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July 06
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Matthew
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
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read in March, 2008
Matthew said:
"The best book about writing I've ever read. Inspiring, down-to-earth, even mean sometimes. Anne Lamott doles out advice, personal experiences, hope, and tough love in equal measure.
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Matthew
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Into the Wild (Paperback)
by Jon Krakauer
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Matthew said:
"The story of Christopher McCandless who graduated from Emory, gave all his savings to charity, and ventured out west and ultimately, to Alaska, where he died of starvation. Krakauer tracks his journey from the suburbs to the desert to Mexico and up t...more
The story of Christopher McCandless who graduated from Emory, gave all his savings to charity, and ventured out west and ultimately, to Alaska, where he died of starvation. Krakauer tracks his journey from the suburbs to the desert to Mexico and up to the Northwest and has done extensive interviews with those closest to Christopher. And while he can't help but be a little subjective ("I was just like him! Look at me!") the story remains mostly balanced, and even at the end, I couldn't decide whether I thought Christopher should be admired for his courage or whether he got what he deserved....less
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Matthew
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The Killer Angels (Mass Market Paperback)
by Michael Shaara
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Matthew said:
"A play-by-play account of the battle of Gettysburg, told from the points of view of Longstreet, Chamberlain, Lee, and many more soldiers who made tough choices, acted heroically, and fought in what would be the turning point in the Civil War. The wri...more
A play-by-play account of the battle of Gettysburg, told from the points of view of Longstreet, Chamberlain, Lee, and many more soldiers who made tough choices, acted heroically, and fought in what would be the turning point in the Civil War. The writing's a bit messy, but the characters come to life, and Shaara describes the battles so that we can understand the thinking and strategies behind them. Recommended for fans of historical fiction. ...less
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Matthew
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Killing Floor (Mass Market Paperback)
by Lee Child
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Matthew said:
"Lee Child's newest novel, Bad Luck and Trouble, was one of the best thrillers I've read in a long time. The prose was stripped down, the hero Jack Reacher was wonderfully flawed and vulnerable, and best of all, everything that happened was log...more
Lee Child's newest novel, Bad Luck and Trouble, was one of the best thrillers I've read in a long time. The prose was stripped down, the hero Jack Reacher was wonderfully flawed and vulnerable, and best of all, everything that happened was logical and we got to follow the characters every detailed step of the way. I was so happy with it, I bought Child's earlier books, and while Killing Ground shows hints of these qualities I admired so much, it's still very much a first novel; it's too long, a little cliched, and sometimes it tries too hard to show us how tough it is.
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July 15
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Matthew
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The Age of Innocence (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
by Edith Wharton
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read in July, 2008
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June 20
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Matthew
marked as to-read:
Now the Hell Will Start: One Soldier's Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II (Hardcover)
by Brendan I. Koerner (Goodreads author!)
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Matthew
marked as to-read:
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Hardcover)
by David Wroblewski
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Matthew
marked as to-read:
Alive in Necropolis (Hardcover)
by Doug Dorst
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June 09
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Matthew
is currently reading:
Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Thomas Pynchon
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A Novel Idea: a NYC Bookclub
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— last activity 06/16/2008 08:07PM
