false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1162929903m/3311.jpg 3311 8 A modern-day <b>Orlando</b> -- edgy, funny and startlingly honest -- <b>Self</b> is the fictional autobiography of a young writer and traveller who finds his gender changed overnight. 1335950 1996 Self total:227|5:42|4:57|3:76|2:32|1:20| 227 750 437 36 1 1 false false Wed Jul 02 14:31:37 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 20:21:26 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 14:31:37 -0700 2008
People read autobiographies because the personalities behind them have...more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 00:09:08 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 00:09:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 12:24:09 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 12:28:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Mar 13 16:53:10 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 16:53:54 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 16:54:09 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 05:28:34 -0700 2009
There were some things about this book I really enjoyed. I enjoy the 2-column pages where there is an original language beside an English translat...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Nov 22 10:09:32 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 10:16:09 -0800 2008 3 1 false false Tue Feb 19 14:43:41 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 14:45:12 -0800 2008 2 1 false false Tue Oct 02 19:38:45 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 02 19:39:58 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 05 13:38:07 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 13:38:24 -0700 2009
Without giving too much away it is difficult to say much about the plot, which feels autiobiographical, to an extent but (as yo...more...]]> 2 1 false true Sat Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 17:52:46 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 08:50:52 -0700 2008
Oooh. Hmm. This is a tough one. This book took me an uncharacteristically long time to read. Not because it was difficult, but because it didn't really hook me at any point. Then I blasted through the last 100 pages when it went from a plodding tale to a roller c...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Apr 12 07:29:01 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 07:38:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 11 22:48:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 22:49:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jan 30 18:09:32 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 18:10:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 28 20:35:21 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:36:09 -0800 2009 2 1 false false Wed Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 21:46:06 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 18:48:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 03 03:25:58 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 03:25:58 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun May 17 10:13:36 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:15:29 -0700 2009 ]]> 1 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon May 28 07:06:14 -0700 2007 Mon May 28 07:13:49 -0700 2007 The main character of the book has an interesting history, but everything becomes convoluted when he changes...more...]]> 1 0 true false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Nov 05 18:35:47 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 17:37:35 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Sep 10 19:33:08 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 19:36:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3311