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Brian James
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Lewis Carroll, William Burroughs, Syd Barrett, Junie B. Jones
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As promised, the Roundup returns back to it's regularly scheduled programming this week. The cusp of summer has arrived here in the hills, bringing with it the buzzing of bees and swarms of pollen that swells in the humidity. The only redemption we have from this horrible season is the sweet sounds of music that seem to glide easily through the warm air. The albums this week, though I've been... Read more of this blog post »
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Zombie Blondes
— published 2008 — 9 editions |
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Pure Sunshine
— published 2002 — 5 editions |
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Life is But a Dream
— published 2012 — 3 editions |
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Dirty Liar
— published 2006 — 2 editions |
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Tomorrow, Maybe
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Thief
— published 2008 |
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The Heights
— published 2009 — 4 editions |
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The Curse of Snake Island (Pirate School, #1)
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Zivoin — published 2007 — 6 editions |
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Ahoy, Ghost Ship Ahead! #2
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Zivoin — published 2007 — 6 editions |
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I'm No Fraidy Cat
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), B.J. James, Ned Woodman — published 2007 — 2 editions |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
by Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author)
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| Pulled together through unusual circumstances, four orphan children combine their skills to form The Mysterious Benedict Society, and may just possibly save the world why they're at it. That's the driving premise of Trenton Lee Stewart's massive Midd...more | |
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I've been waiting for years to write a review of this book because I wanted to get the wording just right and this feels like the best time. This book is the best book I have ever read. Now, I've read a lot of books in my short 17 years and no oth...
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A fascinating read in many ways and for many different reasons. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this novel is the fact that it was written in 1937, because it seems so current. While the idea of manufacturing a synthetic sugar from various part...more |
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“My memories are like a shuffled deck of cards, each one coming up at random.”
― Brian James, Life is But a Dream
― Brian James, Life is But a Dream
“And that is when I know....that is when I understand that it's better to feel the ache inside me like demons scratching at my heart than it is to feel numb the way a dead body feels when you touch it. It's better to wait for the beautiful things...to stare at them for as long as they last..to hold on as tight as you can before they disappear. And it might hurt so bad inside...but it's better to wait for the next beautiful thing than never look for any again.”
― Brian James, Perfect World
― Brian James, Perfect World
“Man, it really gets me down. When everything's exhausted there's nothing left. The rate I was running, it wouldn't be long. Then what? What's next? What's the score? I can't handle the rest of my life suspended in boredom. Such a chore! Gonna burn out because I can't stand to fade away. Get it all in fast and get out. No turning back now. It's just the way it is, the way I need to be.”
― Brian James, Pure Sunshine
― Brian James, Pure Sunshine
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“She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
“When someone has been mean to you, why would you want to be good to them?' 'You wouldn't want to. That's what makes it hard. You do it anyway. Being good is hard. Much harder than being bad.”
― Jeanne DuPrau, The People of Sparks
― Jeanne DuPrau, The People of Sparks
“I have always wanted to write a book that ended with the word 'mayonnaise.”
― Richard Brautigan
― Richard Brautigan
“In Watermelon Sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar.”
― Richard Brautigan, In Watermelon Sugar
― Richard Brautigan, In Watermelon Sugar
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