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Jack Murnighan

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born
January 18, 1969

member since
July 2008


about this author

Smalltown Hoosier by birth, central-Illinoisan till college, then some semiotics at Brown, an Orwellian stint in Paris, a Ph.D. in Medieval Lit from Duke, and finally New York's Chinatown. And now that i've hauled all my books to my 6th-floor walk-up, i'm staying put.




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avg rating: 3.54 | 118 ratings | 46 reviews | 4 distinct works | 9 fans
Beowulf on the Beach: What to... Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits
by Jack Murnighan (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.61 — 88 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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The Naughty Bits: The Steamies... The Naughty Bits: The Steamiest and Most Scandalous Sex Scenes from the World's Great Books
by Jack Murnighan (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.35 — 23 ratings — published 2001
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Classic Nasty: More Naughty Bi... Classic Nasty: More Naughty Bits : A Rollicking Guide to Hot Sex in Great Books, from the Iliad to the Corrections
by Jack Murnighan (Goodreads author)
avg rating 3.17 — 6 ratings — published 2003
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Beowulf on the Beach Beowulf on the Beach
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009
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The Idiot (Modern Library Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Jack Murnighan Jack said: "so far nowhere near as good as brothers K or crime and punishment "

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Jack Murnighan made a comment in the group Books on the NightstandBeowulf on the Beach Reading Challenge Folder Intro topic:
1357653 Jack wrote: "well, i'm just glad you guys are persevering past Swann's Way, as i think the whole things gets cons...more "
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Jack Murnighan made a comment in the group Books on the NightstandMoby Dick topic:
1357653 Jack wrote: "but michael, tell the truth: there's an incredible line on pretty much every page, right? my copy is...more "
May 21
The Idiot Jack is currently reading:
The Idiot (Modern Library Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Jack Murnighan Jack said: "so far nowhere near as good as brothers K or crime and punishment "
May 19
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Jack Murnighan made a comment in the group Books on the NightstandBeowulf on the Beach Reading Challenge and Giveaway! topic:
1357653 Jack wrote: "in my not-so-humble, rereading isn't cheating -- reading a great book only one time is! "
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