Michael's profile

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audiblecom (34)
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modern_library (10)
reference (9)
hard_case_crime (8)
mom_j_books (7)
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Michael is currently reading

	08/11 Michael gave to: Exit Ghost (Hardcover) by Philip Roth bookshelves: audiblecom, currently-reading	my rating:
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	08/04 Michael is currently reading: The Plague of Doves: A Novel (Hardcover) by Louise Erdrich bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	07/24 Michael gave to: How Fiction Works (Hardcover) by James Wood bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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June 12

Michael took the never-ending book quiz.

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June 09

Michael liked a trivia question:
Who wrote in a preface about his/her harrowing early years, "To forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time."? see if you know the answer »

May 19

Michael liked a trivia question:
What color are Martians' eyes in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles? see if you know the answer »

May 10

Michael added a question to the never-ending book quiz.

"Which novel by Flann O'Brien features a bartender by the name of James Joyce?"

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May 08

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What was the door to door salesman selling on Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor? see if you know the answer »

May 05

Michael liked a trivia question:
From what novel are the following lines excerpted?: "I was a Flower of the mountain yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will Yes."

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Michael liked a trivia question:
What is the name of the novel from the following lines are excerpted?: “A word of advice. Don’t take up that sentimental attitude over the poor. See that she doesn’t, Margaret. The poor are poor, and one’s sorry for them, but there it is. As civilization moves forward, the shoe is bound to pinch in places, and it’s absurd to pretend that any one is responsible personally. Neither you, nor I, nor my informant, nor the man who informed him, nor the directors of the Porphyrion, are to blame for this clerk’s loss of salary. It’s just the shoe pinching—no one can help it; and it might easily have been worse.” see if you know the answer »

February 20

Michael wrote THE VOYAGE OF FLYNN : The Grand Foyer.

"In Thetis Springs the central sun was slowly turning to its dark side. Hunched over the cook pit in " ...more

Michael wrote What Is The Opposite Of A Nightmare?: Pt 1 - Awakened.

"Who were those two idiots that I allowed myself to associate with last night? It’s as if they had " ...more

February 01

Michael marked as to-read:
Edith Wharton : Novels : The House of Mirth / The Reef / The Custom of the Country / The Age of Innocence (Library of America)
by Edith Wharton
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Michael's favorite quotes

"If the world were perfect, it wouldn't be. "
— Yogi Berra

tags: philosophical-humor

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Michael's writing

THE VOYAGE OF FLYNN (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

1 chapters — updated 02/20/2008 08:54AM

description: Here is the first chapter of a fantasy/sci-fi WIP

What Is The Opposite Of A Nightmare? (Horror)

1 chapters — updated 02/20/2008 08:41AM

description: This is an excerpt of a short WIP.

Michael's groups (recent posts)

Goodreads Feedback — 1050 members — last activity 19 minutes ago
This is a place to give feedback about Goodreads. Feature ideas, bugs, or any other suggestion for improvement. The Goodreads staff monitors this gr...more

What's The Name of That Book??? — 762 members — last activity 1 hour, 10 min ago
Can't remember the title of a book you read a while back? Come post a description on our message board and we can try to help each other out.

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Book Buying Addicts Anonymous — 1033 members — last activity 12 hours, 17 min ago
For the booklover who reads four or five books at a time, buys just as many at a time and who changes books like he/she changes his/her clothing. If ...more

Audiobooks — 231 members — last activity 3 days ago, 03:22PM
Audio books are getting more and more popular for commuters & those wanting to squeeze in another book or two a month while doing other activities...more

Literary Prizes — 157 members — last activity 03/31/2008 02:59AM
A place to discuss the Booker, the Pulitzer, the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Newbery, and/or any other literary awards.

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