why is my beautiful décor in Leverett Towers suddenly insufficient? This is reprogramming, not entertainment programming. And yet we keep watching...