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A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 3 1 false Tue Aug 11 13:55:37 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 13:58:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 51525430 1336606 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 0 0 false Sat Apr 04 18:08:31 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 21:28:46 -0700 2009
The Great American Novel? Well, let's see: The Adventures of Augie March is, of course, a novel; it is certainly great; and Bellow, though born to Canada, is about as American as they come. But what to do about that definite articl...more...]]> 64660361 1203791 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 4 1 false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 10:48:04 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 10:54:51 -0700 2009
I probably dogeared 20 pages in this book, because as I was reading certain passages I was flattened by all the word beautie...more...]]> 50752301 13167 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 1 0 false Sat Mar 28 17:23:40 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 17:26:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 78062812 2058547 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 5 3 false Sun Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 06:17:51 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 14:06:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 38279316 1553864 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 3 0 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 20:27:20 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 10:48:33 -0800 2008
Augie spends his teens and twenties primarily in Depression-era Chicago. Necessity fo...more...]]> 38327307 269554 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 5 1 false Fri Nov 21 12:42:48 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 12:44:19 -0800 2008 45763177 1510271 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 2 0 false Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Feb 08 15:15:46 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 15:15:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 43003767 611408 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 07:21:06 -0800 2009 Sun Apr 26 17:46:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 42226334 1856914 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 5 1 false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 10:17:29 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 10:20:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 35778557 910871 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 4 0 false Fri Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Oct 20 12:53:19 -0700 2008 Sat Feb 21 05:26:56 -0800 2009
The Adventures of Augie March is a lengthy, dense novel about a boy who grew up in depression era Chicago. It follows his life from his adolescence into his post-war adulthood. Most of the events take place pr...more...]]> 27447793 1332302 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 5 0 false Wed Jul 16 13:38:31 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 13:41:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 27265063 1020348 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 0 0 false Mon Jul 14 18:38:50 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 18:45:41 -0700 2008
This book is a favorite of many people whose taste I hold in high esteem. They've recommended it to me, and when I told them I couldn't make a go at it, they praise it so highly that I go back for another round. It's written by (arguably) the most famous person a...more...]]> 19144504 807303 11908 0143039571 9780143039570 141 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11908.The_Adventures_of_Augie_March 3.94 1197 The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is—to say the least— eccentric.]]> 1953 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 31 17:04:03 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 17:17:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=11908