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And I remember shag carpeting.

I grew up in a town of 500, which certainly makes me a hick, no matter how long I've lived in a city. I still feel overwhelmed by the sheer over-muchness of urban living.

I play the bagpipes, and Celtic magic rejuvenates.]]> 39 male Calgary, AB, Canada 09/2009 12/2009 19 120 97 true 6485416 read 3 true 6485481 currently-reading 20 true 6485412 to-read 2 false 9082236 drama 2 false 9175171 literary-fiction 1 false 9229052 post-apocalyptic 1 false 9175172 war Middlesex : A Novel (Paperback) by Jeffrey Eugenides]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81724572 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176230275s/605313.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:18:14 -0800 Wolf Hall (Paperback) by Hilary Mantel]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81724360 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Evv-Q49UL._SL75_.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:15:36 -0800 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Paperback) by Junot Díaz]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80849127 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571632s/2629628.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:10:54 -0800
Diaz purposefully knocks the reader out of the 'narrative trance' of his book to help the reader think about the 'narrative trance' of dictatorships.

Most interesting, to me, was his willingness to ex...more...]]> The Road (Paperback) by Cormac McCarthy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80788619 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255631875s/3297457.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:40:58 -0800
A lesson, I suppose, in the need for kindness and charity.]]> Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback) by Peter Biskind]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80849196 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165604673s/6793.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:11:10 -0800 The Complete Essex County (Paperback) by Jeff Lemire]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80505597 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1246923893s/6096829.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:05:08 -0800 Under the Dome: A Novel (Hardcover) by Stephen King]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80625769 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H1cfdr3DL._SL75_.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:46:22 -0800 The Blind Assassin (Paperback) by Margaret Atwood]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71379650 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1258541266s/78433.jpg 2701268 Brent http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1252025236p2/2701268.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2701268-brent Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:42:50 -0800