false 1352204 male London, The United Kingdom 07/2008 10/2009 8885 George Saunders 3 122 121 true 5888797 read 1 true 2871488 currently-reading 0 true 2871487 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/trivia http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:22:07 -0700 Invisible Cities (Paperback) by Italo Calvino]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72758702 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255577040s/9809.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:21:50 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27930997 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5102ZF98GDL._SL75_.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:21:31 -0700
Re-reading for the first time since 2003 (I think it was in my luggage the last time I was in Evanston!) there's a lot to enjoy. Lots borrowed from David Foster Wallace, interestingly (midwesternisms, cruise-ship-as-iconic-site-of-consumerism).

More sympathy with parents of all generations for some reason...]]> The Corrections (Paperback) by Jonathan Franzen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27930997 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5102ZF98GDL._SL75_.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:16:01 -0700 The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (Paperback) by George Saunders]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70575689 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167955857s/28749.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:14:03 -0700 Girl With Curious Hair (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65699446 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242189997s/45760.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:28:51 -0700 The Ongoing Moment (Paperback) by Geoff Dyer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65699816 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174314105s/378529.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:43:01 -0700 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65699563 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165604453s/6753.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:40:51 -0700 Infinite Jest: A Novel (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59248388 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165604485s/6759.jpg 1352204 Rob http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-50x66.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1352204-rob Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:23:45 -0700