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Brian James
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born
January 07, 1976
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Lewis Carroll, William Burroughs, Syd Barrett, Junie B. Jones
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As I promised last weekend, this time around I'm reviewing mostly higher profile new releases. Some of these albums I've been living with for a few weeks and know pretty well by now. There's been a good crop of records coming out recently, making up for a slow start to the beginning of the year. It's also the unofficial start of summer today, which means an increased emphasis on sunshiney musi... read more »
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Zombie Blondes
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Pure Sunshine
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Life is But a Dream
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2012
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Dirty Liar
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2006
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Tomorrow, Maybe
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Perfect World
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Brian Masino 3.57 avg rating — 141 ratings
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Thief
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2008
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The Heights
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2009
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The Curse of Snake Island #1
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Zivoin 3.66 avg rating — 50 ratings
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2007
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Ahoy, Ghost Ship Ahead! #2
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Zivoin 3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Pirate School
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by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Zivoin
3.71 avg rating — 142 ratings
by Brian James (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Zivoin
3.71 avg rating — 142 ratings
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This book is not one I would normally read, but I found myself drawn to it. Maybe it’s because I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be lost inside your head, like in I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Being such an avid reader, I find my...
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I have to be honest and say that I’m not quite sure how to go about writing this review. Under normal circumstances I have an “absolute” feeling when finishing a book. I know what I’m going to say about it and I know how I’m going to rate it. Neit...
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I think I just found an author to stalk--I mean follow. This is the first Brian James book I have read and it won't be the last. Brian has a unique writing style. Not only are his words evoke feeling from the reader, but his use of hyphens rather...
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| This is one of those books that I was really torn about. On one hand, as an adult, I found it fascinating. I really enjoyed seeing our world through the eyes of Little Fur and her friends. To make the everyday world feel new and strange is a difficul...more | |
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| To my surprise, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I admit that I only picked it up at the bookstore because the jacket sounded like it would be good research for a project I was considering at the time...the beautiful cover didn't hurt either. But what...more | |
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Billy Bones: Tales From The Secrets Closet
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| A delightful middle grade read that has a Roald Dahl meets Beetljuice feel to it, Billy Bones follows a family of skeletons charged with keeping the secrets of the rotten human family dwelling within the house where they live in a secret closet. Of c...more | |
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“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
“I should never have loved him . . I should never love anyone because it ends up being worse than being alone.”
― Brian James, Perfect World
― Brian James, Perfect World
“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
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| Me Time: Lisa S. Me Time Reads 2011 | 13 | 9 | Dec 04, 2011 11:00am |
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― 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
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― Richard Brautigan
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― Richard Brautigan, In Watermelon Sugar
― Richard Brautigan, In Watermelon Sugar
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