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by Nicolas Bouvier

Yes, let's! If it spills into January, let's not be too alarmed (I say this for may sake, of course). ]]> <![CDATA[Cody took the never-ending book quiz]]> http://www.goodreads.com/trivia 18688 Cody took the never-ending book quiz.
questions answered: 91
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by Cormac McCarthy

"I’m glad there are still these early Cormac McCarthy’s I have still to get to. He’s never been the sort of writer that I want to chain-read." Yes! I've read everything from *Blood Meridian* on, but I keep putting the early one's off not only to avoid the chain-reading you mention, but also to savor the wonderful and devastating experience of reading his novels for the first time. ]]> <![CDATA[Cody added 'Asterios Polyp']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76700363 to: Asterios Polyp (Hardcover) by David Mazzucchelli
bookshelves: graphic-novels
See the comments below (and Ryan's review), as they detail the bulk of my thoughts and impressions of this wonderful, wonderful work. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Cody]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76700363 Cody's review of Asterios Polyp
by David Mazzucchelli

I finished it a week ago or so, but I've yet to decide what/how to write about it. I did love it: it's so self-aware and witty. Throughout, I kept thinking of McLuhan's mantra: "the medium is the message." Not to mention all of the fractured selves and various dimensions of experiences and interactions, which made my inner modernist so terribly happy. ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Cody]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69917122 Ryan's review of Hard Rain Falling
by Don Carpenter

Indeed! Three of my contenders are NYRB:

Hard Rain Falling

All About H. Hatterr

Season of Migration to the North (New York Review Books Classics) ]]> <![CDATA[Cody added 'Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78324175 Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game (Modern Library Chronicles) by George Vecsey
bookshelves: americana, currently-reading, non-fiction
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