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Kinfolk Volume Three: A Guide for Small Gatherings

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AMAMAM gave to: Loving Frank by Nancy Horan read in May, 2012	My rating:
i was more or less physically unable to part with this book. it consumed me ... engaging, enthralling, enchanting. i want to read everything about FLW now. the ending was a big shocker to most readers, but unfortunately i already knew about it ... li...more
12. Mai, 16:51 Uhr · see review
AMAMAM is on page 175 of 384 of Loving Frank: started last night ... halfway through ... it pains me to walk away. PAINS ME. this book is so engaging, holy man. Loving Frank by Nancy Horan progress:	My rating:
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AMAMAM gave to: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald read in May, 2012	My rating:
Oof -- reading this book was painful. The actual "reading experience" was not pleasant -- I just didn't like the writing style at all. What saves this book from one star, for me, was that I much enjoyed the symbolism and the book's message (despite b...more
09. Mai, 06:51 Uhr · see review
AMAMAM is starting The Great Gatsby: i know i know. ridiculous i have never read this yet. so here we go. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald progress:	My rating:
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AMAMAM gave to: Shopgirl: A Novella by Steve Martin read in May, 2012	My rating:
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AMAMAM gave to: Black Swan Green by David Mitchell read in April, 2012	My rating:
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AMAMAM added a quote "When going back makes sense, you are going ahead." — Wendell Berry
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AMAMAM marked as to-read: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides	My rating:
25. April, 08:05 Uhr
AMAMAM gave to: An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace by Tamar Adler read in April, 2012	My rating:
I credit this book with changing my life. It will always grace a very special spot on my bookshelf. I plan to wear out its pages and its binding ... and to read it over and over again. Genius, that Tamar Adler.
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AMAMAM gave to: THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER: PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOCK STURGES - SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER by JOCK). Sturges, Jock. Essay By Jayne Anne Phillips (STURGES read in April, 2012	My rating:
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“So much of one's life was spent reading; it made sense not to do it alone.”
― Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding

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“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
― Jorge Luis Borges

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“When going back makes sense, you are going ahead.”
― Wendell Berry

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“People thought becoming an adult meant that all your acts had consequences; in fact it was just the opposite.”
― Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding

tags: actions , adulthood , consequences-life-lessons , life , meaninglessness

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“There were no whys in a person's life, and very few hows. In the end, in search of useful wisdom, you could only come back to the most hackneyed concepts, like kindness, forbearance, infinite self patience.”
― Chad Harbach, The Art of Fielding

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