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April 07
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Troy
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to:
Love and Consequences: A Memoir of Hope and Survival (Hardcover)
by Margaret B. Jones
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read in April, 2008
Troy said:
"This is awesome.
Absolutely awesome that another fraud is exposed, ad so many people keep feeding into the adulation that usually feeds a publishing monster looking for a bestseller, no matter how sketchy.
What's sad is that we all become more and...more
This is awesome.
Absolutely awesome that another fraud is exposed, ad so many people keep feeding into the adulation that usually feeds a publishing monster looking for a bestseller, no matter how sketchy.
What's sad is that we all become more and more cynical about our reading material, which is unfortunate, but altogether human.
I read the first two chapters, and two things jump out at me. One factual, one subjective.
Factual - Wrong gang affiliations, customs, and even a mention of a product that simply didn't exist then triggered my BS alarm.
Subjective - The "I was eight, and decided I wasn't going to take it anymore" rings hollow to anything but someone simply hoping to believe that the conditions change enough to realize this fundamental change in psychology. People want to believe that one can merely refuse to take it anymore; reality laughs at that.
WHile we shouldn't jump on our high horse and demonize the laudations of this thing before it was exposed as fiction (and not very well-written fiction, at that), we also must not fall into the trap of wanting proof and documentation when a memoir like this comes out....less
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March 31
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Troy
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to:
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad (Paperback)
by Dan Kennedy
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read in March, 2008
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March 23
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Troy
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to:
Slumberland: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Paul Beatty
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read in March, 2008
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March 14
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Troy
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to:
Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal (Hardcover)
by Randall Kennedy
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Troy
gave
to:
Da Capo Best Music Writing 2003: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock,Pop,Jazz,Country, & More (Da Capo Best Music Writing)
by Paul Bresnick
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March 01
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Troy
marked as to-read:
God Save the Fan: How Preening Sportscasters, Soulless Leagues, and Athletes Who Speak in the Third Person Have Taken the Fun Out of Sports (And How We Can Get It Back)
by Will Leitch
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February 23
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New comment on Troy's review of
Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure
(see all 2 comments)
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February 21
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Troy
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to:
This Year You Write Your Novel (Hardcover)
by Walter Mosley
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Troy
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to:
Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure (Paperback)
by Larry Smith
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February 16
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New comment on Troy's review of
A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win
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