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May 21
Eros the Bittersweet Constance gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Eros the Bittersweet (Paperback)
by Anne Carson
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Constance Constance said: "never have i love-hated a "thought" so much--
i would call the book one long, awfully convincing thought. a liberating and yet a depressing thought.
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The Necronomicon Constance gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
The Necronomicon (Paperback)
by Simon
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read in May, 2008

Constance Constance said: "Favorite review excerpts: 'It's a good book to use if you need lyrics for death metal songs.' 'It's a fraud, I didn't get sucked into any eternal void when I opened it.' 'This book is for fourteen year old dorks whacking off around a campfire.'

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The One-Strand River... Constance gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The One-Strand River: Poems, 1994-2007 (Hardcover)
by Richard Kenney
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Constance Constance said: "I can't believe I get to study with this man next year. Most of my favorite books of poetry are old 20th century classics, because that's when lyricism still reigned. "One Strand River" falls in that tradition, sublimely so. "
The Complete Books o... Constance gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Complete Books of Charles Fort (Paperback)
by Charles Fort
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Constance Constance said: "The ultimate reference book. For what? I don't know...wonderment? "
The Gates of the Nec... Constance gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
The Gates of the Necronomicon (Mass Market Paperback)
by Simon
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read in May, 2008

Constance Constance said: "I read it in so far as you can read it. It's every bit as bad as you'd think it would be. Gibberish. "
After Modern Art 194... Constance gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
After Modern Art 1945-2000 (Oxford History of Art)
by David Hopkins
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Constance Constance said: "Not fun to read per se. A class made me do it. But I am a lot smarter and wiser in my execution of paint now. Sounds corny but an artist needs to know their place in history. I've taken abstraction off the deep end this month, this book is to blame. ...more "
March 18
Vitamin D: New Persp... Constance gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Vitamin D: New Perspectives in Drawing (Hardcover)
by Emma Dexter
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Constance Constance said: "phaidon : gifts i give myself "
Vitamin Ph: New Pers... Constance gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Vitamin Ph: New Perspectives in Photography (Hardcover)
by Editors of Phaidon Press
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March 12
The Bell Constance gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Bell (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Iris Murdoch
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Constance Constance said: "like brokeback mountain, but british, and better. in retrospect i do declare this was the best book i read in 2007! i find i keep thinking about it. i think of the characters living in fear and not having the courage to act out of love, and i think i...more "
Even Cowgirls Get th... Constance added:
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (Paperback)
by Tom Robbins
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Constance Constance said: "testimony: read it at thirteen and have been cool ever since. i wonder if any girl who didn't read this book never really learned how to be awesome? sissy hankshaw is an original holly golightly. she sets the standard: to waltz through this hard worl...more "




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