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The Heart Is a Lonel... 08/06 Laura is currently reading:
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Paperback)
by Carson McCullers
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Being Dead: A Novel 08/06 Laura is currently reading:
Being Dead: A Novel (Paperback)
by Jim Crace
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The Street of Crocod... 08/01 Laura is currently reading:
The Street of Crocodiles (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Bruno Schulz
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Laura joined the The Next Best Book Club group.
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I got tired of trawling through people's bookshelves for new book ideas (not that I need...more
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The Iliad Laura gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Iliad (Paperback)
by Homer
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The Odyssey Laura gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Odyssey (Paperback)
by Homer
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The Blind Assassin Laura gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Blind Assassin (Paperback)
by Margaret Atwood
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The Year of Magical ... Laura marked as to-read:
The Year of Magical Thinking (Hardcover)
by Joan Didion
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The Brief Wondrous L... Laura marked as to-read:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover)
by Junot Díaz
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Oleanna: A Play Laura gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Oleanna: A Play (Paperback)
by David Mamet
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Diving into the Wrec... Laura gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Diving into the Wreck: Poems 1971-1972 (Paperback)
by Adrienne Rich
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People's History of ... Laura gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)
by Howard Zinn
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Laura's favorite quotes

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"Live to the point of tears."
Albert Camus

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"I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am."
Sylvia Plath

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"Right or wrong, it's very pleasant to break something from time to time."
Fyodor Dostoevsky

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"yes I said yes I will Yes."
James Joyce

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"That which exists without my knowledge exists without my consent."
Cormac McCarthy (Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West)




Laura's groups (recent posts)

1218 The Next Best Book Club — 852 members — last activity 0 minutes ago
As your humble moderator, I feel the need to ask you a few questions.
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853 Constant Reader — 871 members — last activity 1 hour, 2 min ago
An open forum for friendly discussion of books and anything to do with reading, movies and art.




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from Shane
06/27/2008 02:11PM

1255194 what's up biatch?!? I owe you a thorough whoopin at some Dr Mario. You told me you're walkin' around like you the hottest shit to hold a NES controller, well I got news for ya...I always have been and always will be your downfall in the video game world. No one, and I mean NO ONE, can best me at the pill droppin' action. So prepare for a humiliating defeat as i ran my perscription fury down upon you!

from Jonathan
06/11/2008 09:02AM

232626 I'd like ot hear what you think of The Savage Detectives once you've read it - Bolano has become one of my favorites. Have you checked out Orwell's Homage to Catalonia, it was amazing.

















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