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Umbrella

by Will Self

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City 2.0: The Habitat of the Future and How to Get There

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The Eternal Ones of the Dream: Selected Poems, 1990-2010

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Rob Mentzer is currently reading Umbrella by Will Self	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rob Mentzer is currently reading City 2.0: The Habitat of the Future and How to Get There by TED Books	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rob Mentzer added Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Oh man this is a good book, this is what I am talking about, this is how you do it. So great to read a story that is deep reporting that reads like a novel, but you don't doubt that it really was reported out. Beautiful book.
Mar 07, 2013 08:49pm · see review
Rob Mentzer made a comment on his review of High Windows "No?"
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Rob Mentzer added High Windows by Philip Larkin read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Yes.
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Rob Mentzer is currently reading The Eternal Ones of the Dream: Selected Poems, 1990-2010 by James Tate	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rob Mentzer rated a book 5 of 5 stars Tenth of December by George Saunders	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Everybody loves George Saunders and everybody loves these stories and they should because he is great and these stories are great. In a way it does not seem like it should be hard to write stories that are funny and conversational while also devastat...more
Feb 10, 2013 08:52pm · see review
Rob Mentzer added City of Rivers by Zubair Ahmed (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Here is my favorite, it is called "We All Gather to Eat and Watch Television": My grandparents, cousins, brother, and sisters Gather to eat dinner and watch Hercules. I pick the bones from my fish, take a sip of lassi. In the corner are photos taken With...more
Jan 22, 2013 10:06pm · see review
Rob Mentzer wants to read La Follette's Autobiography: A Personal Narrative of Political Experiences by Robert M. La Follette	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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