false 10 96 94 true 6046633 read 1 true 6046632 currently-reading 1 true 6046631 to-read 20 false 6108053 safe-recommendations 4 false 8352327 avoid 1 false 6422552 illustrated 1 false 8352512 where-the-hell-is-it <![CDATA[Nick is on page 50 of The Greatest Show on... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79380587 Nick is on page 50 of 470 of The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79380587 The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Hardcover) by Richard Dawkins
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]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Last Words']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78607466 to: Last Words (Hardcover) by George Carlin
Proof positive that a drug addled mind and endless outrage is no impediment to making money. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78294344 to: The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe (Science Masters Series) by Paul C.W. Davies
Always leave 'em begging for... something. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'The Sorrows of an American: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77596874 to: The Sorrows of an American: A Novel (Hardcover) by Siri Hustvedt
Siri H is such a beautiful writer that it took me 200 pages to work out what was wrong. She can't write men. "What I loved" was so lovely I could overlook the problem. Not here. It doesn't ring true. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77623903 to: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover) by Steve Martin
It takes a lot of disciplined dedication and a scientific approach to be known as a "Wild and crazy guy." I found it absorbing but it aint for everyone. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'The Quiet War']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76959886 to: The Quiet War (Paperback) by Paul J. McAuley
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I was so bored, I actually flatlined 30% of the way through the book. I'm starting a new book-avoid acronym. LITS. Life is too short. ]]> <![CDATA[Nick is on page 100 of The Sorrows of an Am... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77596874 Nick is on page 100 of 320 of The Sorrows of an American: A Novel

Nick "Complete with Siri's usual gorgeous prose and pervasive sense of menace. " ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73362651 to: Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Paperback) by Mao Zedong
There is some really good comedy gear in here. I mean really good. Like, "You've been a great audience, don't forget to try the beef." ]]> <![CDATA[Nick added 'The Raw Shark Texts']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77066782 to: The Raw Shark Texts (Hardcover) by Steven Hall
Don't be put off by the jokey, word-play title (to be fair, it did get my attention) - as a debut this is awesome and I cannot wait for more from this author ]]>