Garden State

by Rick Moody
Garden State  
published 2002 by Faber and Faber
binding Paperback
isbn 0571200613   (isbn13: 9780571200610)
pages 224
date added
12-20-06



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Arielle
Arielle marked it as to-read
09/25/07

bookshelves: moviesthatbecomebooksbooksbecomemov, to-read
Again, saw the movie, am intrigued by Moody (the surname of the current Californication author as well...hmmm, interesting). Didn't like the movie at all, although I appreciated the Jersey humor. The soundtrack totally detracted from and overwhelmed the movie, which was unoriginal and stilted, with awful dialogue and bland relationships. I am a diehard romantic all the way, but this movie wasn't even that--it was just dull. I am interested in reading the book - I love seeing the way books differ...more
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Casey
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05/23/07

bookshelves: adults
I read this in a dark pub in Ireland with a steady stream of Guinness. I wanted to go home and I was tired of the rain. This is not the mindset one should have when approaching this book, as it is depressing on its own. Read it on a beautiful Spring day with a margarita.
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heather
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07/12/07

bookshelves: 2007
Read in July, 2007
i'm a huge fan of rick moody's work. this is most definitely a first novel. it doesn't place me as firmly or as evocatively in the character's emotional space as other books of his. still a good read, but not among moody's best.
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Funk
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10/05/07

Read in January, 2007
we all know jersey is hell; do we need yet another failure story from you 20-somethings?

btw, this book and the movie are close. except for the zach braff-natalie portman adorable romance, which was written by zach braff.
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Bryan
09/28/07

Read in January, 2003
This book was the second book that really got me into READING MODE. Because Im from New Jersey I found the book amusing. But really, the love and compassion put into these characters shows on each and every page.
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amy
06/27/07

Read in June, 2007
I feel like I've read this before. The damage and the fragility and the fumbling and the cruel beauty are familiar images to people of my generation.
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Notcathy
Read in October, 1997
"Being from NJ myself I feel a familial pride in this book. It's his first & it is 'naked' but his instincts seldom betray him."
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T0
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05/24/07

bookshelves: leisure
Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in January, 2007
Incomprehensible. Usually I don't like to give up, but this, I just can't bear with.
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Nicole
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06/09/07

recommends it for: new jersey teenage boys
really?
i was looking for a good growing up in nj book and this was not it.
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nicole
08/09/07

Read in August, 2007
mark this date down - i am officially too old for shit like this.
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Kat
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03/18/08

Kyle's Lending Library will be getting this back soon, I swear.
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Jason
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06/25/07

recommends it for: people who like crap
wow...this sucked so wildly and profoundly... yeah wow.
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amanda
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09/09/07

Read in January, 2005
recommends it for: sad people
 

Katy
Katy marked it as to-read
11/05/07

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sarah beth
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01/22/08

 

Lala
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02/26/08

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Pamela
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12/04/07

 

Lesley
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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.02 (211 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.04 (182 ratings)
number of reviews: 13






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