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Brent is Currently Reading

Brent is currently reading:

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel García Márquez

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(page 242 of 458)
— Feb 10, 2012 01:56am

Feb 04, 2012 12:50am

Brent is currently reading:

The Stories of John Cheever

by John Cheever

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(page 39 of 704)
— Feb 03, 2012 01:47pm

Jan 20, 2012 11:34pm

Brent gave

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Plays [Of] Harold Pinter

by Harold Pinter

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read in April, 2010

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(page 30 of 256)
"Re-reading as entering playwrighting mode." — Feb 02, 2012 07:23pm

Feb 02, 2012 07:22pm

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Brent gave to: Behind The Headlines: A History Of Investigative Journalism in Canada by Cecil Rosner read in July, 2011	My rating:
This is an important book. Canada has a long history of robust and courageous investigative journalism. Strangely, a history of the subject had not been written, prior to this one. The author is a journalist and professor of journalism himself, and...more
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Brent voted on a poll Would you read a book only based on the cover and the description? he voted for Probably not. I would prefer some other proof that it was a good book (reviews, recommendation from ...more
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Brent is on page 242 of 458 of One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez progress:	My rating:
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Brent marked as to-read: The Archetypal Imagination by James Hollis	My rating:
Feb 08, 2012 10:39pm
Brent gave to: Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane read in June, 2011	My rating:
Feb 07, 2012 03:42pm
Brent gave to: Mystic River by Dennis Lehane read in May, 2011	My rating:
Feb 07, 2012 03:39pm
Brent gave to: Lord John and the Private Matter (Lord John Grey, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) read in March, 2011	My rating:
Gabaldon is a gifted storyteller, and I had high hopes that this protagonist would keep me engaged, but I was left unmoved.
Feb 07, 2012 03:36pm · see review
Brent gave to: Voyager (Outlander, #3) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2011	My rating:
Still entertaining, but I started to lose interest in the series, at this point.
Feb 07, 2012 03:31pm · see review
Brent gave to: Dragonfly In Amber (Outlander, #2) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2011	My rating:
Entertaining, also.
Feb 07, 2012 03:27pm · see review
Brent gave to: Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2011	My rating:
Entertaining.
Feb 07, 2012 03:21pm · see review

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