false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg 23249 6 "All-around terrific."-<i>Booklist</i> (starred review) "Perfectly hilarious."-<i>Texas Monthly</i> William "Dead" Kennedy is in trouble. He's thirty-two, in love with his ex-wife, has lost his job, and he's been dreaming about ghost roads again. Sometimes a guy is haunted for a really good reason. Sean Stewart has written nine novels, including <i>Cathy's Book.</i> He lives in Davis, California. 24233 1 6 2004 Perfect Circle total:166|5:43|4:80|3:33|2:9|1:1| 166 653 257 32 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 3 3 false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Feb 03 02:13:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 02:16:30 -0800 2009 He’s haunted by family, by dead people with unfinished business, and by those perfect pop songs that you can’t get out of your head. He’s a 32 year old Texan still in love with his ex-wife. He just lost his job at Petco for eating cat fo...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 2 false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 09 20:57:26 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 20:57:26 -0800 2009 The tag line on the front is "a novel abou...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 5 2 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Feb 02 10:50:44 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 10:51:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 1 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 08:59:48 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 29 09:10:23 -0700 2007
Although it does have some genuinely creepy parts, the story is more about how a man deals ...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Thu Apr 09 06:12:40 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 06:12:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 3 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 13:23:16 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 19 11:16:58 -0700 2008
I know I should rate this book higher. The characters are great, the writing is amazing, and the entire things hangs together well. I probably should feel guilty for not liking it more.

Yet it did not grab me. I suppose I'm a plot-aholic. ...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 3 0 true Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 04:23:29 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 02:42:24 -0800 2008 Sixth Sense territory--although DK can talk to the ghosts, he can't seem to help or exorcise them.

After DK kills his cousin Tom in a somewhat implausible encounter in a garage...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 02 21:49:29 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 21:50:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 5 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 19:06:37 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 11:13:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 3 0 false Mon Jul 06 13:02:27 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 13:02:49 -0700 2009 attention - mostly t...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Thu Jun 25 19:09:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 19:09:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 3 0 false Mon Feb 16 04:42:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 19:51:17 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 04:42:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 23:01:40 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 23:03:57 -0700 2009 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 5 0 false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 12:59:15 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 13:00:19 -0700 2009 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 21:39:59 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 01:28:36 -0800 2008
First person, loser protag who spends all this time thinking about how badly off he is, lots of flashbacks, and it's set in modern day Texas. Gah. And nothing much really...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 13 16:52:54 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 16:53:46 -0700 2009 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 5 0 false Wed Jun 25 07:37:37 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 07:37:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 08 08:17:38 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 08:18:46 -0700 2007 He gets a little heavy-handed with the pop music references but they're all a...more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 12 11:27:32 -0800 2007 Mon Feb 12 11:36:08 -0800 2007 more...]]> 23249 1931520119 9781931520119 154 30 3.93 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167395286m/23249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23249.Perfect_Circle 4 0 false Thu Jun 14 23:37:33 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 23:41:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=23249