false 2 147 129 true 6046766 read 5 true 4439421 currently-reading 13 true 4439420 to-read 78 false 5162942 fiction 35 false 5176182 graphic-fiction 6 false 5554088 philosophy-and-religion 5 false 6870301 non-fiction 5 false 5176147 spiritual 4 false 5162948 career 3 false 5227943 languages 2 false 7453084 culture 2 false 6718302 architecture 1 false 6862538 art 1 false 5162936 cheese 1 false 7709135 photography 1 false 7214167 humor 1 false 7161005 self-help 1 false 7126442 criticism 1 false 5227986 food <![CDATA[Brian added 'The Waiting Place']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77098778 to: The Waiting Place (Paperback) by Sean McKeever
bookshelves: graphic-fiction
What a great graphic novel! This is a tale of high school students through their schooling and afterwards. The characters are extremely life-like. Highly recommended! ]]> <![CDATA[Brian added 'Veronica: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74498687 to: Veronica: A Novel (Hardcover) by Mary Gaitskill
bookshelves: fiction
Gaitskill exercises her trademark darkness in Veronica. Her prose is extremely evocative, with many paragraphs that beg for rereading, just to taste her prose. ]]> <![CDATA[Brian added 'Inherent Vice']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80480421 Inherent Vice (Hardcover) by Thomas Pynchon
bookshelves: fiction, to-read
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bookshelves: fiction, to-read
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bookshelves: non-fiction
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bookshelves: fiction, to-read
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bookshelves: fiction, to-read
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bookshelves: career
This book is a must read for all executives and top managers. ]]> <![CDATA[Brian added 'The Art of Reading']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78075130 The Art of Reading (Great Courses Series) by Timothy Spurgin
bookshelves: currently-reading, languages
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bookshelves: culture
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