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James Brown is the author of several novels, and the memoirs, The Los Angeles Diaries, and This River. He is the recipient of a National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship in Fiction Writing and the Nelson Algren Award in Short Fiction. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Ploughshares, and The New England Review.

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Average rating: 3.89 · 681 ratings · 181 reviews · 130 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Los Angeles Diaries 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 228 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	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
	This River: A Memoir 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 50 ratings — 4 editions	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
	Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Significant Living by James Brown (Goodreads Author), Tony Dungy (Foreword), Nathan Whitaker (Contributor) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	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 Los Angeles Diaries: A Memoir 3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 26 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
	The Life and Times of Mahatma Gandhi 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1994	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
	Lucky Town 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	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
	Lemon 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Final Performance 4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988	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
	I feel good. L'autobiografia 3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	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
	Mary Queen Of Scots 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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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James Brown liked TrumanCoyote's review of Going Fast: " Uneven--and with stuff that doesn't really seem to belong (phrases like "mind you," for example). But with spots of real excellence--like the last homicidal drive through the fog, the Rod Stewart concert (which unfortunately was Rod Stewart) or th... " Read more of this review »
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James Brown liked Lorenzo's review of The Shyster's Daughter: " The Shyster's Daughter breaks the rules of memoir. It's not confessional. It's not a victim's story. It fuses the techniques of noir fiction i.e. suspense with the tale of a daughter investigating her father's mysterious death. It might be a littl... " Read more of this review »
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James Brown rated a book 5 of 5 stars The Shyster's Daughter by Paula Priamos (Goodreads Author) read in June, 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
A powerful, well written memoir largely about a young woman growing up with her larger-than-life criminal attorney father in L.A. I may be just slightly biased since Paula is my wife - also, in terms of memoir, what goes around, comes around, as they...more
Jun 11, 2012 11:39am · see review
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James Brown rated a book 5 of 5 stars Anna Karenina, Vol 2 of 8 by Leo Tolstoy	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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James Brown rated a book 5 of 5 stars Anna Karenina, Vol 1 of 8 by Leo Tolstoy	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
May 24, 2012 04:19pm
James Brown made a comment on Jacus's review of The Los Angeles Diaries "Thanks, Jacus, for the good words. Best, Jim Brown"
Jan 29, 2012 08:30pm · see review