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	09/26 Erik gave to: Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present (Paperback) by Cory Doctorow bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	recommended for: the IT crowd, and anyone who likes Orwell for the ideas and Lovecraft for the brevity read in September, 2007 Erik said: "I've actually only read "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth" and "I, Robot" but GoodReads doesn't have the individual short stories listed so I'm just rating the whole collection since I'm in the process of reading the remainder of th...more " add a comment

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May 30
	Erik gave to: The Road (Hardcover) by Cormac McCarthy	my rating:
	recommended to Erik by: The developers of Fallout 3 recommended for: Fallout 3 fans; PA (Post-Apocalyptic) lit nerds read in May, 2009, has a copy to sell/swap Erik said: "What a great book. That this is only averaging about 4 stars (on GoodReads) is an affront to good taste. Proof that video games can make you smart: cited by the developers of Fallout 3, which I've spent nearly 100 hours and counting playing (the mo...more " add a comment
May 10
	Erik gave to: Omega: The Unknown (Hardcover) by Jonathan Lethem	my rating:
	recommended for: Fans of intelligent story telling read in May, 2009 Erik said: "This is excellent. Mr. Lethem uses a multi-layered approach to the story telling and uses comedic relief and clever narrative devices to great effect. This is one of the best comics I've read recently. I love Farel Dalrymple and Paul Hornschemeier...more " add a comment
April 13
	Erik gave to: Dragon Head 3 (Dragon Head (Graphic Novels)) by Minetaro Mochizuki	my rating:
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April 06
	Erik gave to: Dragon Head 2 (Dragon Head (Graphic Novels)) by Minetaro Mochizuki	my rating:
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	Erik gave to: Dragon Head, Volume 1 (Paperback) by Minetaro Mochizuki	my rating:
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April 04
	Erik gave to: Bottomless Belly Button (Paperback) by Dash Shaw	my rating:
	read in March, 2009 Erik said: "Pretty good, but not great. Especially after coming off of reading BodyWorld, which was fantastic. It doesn't feel as long as it looks (about the thickness of a phone book), which is good. If you like the Squid and the Whale and Royal Tenenbaums, ...more " add a comment
March 22
	Erik gave to: Strangehaven Vol. 2: Brotherhood (Paperback) by Gary Spencer Millidge	my rating:
	read in March, 2009 Erik said: "The pace picks up considerably in this volume, although perhaps it's just the revelation of large consequences brought on from earlier, smallish actions. Either way you get a good deal more background on Megaron, the authenticity of the secret socie...more " add a comment
March 14
	Erik gave to: Electric Ant Issue 1: Your First Kiss (zine) by Ryan Sands	my rating:
	recommended for: horror or indie manga fans read in March, 2009 Erik said: "The interview with Frederick Schodt is good. Hall of Dark Lords is pretty great and the first kiss theme and related comics stories are fun. The feature comic, Love Entity, is alright. The NINlibs are hilarious (mad libs of Nine Inch Nails songs)....more " add a comment
March 09
	Erik gave to: BodyWorld (web) by Dash Shaw	my rating:
	read in March, 2009 Erik said: "Hilarious and weird with inventive use of the medium. Set in the future about a botanist that researches plants by smoking them who travels to a town called Boney Borough. Some really great stuff. " add a comment
March 08
	Erik gave to: Strangehaven Vol. 1: Arcadia (Paperback) by Gary Spencer Millidge	my rating:
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