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Court Wits of the Re... 07/18 Elijah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Court Wits of the Restoration (Textbook Binding)
by J. H. Wilson
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read in July, 2007

Elijah Elijah said: "It's sort of awesome to see what has passed as hardcore academic writing in the past. For example: "Harry Saville was too fat to fight, but not to run" (32), "wrote Henry Higden (a person of no importance)..." (24).

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The Complete Poems o... 07/18 Elijah gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester (Paperback)
by John Wilmot, John Wilmot
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Elijah Elijah said: "Ah, Rochester. You'll earn me my Ph.D. one day.

It's hard to justify how I, a relatively straight-laced kid with vanilla tastes, fell upon Earl Rochester (cough) as My author. But it happened, and I shall be forever glad to the professor who turne...more
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The Things They Carr... 07/18 Elijah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Things They Carried (Paperback)
by Tim O'Brien
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read in July, 2007

Elijah Elijah said: "I wasn't sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. It was far broader a commentary than I expected, without sanctimony. I'm glad for what it was. "



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July 18, 2007
Writing Down the Bon... Elijah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Writing Down the Bones (Paperback)
by Natalie Goldberg
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recommended for: writers, poets
Earth-Shattering Poe... Elijah gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Earth-Shattering Poems (Hardcover)
by Liz Rosenberg
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read in February, 2007

Elijah Elijah said: "Though the poems are perhaps not quite as life-changing as the title would have you believe, I found this collection at the perfect time and it hit home.

My favourite is this poem from the meditations of Rabbi Nachman:

The whole world is a very...more
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Their Eyes Were Watc... Elijah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Paperback)
by Zora Neale Hurston
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read in January, 2005
The Divine Comedy: I... Elijah marked as to-read:
The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (in one volume) (Everyman's Library)
by Dante Alighieri, Allen Mendelbaum (translator)
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The Giving Tree Elijah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by Shel Silverstein
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Elijah Elijah said: "Even though there are a number of reasons why a person isn't "supposed" to like this book (it's supposedly heavy-handed anti-feminist, anti-environmentalist, anti-accountability, inorganic children's literature), most everyone does. I think...more "
My Name Is Asher Lev Elijah added:
My Name Is Asher Lev (Paperback)
by Chaim Potok
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read in November, 2006
The Complete Poems o... Elijah gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Complete Poems of John Wilmot, the Earl of Rochester (Paperback)
by John Wilmot, John Wilmot
bookshelves: assignedreading, backgroundresearch, currently-reading, favourites, poetry
my rating:
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Elijah Elijah said: "Ah, Rochester. You'll earn me my Ph.D. one day.

It's hard to justify how I, a relatively straight-laced kid with vanilla tastes, fell upon Earl Rochester (cough) as My author. But it happened, and I shall be forever glad to the professor who turne...more
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Stone Butch Blues: A... Elijah gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Stone Butch Blues: A Novel (Paperback)
by Leslie Feinberg
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recommended for: anyone who has ever felt she, he, or ze didn't belong

Elijah Elijah said: "I always have the hardest time trying to explain what this book meant (means) to me. Though the narrator's path is often quite different from my own, something about the tenor makes hir story seem like mine. The writing is absolutely beautiful, so mu...more "
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The Things They Carr... Elijah gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Things They Carried (Paperback)
by Tim O'Brien
bookshelves: currently-reading
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read in July, 2007

Elijah Elijah said: "I wasn't sure what I expected, but it wasn't this. It was far broader a commentary than I expected, without sanctimony. I'm glad for what it was. "



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