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Labyrinths: Selected... 02/12 Chilly is currently reading:
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings (Paperback)
by Jorge Luis Borges
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H.P. Lovecraft: The... 11/04 Chilly is currently reading:
H.P. Lovecraft: The Fiction (Hardcover)
by H.P. Lovecraft
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Understanding Media:... 10/28 Chilly is currently reading:
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man (Paperback)
by Marshall McLuhan
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June 22
Never Die Alone Chilly gave 2 of 5 stars to:
Never Die Alone (Mass Market Paperback)
by Donald Goines
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Chilly Chilly said: "Although I do count prison/street pulp to be it's own important category, nothing really new hear. Almost seems like Goines might have been working on some larger work, or should have been. Not as hardcore as 'Dopefiend'. I check some more of his ...more "
June 17
Grotesque Chilly gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Grotesque (Vintage International)
by Natsuo Kirino
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read in June, 2009

Chilly Chilly said: "Another great from Kirino, this novel explores the social cliches inside a girls prep school and some motivations that might lead women to prostitution. Also to a lesser extent some of the pathology behind incest. Though going through the various n...more "
June 06
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Chilly became a fan of Haruki Murakami and Edward Bunker
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June 04
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Chilly made a comment in the group Japanese LiteratureRecommendations? topic:
190820 Chilly wrote: "Natsuo Kirino's 'Out', and definitely check out "the other Murkami", Ryu - 'Coin locker babies' or '...more "
May 25
Iron and Silk Chilly marked as to-read:
Iron and Silk (Paperback)
by Mark Salzman
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May 24
No Longer Human Chilly gave 3 of 5 stars to:
No Longer Human (Paperback)
by Osamu Dazai
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read in May, 2009

Chilly Chilly said: "Tales of a Japanese anti-social descending into drink and vice. Hints of the misanthropy of Sartre. A completely self-loathing figure, I'd hoped for more unique "meat" to the story. But a quick read and well written. Certainly a downer ...more "
The Inquisitors' Man... Chilly marked as to-read:
The Inquisitors' Manual (Hardcover)
by António Lobo Antunes
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What Can I Do When E... Chilly marked as to-read:
What Can I Do When Everything's on Fire?: A Novel (Paperback)
by António Lobo Antunes
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