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Alex Covic Alex Covic said: "Won the National Book Award. Is part of the 20th Century American canon.

—Money ... ? in a voice that rustled.
—Paper, yes.

This novel from 1975 is pure music. Wagner's Rheingold reference in the book early on, is a hint for wh...more
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"Sean, you nailed it! :)"
Alex Covic made a comment in the group The Sword and Laser10^8 Bits topic
"Thank you, for the insight, Louis. I am not old enough (42) to know first hand (something I rarely say these days).

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Alex Covic made a comment in the group The Sword and LaserThe Nerd Room topic
"I have to deny this concept of nerds hiding books. If you are a nerd, nobody 'gets you' in the first place - it used to be so, in our teenage years? N...more"
Alex Covic gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Das Feuer des Heraklit. Skizzen aus einem Leben vor der Natur. by Erwin Chargaff
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Alex Covic made a comment in the group The Sword and LaserYour pick for the next book! topic
"Finally! A book that I have read! Even more than once! But it was so long ago, that I don't remember almost anything about it! Need to re-read it ... ...more"
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""self-absorbed, pretentious" ahh, now it's getting dirty. My experience with early Philip Roth (yes, I went there! ;)

The Road was stunning to me. Did ...more
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Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon Mason and Dixon by Thomas Pynchon V. by Thomas Pynchon The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon Slow Learner by Thomas Pynchon
Alex Covic gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace
read in April, 2010
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The House of God by Samuel Shem
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It's an old classic - I've read it before. Still enjoying it after many years. Reading it for the 3rd time, I think. Mandatory book for all medicine students - educational for all patients. It was the source for most of todays hospital TV-dramas (not...more
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