John Spillane's Profile

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John's favorite books

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Essays of Leonard Michaels by Leonard Michaels

The Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe

The Return Of The King by J.R.R. Tolkien

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John Spillane is currently reading:

Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)

by Frank Herbert

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(page 261 of 608)
— Feb 11, 2012 04:19pm

Jan 19, 2012 05:25am

John Spillane is currently reading:

The Complete Polysyllabic Spree

by Nick Hornby

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(page 135 of 273)
— Oct 30, 2011 10:45am

Oct 30, 2011 10:44am

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John Spillane is on page 261 of 608 of Dune Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) by Frank Herbert progress:	My rating:
Feb 11, 2012 04:19pm · like · see status
John Spillane became a fan of Merlin Mann
Jan 21, 2012 08:54am · all of John's favorite authors
John Spillane is currently reading: Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1) by Frank Herbert	My rating:
Jan 19, 2012 05:25am
John Spillane gave to: As I Lay Dying: The Corrected Text (Modern Library) by William Faulkner read in January, 2012	My rating:
I actually really liked this, it's more of a 3.5. Glad I finally read it/a Faulkner, but knowing what I know now I wouldn't have read it then. What? Is his thinking that the jaggedness makes you read and think more closely? He's probably right and I...more
Jan 11, 2012 09:21pm · see review
John Spillane liked Matt's review of As I Lay Dying: " I've noticed that, in the past couple years (and maybe this has to do with workshop in some oblique psychological way?), the books that move me and linger in me the most are ones that I have a rather contentious relationship with at first. And that'... " Read more of this review »
Jan 11, 2012 09:18pm · see review
John Spillane is now following Johan's reviews
Dec 27, 2011 06:46pm
John Spillane marked as to-read: Sweden Inside Out by Anita Shenoi	My rating:
Dec 26, 2011 04:06am
John Spillane marked as to-read: The Long Ships by Frans G. Bengtsson	My rating:
Dec 25, 2011 01:55am
John Spillane gave to: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes read in December, 2011	My rating:
Dec 22, 2011 04:09am
John Spillane marked as to-read: The Drops of God 2 (The Drops of God, #3-4) by Tadashi Agi	My rating:
Nov 27, 2011 08:25pm