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The Way of All Flesh 10/28 Bob is currently reading:
The Way of All Flesh (Penguin Classics)
by Samuel Butler
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October 28
The Way of All Flesh Bob is currently reading:
The Way of All Flesh (Penguin Classics)
by Samuel Butler
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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One of Ours Bob gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
One of Ours (Paperback)
by Willa Cather
bookshelves: top100
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read in October, 2007

Bob Bob said: "A boy, growing into manhood is followed from his young farm life on the prairie, through love and marriage, to his entry in World War I. Ending is surprising. A good book, about a man going to war. This book concentrates more on the person and his re...more "
September 30
 
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A Portrait of the Ar... Bob gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Paperback)
by James Joyce
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read in January, 2001
The Grapes of Wrath Bob gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Grapes of Wrath (School & Library Binding)
by John Steinbeck
bookshelves: top100
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read in January, 2000

Bob Bob said: "This was just a great book describing what the poor farmers went through during the dust bowl and the mechanization of farming. It shows how unfair our society was then. I found so many parts of this well written story intriguing, including the descr...more "
Under the Volcano: A... Bob gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Under the Volcano: A Novel (Perennial Classics)
by Malcolm Lowry
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recommended for: people who liked The Sound and The Fury
read in January, 2006

Bob Bob said: "I read this years after reading Faulkner's Sound the the Fury, and the first chapter reminded me much of it. It took a while to realize what was going on, and by that time I was thoroughly hooked. Of the books I have read in the last few years this o...more "
The Sound and the Fu... Bob gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Sound and the Fury (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
bookshelves: top100
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read in January, 2001
Catch-22 Bob gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by Joseph Heller
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read in January, 2005

Bob Bob said: "I saw the movie well before I read the book and was glad I could do both. The movie came out, if I recall correctly, during the Vietnam War. It came across as an anti-war movie and when I saw it I remember it adding to my feelings about how futile wa...more "
September 27
The Great Gatsby: Th... Bob gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Great Gatsby: The New Fully Authorised Text (A Scribner Classic)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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read in January, 2005



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176 Favourite Books — 14 members — last activity 09/30/2007 05:07PM
This group is for people who read and enjoy literature. If you also shudder in disgust when people mention that they "read" newspapers, ma...more




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