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Arkansas 05/03 Matt is currently reading:
Arkansas (Hardcover)
by John Brandon
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May 03
Arkansas Matt is currently reading:
Arkansas (Hardcover)
by John Brandon
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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Bleachy-Haired Honky... Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch: Tales from a Bad Neighborhood (Paperback)
by Hollis Gillespie
bookshelves: non-fiction
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read in April, 2008

Matt Matt said: "Great Read! "
How We Are Hungry Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
How We Are Hungry (Paperback)
by Dave Eggers
bookshelves: fiction, shortstories
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read in April, 2008

Matt Matt said: "The is Eggers in his prime. The characters speak themselves beyond that even of the words Eggers has written, and many of the story lines are hard to escape as they come rushing back into your mind even after reading them. "
Tortoise Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Tortoise (Perfect Paperback)
by James Lewelling (Goodreads author!)
bookshelves: fiction
my rating:
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read in April, 2008

Matt Matt said: "Written in a manner that reminds me of Dave Eggers, which there is nothing wrong with. Quite a great tale. "
April 08
176748 Matt made a comment on Lisa's profile:
306277 Matt wrote: "Thank you for the book recommendation."Treatise" is actually my favorite of Noah Cicero's ...more "
April 06
The Hour Sets Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Hour Sets (Paperback)
by Michael Boyko
bookshelves: fiction
my rating:
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read in April, 2008

Matt Matt said: "At first it took some time to get adjust to the format of the book, but once that's behind you the book is a great, and unique read. "
March 08
Born Standing Up : A... Matt gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Born Standing Up : A Comic's Life (Audio CD)
by Steve Martin
bookshelves: audio-book
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read in March, 2008

Matt Matt said: "It's worth getting the audio book. In the audio you hear Steve re-tell and almost re-perform the bits he forgot about. Often times I've wondered why Steve quit doing his stand up, or in his words "anti-comedy",and all questions such as that...more "
Welcome to the Monke... Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Welcome to the Monkey House (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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read in April, 2008

Matt Matt said: "Vonnegut had a way, he would weave the stories like no other. These stories will hold up for many years, and that is why Vonnegut is beyond being a mere classic. "
March 04
Burning Babies Matt gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Burning Babies (Paperback)
by Noah Cicero (Goodreads author!)
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read in March, 2008

Matt Matt said: "Burning Babies is a Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in how it's been held back, but don't think it's got the same acceptability through pleasantries of niceness that Wilco has. Burning Babies is harsh, but it's grittier than Noah's previous collection (The Cond...more "
March 01
Complete Short Stori... Matt gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain (Bantam Classic)
by Mark Twain
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read in February, 2008

Matt Matt said: "The reason I can only say this is a three star is that a number of the stories do not hold up too well. This is not to say that those stories are bad, or not even enjoyable. I just found myself struggling in certain stories to finish them. The storie...more "



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from Jeremy
01/23/2008 05:41PM

630905 I want to apologize for the all the recommendations from me today. I wanted to share the Stoker Award news, and I only pressed the send button once--I'm not sure what happened.

Argh...this is terrible...

Again, I'm very sorry.

-Jeremy

from Jeremy
01/13/2008 02:12AM

630905 Thanks for the friendship, Matt!

Here’s wishing you a nifty new 2008 filled with noiseless noses, neato nicknames, noble Nebraskans, gnarly narcoleptic nebulas, and novel novels about nut-eating narwhals and novercaphobic gnats.

I thought I'd let you know that my novel “Vacation” has been nominated for the best Horror Novel of 2007 in the Preditors & Editors Readers' Poll. So far it's ranked 4th.

In case you're interested in voting, feel free to visit the website by clicking here:
http://www.critters.org/predpo...

Thanks again!

-Jeremy :)

PS—if you do decide to vote, you should know that you need to validate the vote by clicking on the validation link in the email they send you.

from Jennifer
01/02/2008 12:23PM

102611 hey matt, i'm the first person to leave a comment here (poppin' its cherry)! thanks for the add back!

(p.s. i checked out your blog and enjoyed your writings/musings)















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