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Gary Gauthier

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Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Thomas Hardy, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens

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I'm working on my first novel, a crime thriller set in New Orleans just before Hurricane Katrina's landfall. My blog is titled Literary Snippets and gives me the opportunity to express and share my appreciation for art and literature. I occasionally post articles as well. Some of my favorite writers are Thomas Hardy, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe. But this changes from time to time. Stay tuned!

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Concentrate on the Best

Sturgeon's law is usually expressed thus: 90% of everything is crap. So 90% of experiments in molecular biology, 90% of poetry, 90% of philosophy books, 90% of peer-reviewed articles in mathematics—and so forth—is crap. Is that true? Well, maybe it's an exaggeration, but let's agree that there is a lot of mediocre work done in every field.

A good moral to draw from this observation is that whe... Read more of this blog post »

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	50 Classic Love Poems in Rhyming Verse [Illustrated] {Little e-Book Classics} 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Portable Bouguereau 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Illustrated Basho Haiku Poems (Little eBook Classics) by Matsuo Bashō, Gary Gauthier (Goodreads Author) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Gary Gauthier wrote a new blog post Concentrate on the Best Sturgeon's law is usually expressed thus: 90% of everything is crap. So 90% of experiments in molecular biology, 90% of poetry, 90% of philosophy b... Read more of this blog post »
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Gary Gauthier rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gary Gauthier rated a book 3 of 5 stars The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Gary Gauthier rated a book 5 of 5 stars Memoirs Aren't Fairytales: A Story of Addiction by Marni Mann (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Marni Mann’s Memoirs Aren’t Fairy Tales is a dark tale of misery and woe. It is the story of a college drop-out who becomes a drug addict. The tale is told in the first person by Nicole, the protagonist. The prose is taut and crisp and makes for an e...more
May 22, 2012 04:23pm · see review
Gary Gauthier rated a book 3 of 5 stars Follow the Money by Fingers Murphy (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Follow the Money by Fingers Murphy is a delightful legal mystery/thriller featuring a law student whose first work assignment is to prepare an appeal for a senator who is serving time for a murder conviction. The protagonist recounts his tale in the...more
Apr 25, 2012 05:08pm · see review
Gary Gauthier rated a book 4 of 5 stars Fatal Exchange by Russell Blake (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fatal Exchange by Russell Blake is an excellent crime thriller and I recommend it. It is the story of a woman who gets caught up in a counterfeiting scheme after her father sells some collectibles and is paid with counterfeit bills. It is a captivati...more
Apr 25, 2012 03:10pm · see review
Gary Gauthier rated a book 5 of 5 stars Max by D.M. Mitchell read in April, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
MAX, by DM Mitchell, is the memoir of a very special asylum inmate. Interspersed in the story is the occasional commentary of an omniscient narrator who anchors the reader. It is an imaginative, dark, and psychological tale that remains mysterious un...more
Apr 25, 2012 03:05pm · see review
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Gary Gauthier rated a book 4 of 5 stars Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanins of Life by Daniel C. Dennett	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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