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June 23
Siddhartha Mickey gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by Hermann Hesse
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read in January, 1996

Mickey Mickey said: "This book helped me greatly. I read this in one of my many navel gazing existential bouts. On a plane ride from Florida to Cleveland, this book gave life a glimmer of meaning. Sure the meaning is hippy dippy, but it is powerful. Life is a journey,...more "
January 22
23966 New comment on Mickey's review of Filth
Nophoto-m-25x33 Mickey wrote: "Welsh as in Irvine Welsh. "

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September 04, 2007
Summer Blonde Mickey gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Summer Blonde (Paperback)
by Adrian Tomine
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read in January, 2004

Mickey Mickey said: "Adrian Tomine keeps refining his craft with each meticulously crafted collection. Summer Blonde is perhaps the pinnacle of his career. Subsequent issues of Optic Nerve (the comic which Summer Blonde serializes) have become less approachable and mor...more "
1021694 New comment on David's review of David Boring
Nophoto-m-25x33 Mickey wrote: "Read Ghost World first. Not because it is a better graphic novel, it's not. But because it's an ea...more "

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David Boring Mickey gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
David Boring (Paperback)
by Daniel Clowes
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17727 New comment on David's review of The Books of Magic
Nophoto-m-25x33 Mickey wrote: "You are surely right about Ms. Rowling basing her character on Mr Gaiman's. But Mr. Gaiman's books ...more "

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The Dead Beat: Lost ... Mickey gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries (P.S.)
by Marilyn Johnson
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read in January, 2007

Mickey Mickey said: "A fangirl's gushing account of the obituary writing business. The author makes her enthusiams yours as she discusses the lives of people who write about the formerly living. "
Our Endangered Value... Mickey gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis (Hardcover)
by Jimmy Carter
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read in January, 2006

Mickey Mickey said: "When Jimmy Carter questions the Evangelical Baptists in the United States, we should take notice. The passion of Jimmy Carter's critique on George W. Bush and how Bush practices Christianity is inspiring. If he had only displayed this clarity and p...more "
A Man Without a Coun... Mickey gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
A Man Without a Country (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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read in January, 2006

Mickey Mickey said: "I am ashamed that this octogenarian felt a greater zeal for life than me. His struggle to understand this ridiculous world is just as brillant in this collection of non-fiction writing as it is in Slapstick or Slaughter House Five. "
Trainspotting Mickey gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Trainspotting (Hardcover)
by Irvine Welsh
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read in January, 1994

Mickey Mickey said: "No Lou Reed or Underworld music, no Ewan McGregor but still better than the film adaptation. This is essential reading. Not just for those who like Welsh authors, cult books, junkie novels or British Popular Culture, for anyone whose lost anything ...more "



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