Tom Bissell

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Tom Bissell (born 1974) is a journalist, critic, and fiction writer.

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Average rating: 3.73 · 3,930 ratings · 730 reviews · 19 distinct works · Similar authors

	Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter 3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 1,365 ratings — published 2010 — 9 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
	Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 315 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	God Lives in St. Petersburg and Other Stories 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2005 — 7 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 Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2007 — 7 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 Bellybutton Fiasco by Tom Bissell, Webster Younce 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001	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 Art and Design of Gears of War 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Short Stories & Poems 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	An A Z Of Food And Wine In Plain English 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 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 Father of All Things 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009	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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“A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.”
― Tom Bissell

tags: truth, writers, writing

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“Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.”
― Tom Bissell

tags: reading, self

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“We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games.”
― Tom Bissell

tags: children, video-games

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