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C. Benjamin Haag gave

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Another Bullshit Night in Suck City

by Nick Flynn

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C. Benjamin Haag said: "Having somehow overlooked the jacket (I was always told not to judge them by their covers), I actually didn't realize that this was a memoir until I'd delved roughly halfway into it. His style doesn't remotely fit what I suppose springs to mind when...more"

Apr 16, 2011 10:05am · see review

C. Benjamin Haag gave

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Shantaram

by Gregory David Roberts

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recommended to C. Benjamin Haag by: My lovely wife

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C. Benjamin Haag said: "My feelings about this bock have oscillated since I first delved into it this summer. The writing seems to range wildly from eloquent, to self-parodic ("her body was a chariot..."), to obnoxiously preachy, depending on the author's intent ...more"

Oct 14, 2010 10:45am · see review

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D-Day June 6, 1944

by Stephen E. Ambrose

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C. Benjamin Haag said: "I'm roughly 120 pages into this tome...Operation Overlord is still gestating in the collective minds of the Allies.

My initial impression emanates from the writing style -- from some angles, given the intricacies of the events Ambrose re...more"

Mar 10, 2010 10:18am · see review

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C. Benjamin Haag gave to: Lush Life by Richard Price read in March, 2010	My rating:
I bought this after hearing Price interviewed on NPR, and because of his essential role in _The Wire_, to which I'm shamelessly addicted and of which I'm unabashedly in awe. So my expectations were high, and at the same time, having seen and loved w...more
Sep 07, 2011 03:23pm · see review
C. Benjamin Haag gave to: The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis read in October, 1999	My rating:
I read this book during what now seems a dramatically different time of my life -- I was a Christian, or thought I was, or was at least aiming to be, and read this and other C.S. Lewis books because they seemed to be part of the "canon" of books that...more
Sep 07, 2011 03:22pm · see review
C. Benjamin Haag marked as to-read: The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien	My rating:
Sep 07, 2011 03:17pm
C. Benjamin Haag marked as to-read: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace	My rating:
Sep 07, 2011 03:17pm
C. Benjamin Haag gave to: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn	My rating:
Having somehow overlooked the jacket (I was always told not to judge them by their covers), I actually didn't realize that this was a memoir until I'd delved roughly halfway into it. His style doesn't remotely fit what I suppose springs to mind when...more
Apr 16, 2011 10:05am · see review
C. Benjamin Haag marked as to-read: Against Love: A Polemic (Vintage) by Laura Kipnis	My rating:
Apr 16, 2011 10:00am
C. Benjamin Haag marked as to-read: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women by Susan Faludi	My rating:
Nov 29, 2010 11:33am
C. Benjamin Haag marked as to-read: Obama's Wars by Bob Woodward	My rating:
Nov 10, 2010 11:19am
C. Benjamin Haag marked as to-read: Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain	My rating:
Nov 10, 2010 11:17am