false 24481 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 24481 3 25331 1964 Second Skin total:84|5:27|4:25|3:22|2:8|1:2| 84 319 161 16 13765 3.64 586 89 31638785 1107219 3077986 0811200671 9780811200677 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3077986.Second_Skin 4.50 2 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 1 false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 31 00:26:01 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 27 13:06:37 -0700 2009
Some days I wake up, and I can s...more...]]> 9182002 214053 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.78 82 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 1 false Thu Nov 15 22:14:39 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 15 22:15:18 -0800 2007 46314654 1967034 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 0 0 false Sat Feb 14 07:38:08 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 07:40:53 -0800 2009 20836854 1086492 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Apr 23 18:51:57 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 19:01:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 73736892 2067067 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 07 08:22:54 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 08:25:34 -0700 2009 13047089 295142 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 0 0 false Mon Jan 21 08:14:37 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 12 09:42:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12605411 326107 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 14:27:36 -0800 2008 Tue May 20 17:49:10 -0700 2008
This was a fantastic read. The sorryness of the character's life is increased with each chapter and apparently extreme lows in life are pushed even low...more...]]> 43298407 1673870 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 5 0 false Fri Jan 16 17:48:29 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 06 09:01:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40388837 729074 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 1 0 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:06:02 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 11:09:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 39247735 1771576 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Wed Dec 03 18:58:17 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 16:23:02 -0800 2009 5257047 314508 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 5 0 false Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Aug 28 18:44:52 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:32:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 37685547 87050 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 5 0 false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 21:05:23 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 21:13:20 -0800 2008 476525 40636 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 3 0 false Wed Mar 28 23:17:56 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:14:39 -0800 2009
so far? mon dieu! its so fast and furious. one has to read sentences over just to grasp at the magnitude of their description! i want to drip with this man's words.]]> 12105005 764269 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 5 0 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 09 17:25:39 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 17:39:11 -0800 2008 590956 36341 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Thu Apr 05 14:33:41 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:35:18 -0800 2009 11937296 723543 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Mon Jan 07 21:04:34 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 06:02:52 -0800 2008 81785786 126538 3077986 0811200671 9780811200677 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3077986.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 5 0 false Tue Dec 22 13:48:49 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 22 13:48:49 -0800 2009 81562404 2513744 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 4 0 false Sun Dec 20 09:07:49 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 09:07:49 -0800 2009 81102002 1659341 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 0 0 false Tue Dec 15 11:35:21 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 11:35:21 -0800 2009 80995457 2669553 24481 0811216446 9780811216449 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304m/24481.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536304s/24481.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24481.Second_Skin 3.80 84 Second Skin, interweaves past and present—what he refers to as his "naked history"—in a series of episodes that tell the story of a volatile life marked by pitiful losses, as well as a more elusive, overwhelming, joy. The past: the suicides of his father, wife and daughter, the murder of his son-in-law, a brutal rape, and subsequent mutiny at sea. The present: caring for his granddaughter on a "northern" island where he works as an artificial inseminator of cows, and attempts to reclaim the innocence with which he faced the tragedies of his earlier life. Combining unflinching descriptions of suffering with his sense of beauty, Hawkes is a master of nimble and sensuous prose who makes the awful and mundane fantastic, and occasionally makes the fantastic surreal.]]> 1964 0 0 false Mon Dec 14 13:09:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 14 13:09:05 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24481