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Frames 08/12 Michael B is currently reading:
Frames (The Valentino Series #1)
by Loren D. Estleman
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Discovering Orson Welles (Paperback)
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August 12
The History of Love:... Michael B marked as to-read:
The History of Love: A Novel (Paperback)
by Nicole Krauss
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Persepolis 2: The St... Michael B gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return (Hardcover)
by Marjane Satrapi
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Frames Michael B is currently reading:
Frames (The Valentino Series #1)
by Loren D. Estleman
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August 07
Persepolis: The Stor... Michael B gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Persepolis: The Story of an Iranian Childhood (Hardcover)
by Marjane Satrapi
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July 31
Midnight in the Gard... Michael B gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Hardcover)
by John Berendt
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The Stand Michael B gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Stand (Hardcover)
by Stephen King
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The Road Michael B gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Road (Paperback)
by Cormac McCarthy
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July 15
Memoirs Found in a B... Michael B gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (Paperback)
by Stanisław Lem, Christine Rose
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June 23
Wizard and Glass Michael B gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Wizard and Glass (The Dark Tower, Book 4)
by Stephen King
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Michael B Michael B said: "Fans of the Dark Tower series will appreciate this one. King spends the majority of Wizard and Glass expounding on the gunslinger mythology and specifically Roland's killer back story. Since this is one of my favorite aspects of the series, I thoro...more "




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"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."
Franz Kafka (The Metamorphosis)

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"Our waking life's desire to shape the world to our convenience invites all manner of paradox and difficulty."
Cormac McCarthy (Cities of the Plain (Border Trilogy, Vol 3))




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from Stephen
01/09/2008 05:08AM

Nophoto-m-50x66 Hi Mike!

Yes, for an introduction to Amis, I would probably read a novel he wrote called 'London Fields' first, and, if you like this, move on to 'Money'. He has a particular way of writing that not everyone likes - basically writing the thoughts of the characters down on the page as they happen - not quite stream-of-consciousness tho! His autobiography, called 'Experience' is also quite good.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy his stuff - apologies if you don't!

Best,

Stephen

















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