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Charles Benoit
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Here's a tip that I learned from the late great Ed Hoch, master of the short mystery story.
Although we both lived in Rochester, the first time we met was at the Edgar Awards ceremony. I was up for best-first (It's an honor just to have been nominated) and Ed was receiving a well-earned, much-deserved Lifetime AchievementAward. We were talking over cocktails (me asking lots of questions, him giv...
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Fall from Grace
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Relative Danger
— published 2004 — 16 editions |
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Noble Lies
— published 2007 — 18 editions |
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Out of Order
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Splitter
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Celebrity Chefs
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Dear Teen Me: Authors Write Letters to Their Teen Selves
by E. Kristin Anderson (Goodreads Author) , Miranda Kenneally (Goodreads Author) , Sarah Ockler (Goodreads Author) — published 2012 — 8 editions |
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Epic Reads Book Club Sampler
by Megan McCafferty (Goodreads Author), Jodi Lynn Anderson (Goodreads Author), Charles Benoit (Goodreads Author) — published 2012 — 2 editions |
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| Re-read this book after 14 years - still as good as I remembered. The narrative style is loose and almost rambling, but that's what makes it different. It's got little to do with the Hits and everything to do with the Man. | |
"What a great and original voice. Reminded me of a less-homicidal/less-dystopian Clockwork Orange. And he nails what it was like in Rochester in the 90...more
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| What a great, exciting and brilliantly written book. The characters are alive and the descriptions of the Barrio are more vivid than photographs. Baz, the She Thief of the title, is one of those characters that you'll remember long after you've forgo...more | |
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| Brilliant writing by Rick Bragg (a wonderful mix of original metaphors, southern expressions, surprising word choices and subtle humor), pitch-perfect reading by Tom Stechchulte - and the most amazing life lived by Charlie Bundrum. Cannot recommend t...more | |
“There's always a but. It's a magical word. You can say anything you want, go on for as long as you want, and then all you have to do is add the magic word and instantly everything you said is erased, turned meaningless, just like that.”
― Charles Benoit, You
― Charles Benoit, You
“The teachers complain that the students today are all lazy, ignorant, and stupid. But the truth is that you're smarter than they are. You're not even old enough to drive and you already know that none of this matters.”
― Charles Benoit, You
― Charles Benoit, You
“When did swearing become so easy? You still would never swear in front of your parents or most adults, but when you're with your friends it's like every fifth word. Why couldn't learning Spanish be that easy?”
― Charles Benoit, You
― Charles Benoit, You
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