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Madame Bovary 07/15 Blair is currently reading:
Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)
by Gustave Flaubert
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Arthur and George 07/15 Blair is currently reading:
Arthur and George (Paperback)
by Julian Barnes
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The Guermantes Way 09/18 Blair is currently reading:
The Guermantes Way (Hardcover)
by Marcel Proust
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July 15
Madame Bovary Blair is currently reading:
Madame Bovary (Oxford World's Classics)
by Gustave Flaubert
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Arthur and George Blair is currently reading:
Arthur and George (Paperback)
by Julian Barnes
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Da Capo Best Music W... Blair gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Da Capo Best Music Writing 2007: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Pop, Country, & More (Paperback)
by Robert Christgau
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read in July, 2008

Blair Blair said: "I was intrigued by this 'Numa Numa Dance' and its various mutations. I was touched by Robert Forsters tribute to his fallen colleague and the tribute to New Orleans music post-Katrina. I was surprised that Joanna Newsom ate meat and now curious to he...more "
June 22
Oil! Blair gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
Oil! (Paperback)
by Upton Sinclair
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read in January, 2008

Blair Blair said: "I only made it to page 130. I was bored senseless. "
Main Lines, Blood Fe... Blair gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Main Lines, Blood Feasts, and Bad Taste: A Lester Bangs Reader (Paperback)
by Lester Bangs
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read in March, 2008

Blair Blair said: "Lester's piece on Dylan's 'Joey' is required reading for any Dylan fanatic. Bangs readily admits when his opinion changed or was wrong in the first place, which I admire. "
Old Gods Almost Dead... Blair gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones (Hardcover)
by Stephen Davis
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read in June, 2008

Blair Blair said: "The book was quite detailed up until the late 70's. Though, one of my pet peeves was the author's insistence (in the early portion of the book) of using lyrics to pepper some of the stories, e.g.: 'Marianne Faithful turned to Mick and smiled sweetly ...more "
Psychotic Reactions ... Blair gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll (Paperback)
by Lester Bangs
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read in December, 2007

Blair Blair said: "I thoroughly enjoyed the sparring with Lou Reed in the mid 70's . I also had no clue, but was not surprised to learn that the original punk scene was as racist as it was. I look forward to re-reading this. "
October 04
18116 New comment on Kate's review of His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass)
147418 Blair wrote: "What my daemon lacks in feistiness, it definitely makes up with its overt oafishness - and that is o...more "

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September 18
Culture and Society ... Blair marked as to-read:
Culture and Society 1780-1950 (Paperback)
by Raymond Williams
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The Guermantes Way Blair is currently reading:
The Guermantes Way (Hardcover)
by Marcel Proust
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