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Robert Jacoby
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September 02, 1962
in Euclid, Ohio, The United States
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Escaping from Reality Without Really Trying: 40 Years of High Seas Travels and Lowbrow Tales
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| I read this book over a few days while on vacation last year. It blew my mind, in more ways than one. The writing is classic McCarthy, but to me it's misplaced in the world it's describing. While rich, melodic prose fits in Blood Meridan, it does not...more | |
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Frighteningly good. I've read a few of McCarthy's novels. This one stands out to me as his masterpiece. The prose is melodic and beautiful and frightening all at once. The images he draws in your mind with his words on paper are rich and real and at h...more |
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Another GR review wrote: Something Happened. And I still can't figure out what it is. Right. That's just it. Something happened. And there you are at the over-edge of the middle of your life asking yourself, Well, how did I get here? (Nod to Talking He...more |
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| I'm writing this brief review only because I see this book has a 3.31 rating on GR. That's a shame. This is a must-read for anyone interested in learning how the American novel developed. Melville throws out all the stops with this one. There are par...more | |
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| I'm continuing to rate and review my favorite books. I have to give this 5 stars. It's an American classic. It's Styron's first book, and it's the only book of his I've read, but I get the feeling that he was really letting himself as an artist hang...more | |
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This is another 5-star book in my shelf. Gardner not only preached superior writing but also excelled at the practice. I read this work with awe and wonder at what Mr. Gardner achieved with his prose. I agree with the Chicago Sun-Times reviewer who wr...more |
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While nonfiction is a recent fascination of mine, I have to say this book is unlike any other I have read. When I received the book in a Goodreads giveaway, the author told me it would be a bumpy ride. I would like to describe it as a rollercoaste...
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"Name: Robert Jacoby
Book title: Escaping from Reality Without Really Trying: 40 Years of High Seas Travels and Lowbrow Tales Genre: Memoir/Travel/Humor B...more " |
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"Hi all,
New to the group, and this is my first post. I'm interested in finding reviewers, especially bloggers, for my book, Escaping from Reality Withou...more " |
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