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Gay is currently reading

	05/31 Gay is currently reading: The Pushcart Prize XXXIII: Best of the Small Presses (2009 Edition) by The Pushcart Prize Editors bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	05/31 Gay is currently reading: Afraid (Kindle Edition) by Jack Kilborn bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	progress: (page 30 of 384) — 05/31/2009 02:09PM add a comment
	08/26 Gay is currently reading: The Dive From Clausen's Pier: A Novel (Paperback) by Ann Packer bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	progress: — 10/12/2008 02:55PM add a comment

Gay's recent updates (rss)

June 29
	Gay gave to: The Given Day: A Novel (Hardcover) by Dennis Lehane	my rating:
	read in January, 2009 Gay said: "I wanted to like this book a lot and many people do. I love learning about the history of the Boston Police Strike and the concept of the characters, but this story is not as compelling as I'd hoped. I expected to be swept into Lehane's world, and ...more " add a comment
	Gay gave to: Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers, #2) by John Sandford	my rating:
	read in June, 2009 Gay said: "I like this one much more that the first. The plot on the first felt heavy but this one worked for me. I read on my Kindle. Not really as fun as a book, but so convenient. I think there are more spacing problems and definitely proofing problems. " add a comment
June 16
	Gay gave to: A Free Life (Hardcover) by Ha Jin	my rating:
	read in June, 2009 Gay said: "I ended up liking this book. At first it seemed to be fairly mundane (dare I say that about any thing from Ha Jin), but it weaves a web and eventually sucked me in. The preachiness was annoying, but overall I liked it. " add a comment
	Gay gave to: The Hard Way (Jack Reacher Series, #10) by Lee Child	my rating:
	read in June, 2009 Gay said: "I like this one, especially the ending. Reacher is growing on me. " add a comment
June 13
	Gay marked as to-read: Misfits and Other Heroes (Paperback) by Suzanne Burns (Goodreads author) bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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June 12
	Gay gave to: The Silver Ring: A Novella (Kindle Edition) by Robert Swartwood (Goodreads author)	my rating:
	read in June, 2009 Gay said: " Merged review: There's a lot to like in this novella, a likable character who has a problem in real life while have some even bigger problems in his I-won't-give-the-story-away other life. Strong, straight-forward narrative with l...more " add a comment
May 31
	Gay is currently reading: The Pushcart Prize XXXIII: Best of the Small Presses (2009 Edition) by The Pushcart Prize Editors bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	Gay gave to: The Pushcart Prize XXXI: Best of the Small Presses (2007 Edition) by Bill Henderson (editor) bookshelves: lit	my rating:
	read in May, 2009 Gay said: "Read "Laundry" and I'll read it again before I say for sure I'm not a fan. It felt jumbled. I don't get it. Still reading this, a story at a time. Of course, Refresh, Refresh is absolutely stellar. " add a comment
	Gay gave to: The Maytrees: A Novel (Hardcover) by Annie Dillard bookshelves: lit	my rating:
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Gay's favorite quotes

"Courage: the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can't practice any other virtue consistently."
— Maya Angelou

tags: character, consistency, courage, determination, essence, ethos, fortitude, goodness, inspiration, lessons, life, persistence, resolve, self-reliance, strength, virtue, virtues

119 people liked it

"One sad thing about this world is that the acts that take the most out of you are usually the ones that people will never know about.

(from 'Celestial Navigation')"
— Anne Tyler

8 people liked it

"Easy reading is damn hard writing."
— Nathaniel Hawthorne

tags: reading, writing

128 people liked it

Gay's writing

I Really Read All This Stuff (Nonfiction)

1 chapters — updated 10/31/2007 09:11AM

description: How I can read so much in today's world...and why

Gay's groups (recent posts)

Gary Starta Author — 247 members — last activity 04/03/2009 07:31PM
Gary Starta Author's Group
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Words To Mouth — 240 members — last activity 05/27/2009 08:24AM
This group is a place to correspond about the books & authors spotlighted on Words To Mouth...

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GoodReads Author, Bonnie Glover, Going Down South
Author appearance, August 25, 2009 01:55PM
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