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03/02
erock
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Gravity's Rainbow (Paperback) by Thomas Pynchon bookshelves: currently-reading |
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recommended for: People with time on their hands
erock said:
"I have been 'currently reading' this book since 1996. I started over recently and things are making a lot more sense. People say this book changed their lives, if I could make it past page 165 or so, I might agree.
A girl I dated in college said i...more " |
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Ulysses (Paperback) by James Joyce bookshelves: makes-brain-hurt--- |
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recommended for: the astute
read in October, 1996
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Well, I have tried and tried to 'get into' Joyce. Actually, to be more frank, I have tried and failed to 'get into' Joyce. Mostly I find Joyce irritating at best, mind numbing at worst. I will be the first person in the history of literature to ...more " |
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture (Paperback) by Douglas Coupland |
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recommended for: those having a mid twenties crisis
read in December, 1993
erock said:
"It is very funny to re-read this book as a 30 year old, the first time I read it I was 17. I have read it a lot and every time I find different things to relate to. It is by no means the best book ever written, but there are some wonderful moments....more
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A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback) by Bill Bryson |
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback) by James W. Loewen |
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The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium (Paperback) by Robert Lacey |
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recommended for: anyone over 1000 years old.
read in October, 2001
erock said:
"Hmmm, the year 1000 was hard.
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Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail (Paperback) by Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori |
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recommended for: The paranoid
read in July, 2003
erock said:
"Well, it is what it is. A book about why buildings fall down. Structural stuff, geek talk. Generally awesome if and only if you have some kind of technical knowledge.
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Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, Third Edition: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution (Paperback) by Harry Box |
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read in January, 2005
erock said:
"I learned what a best boy is.
I also learned that there is one lighting book in the world that is actually full of useful information instead of a bunch of boring 'creative/artsy/mumbo-jumbo'. " |
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| July 30 | ||||
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