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Darkmans 07/08 Daniel is currently reading:
Darkmans (Paperback)
by Nicola Barker
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July 25
1147190 Daniel took the never-ending book quiz.
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Watchmen Daniel gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Watchmen (Paperback)
by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons
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recommended to Daniel by: Scott Faulkner
recommended for: people who aren't scared of a little darkness
read in July, 2008

Daniel Daniel said: "I cannot believe that I missed this when it came out 20+ years ago. Wow. I missed out!!!

For fear of ruining any part of it for someone, I don't want to review it, just tell you to check it out. All of it is good, but book 2 which deals with The C...more
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July 18
1147190 Daniel added a question to the never-ending book quiz.

July 17
Blood Meridian: Or t... Daniel gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Paperback)
by Cormac McCarthy
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July 15
Three Bags Full Daniel gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Three Bags Full (Hardcover)
by Leonie Swann
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recommended for: everyone
read in July, 2008

Daniel Daniel said: "Really fun little book, light reading for a commute that you can really enjoy. You will come to love the characters as you read it (and as you learn to tell them apart). Who knew that a book about sheep could hold my attention? Anyway, I suspect that...more "
July 08
Nazi Literature in t... Daniel gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Nazi Literature in the Americas (Hardcover)
by Roberto BolaƱo
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read in July, 2008

Daniel Daniel said: "Don't be fooled by the title, this book is not what it seems. Rather it is an interesting and imaginative attack on the conservative mindset behind a lot of Latin American literature.

I wonder what Octavio Paz would have said???
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Darkmans Daniel is currently reading:
Darkmans (Paperback)
by Nicola Barker
bookshelves: currently-reading
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June 27
Water for Elephants Daniel gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by Sara Gruen
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recommended to Daniel by: Jen Thomas
recommended for: Everyone
read in June, 2008

Daniel Daniel said: "I really did enjoy this book a lot, and I get why it was a NY Times besteller. There were a few moments in the book when I thought that the author was on the verge of something really special, but as I went on, it became a little dark and out of focu...more "
June 18
The Flowers: A Novel Daniel gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
The Flowers: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Dagoberto Gilb
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read in June, 2008

Daniel Daniel said: "The more that I read this the more I realized that I just had to put it down. I never thought that the main character's voice was genuine. In the end, I just thought it was a very average book by someone who is acclaimed as a great new voice of his c...more "
June 17
4504 Daniel made a comment in the group You ImagineNeil Gaiman Discussion topic:
1147190 Daniel wrote: "The thing about Gaiman that I really like is the way that he cleverly ties characters together with ...more "




Daniel's favorite quotes

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"Here lies a toppled god.
His fall was not a small one.
We did but build his pedestal,
A narrow and a tall one.

Tleilaxu Epigram"
Frank Herbert (Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles #2))




Daniel's writing

Last Day At The Discovery Channel (Entertainment)
1 chapters   —   updated 06/14/2008 11:34PM
description: A personal account of the day that I left my job working for Discovery.
An Evening With An Angel Of Mercy (Romance)
1 chapters   —   updated 06/14/2008 11:28PM
description: Here is something that I wrote leaving New England a few years ago. It is dedicated to my wonderful friend J.L.
near the end of chapter 1 (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 05/07/2008 09:34PM
description: something that I am working on, nothing serious



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4504 You Imagine — 340 members — last activity 9 days ago, 08:50AM
Do you have a book inside you? Have you always wanted to write a book? Are you working on one? Come to discuss how to write not just any book, but a g...more




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