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	08/11 John is currently reading: The Book of Leviathan (Hardcover) by Peter Blegvad bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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September 29
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	John gave to: Marvel Zombies/Army Of Darkness (Hardcover) by John Layman bookshelves: comics-graphicnovels-manga	my rating:
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	John gave to: Haunted (Hardcover) by Philippe Dupuy bookshelves: comics-graphicnovels-manga	my rating:
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	John gave to: The Arrival (Hardcover) by Shaun Tan bookshelves: comics-graphicnovels-manga	my rating:
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September 26
	John marked as to-read: Mr. Fooster Traveling on a Whim (Hardcover) by Tom Corwin bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	John marked as to-read: Gentleman Jim (Paperback) by Raymond Briggs bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	John marked as to-read: Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody by Mike Dawson bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	John marked as to-read: Dead High Yearbook (Hardcover) by Ivan Velez bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	John marked as to-read: Black Metal, Vol. 1 (Paperback) by Rick Spears bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	John marked as to-read: The Best American Comics 2008 (The Best American Series) by Matt Madden bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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"A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika. "
— Dorothy Parker

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"War, at first, is the hope that one will be better off; next, the expectation that the other fellow will be worse off; then, the satisfaction that he isn't any better off; and, finally, the surprise at everyone's being worse off."
— Karl Kraus

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John's groups (recent posts)

Banned Books — 850 members — last activity 5 days ago, 11:12AM
To celebrate our love of reading books that people see fit to ban in this glorious nation.

Book Soup Book Club — 35 members — last activity 07/24/2008 02:02PM
For employees, friends, and other associates of Book Soup Bookstore. Located on the infamous Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, Book Soup has...more

Southern California Readers — 107 members — last activity 20 days ago, 10:35PM
A place to get in touch with other book worms from Southern California.

Nobody Reads In L.A. — 125 members — last activity 14 days ago, 11:54AM
L.A.'s original alternative book club. Designed to be the "Book Club for the Nightclub set." We are dedicated to putting books into hands ac...more

Silverlake Classics — 47 members — last activity 01/27/2008 09:21AM
To share opinions and recommendations on any genre prose, poem, or play.

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