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Michael is Currently Reading

Michael is currently reading:

Crazy Cock

by Henry Miller

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Sep 26, 2010 07:55pm

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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton

by Edward Rice

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read in December, 2010

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Michael said: "I don't normally go for the men-of-war type of book, and biographies usually don't float me, but this one is amazingly engaging. Part spy novel, part nature adventure, and a travelogue of India and Africa, it's rich with history and cultural grist."

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Mar 24, 2011 09:29am · see review

Michael is currently reading:

Role Models

by John Waters

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Jul 13, 2010 07:37am

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Michael made a comment on his review of The Wordy Shipmates "It's also a really quick read. She writes in a witty conversational tone that just flies by."
May 05, 2011 06:32am · see review
Michael gave to: The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell read in April, 2011	My rating:
Fiercely funny and ironic. Sarah Vowell speaks with such confidence and clarity that you want her to explain pretty much anything to you.
May 03, 2011 09:21pm · see review
Michael gave to: As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann read in April, 2011	My rating:
Hot, sad, disturbing, and a very welcome evolution of historical fiction, the central characters are men who come together in a love relationship during Cromwell's war in mid-17th century England. In their historical context, they face hanging or bur...more
Apr 07, 2011 03:00pm · see review
Michael made a comment on his review of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton "Excellent suggestion. I'm in the middle of As Meat Loves Salt right now, set in 17th century England, with characters having many of the qualities of ...more"
Mar 25, 2011 07:59am · see review
Michael gave to: Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice read in December, 2010	My rating:
I don't normally go for the men-of-war type of book, and biographies usually don't float me, but this one is amazingly engaging. Part spy novel, part nature adventure, and a travelogue of India and Africa, it's rich with history and cultural grist.
Mar 24, 2011 09:29am · see review
Michael is currently reading: Crazy Cock by Henry Miller	My rating:
Sep 26, 2010 07:55pm
Michael is on page 160 of 664 of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Edward Rice progress:	My rating:
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Michael gave to: The Ups and Downs of Life by Edward Sellon read in April, 2010	My rating:
Originally published in 1867, this ostensibly autobiographical narrative chronicles the erotic exploits of the young Captain Edward Sellon. And I do mean young: the sex begins soon after his age accumulates its second digit. The narrative follows him...more
Jul 13, 2010 08:07am · see review
Michael is currently reading: Role Models by John Waters	My rating:
Jul 13, 2010 07:37am
Michael gave to: See What I'm Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Senses by Lawrence D. Rosenblum	My rating:
Jul 13, 2010 07:36am