false 1074362 male Montreal, Canada 04/2008 12/2009 10 37 36 true 5666396 read 0 true 2218710 currently-reading 1 true 2218709 to-read Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change (Paperback) by Elizabeth Kolbert]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64778149 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170983459s/80513.jpg 1074362 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245202876p2/1074362.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1074362-michael Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:13:10 -0700 Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World (Paperback) by Tracy Kidder]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62065638 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166152608s/10235.jpg 1074362 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245202876p2/1074362.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1074362-michael Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:31 -0700
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The narrator -- who is, awesomely, named Binx -- is a fellow not entirely sure of his role in life, and this low-on-plot novel deals mostly with his musings and his efficient, accomplished sketches of the people and places around him. Binx, who ...more...]]> An Underachiever's Diary (Paperback) by Benjamin Anastas]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58894990 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176660262s/642189.jpg 1074362 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245202876p2/1074362.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1074362-michael Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:43:55 -0700 Seeing Is Forgetting the Name of the Thing One Sees: Expanded Edition (Hardcover) by Lawrence Weschler]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58714875 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41u8MNc1v4L._SL75_.jpg 1074362 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245202876p2/1074362.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1074362-michael Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:30:43 -0700 more...]]> The Uses of Enchantment: A Novel (Hardcover) by Heidi Julavits]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45651198 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170621016s/64104.jpg 1074362 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245202876p2/1074362.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1074362-michael Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:39:19 -0700
The book unfolds in three alternating sections. The thirtyish protagonist, Mary, visits her hometown for her mother's funeral, in the company of her fami...more...]]> Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It (Paperback) by Geoff Dyer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51073681 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174314575s/378581.jpg 1074362 Michael http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1245202876p2/1074362.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1074362-michael Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:32:10 -0700 more...]]>