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08-21-10, 08:42 PM
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Book reviews, trades, loans, and give always.
theres been occasional mention in the twitter feed about books. these are a few Ive read recently.
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08-21-10, 08:47 PM
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Genetics have failed me
I just finished The Rider by Krabbe today.
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08-22-10, 03:40 PM
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I have recently finished reading "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" by Michael Chabon. This is highly recommended.
Yesterday I finished reading "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle". Much of it resonated with me because I am a "dog" person and I have deep family roots in the far north of Wisconsin.
Next I'm going to do a re-start on Dave Eggers "What is the What". I have read most if not all of his other stuff and enjoyed them greatly, but this one I put down and haven't picked up since. It is time to try again.
Yesterday I finished reading "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle". Much of it resonated with me because I am a "dog" person and I have deep family roots in the far north of Wisconsin.
Next I'm going to do a re-start on Dave Eggers "What is the What". I have read most if not all of his other stuff and enjoyed them greatly, but this one I put down and haven't picked up since. It is time to try again.
08-22-10, 07:37 PM
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fuggitivo solitario
750 pages down, 400 left to go, and it's just getting good. My status won't be changing for a while.
This is up next
08-22-10, 07:42 PM
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out walking the earth
08-23-10, 05:16 AM
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I've been reading the bible every day since January 1st.
08-23-10, 06:03 AM
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I have recently finished reading "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" by Michael Chabon. This is highly recommended.
Yesterday I finished reading "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle". Much of it resonated with me because I am a "dog" person and I have deep family roots in the far north of Wisconsin.
Next I'm going to do a re-start on Dave Eggers "What is the What". I have read most if not all of his other stuff and enjoyed them greatly, but this one I put down and haven't picked up since. It is time to try again.
Yesterday I finished reading "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle". Much of it resonated with me because I am a "dog" person and I have deep family roots in the far north of Wisconsin.
Next I'm going to do a re-start on Dave Eggers "What is the What". I have read most if not all of his other stuff and enjoyed them greatly, but this one I put down and haven't picked up since. It is time to try again.
"What is the What" was really good, I think it might be my favorite of Eggers' books.
08-23-10, 07:17 AM
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I haven't read anything of interest in the past three weeks. I feel like a failure..
08-23-10, 08:58 AM
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stole your bike
Just started this one and it's pretty interesting thus far.
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08-23-10, 09:05 AM
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stole your bike
08-23-10, 11:10 AM
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fuggitivo solitario
props for reading books like that. i have The Road sitting on my bookshelf, but i've put it off for quite a bit as it's just depressing.
08-23-10, 12:02 PM
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The Kite Runner didn't affect me as much because it was so terribly written, but I can appreciate why people like it.
I also liked Running with Scissors, and even enjoyed the movie, even though it gets a lot of ****.
Jesus, I read too much. Just finished Cocaine Nation: How the White Trade Took Over the World, by Thomas Feiling. It was pretty good, although you could pretty safely skip the middle 1/3 of the book and still get the point.
08-23-10, 12:45 PM
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Trying to get through The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. It's tough, a bit over-simplified, but that may be because I'm a ~scientist.
08-23-10, 06:50 PM
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stole your bike
The Road is completely brutal.
The Kite Runner didn't affect me as much because it was so terribly written, but I can appreciate why people like it.
I also liked Running with Scissors, and even enjoyed the movie, even though it gets a lot of ****.
Jesus, I read too much. Just finished Cocaine Nation: How the White Trade Took Over the World, by Thomas Feiling. It was pretty good, although you could pretty safely skip the middle 1/3 of the book and still get the point.
The Kite Runner didn't affect me as much because it was so terribly written, but I can appreciate why people like it.
I also liked Running with Scissors, and even enjoyed the movie, even though it gets a lot of ****.
Jesus, I read too much. Just finished Cocaine Nation: How the White Trade Took Over the World, by Thomas Feiling. It was pretty good, although you could pretty safely skip the middle 1/3 of the book and still get the point.
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