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	11/14 Dave is currently reading: The Prelude: Or Growth of a Poet's Mind (Text of 1805) (Oxford Standard Authors) by William Wordsworth bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	08/25 Dave gave to: Hadji Murad (Paperback) by Leo Tolstoy bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Dave said: "Tolstoy's best feature is his accessibility. He writes very simply and to the point. His observations on human psychology are mind-blowing. This book was more difficult to get into at first (his other novels hook you on the first page) because the...more " add a comment

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August 25
	Dave gave to: The Kingdom of God Is Within You (Dover Value Editions) by Leo Tolstoy	my rating:
	Dave said: "The whole of the western world claims to adhere to what they call Christianity, although Christ clearly forbade violence of any kind. " add a comment
	Dave gave to: Hadji Murad (Paperback) by Leo Tolstoy bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Dave said: "Tolstoy's best feature is his accessibility. He writes very simply and to the point. His observations on human psychology are mind-blowing. This book was more difficult to get into at first (his other novels hook you on the first page) because the...more " add a comment
August 20
	Dave gave to: Poor White (Paperback) by Sherwood Anderson	my rating:
	Dave said: "Anderson has always been difficult for me to describe. His books have this strange tone that uncover this layer of mystery that I start to see in real life. Everything seems unknown and life more beautiful as a result. Almost opposite in Tolstoy. " add a comment
	Dave gave to: Tolstoy: A Biography (Paperback) by A.N. Wilson	my rating:
	Dave said: "Extremely readable. Wilson I think is overly critical of Tolstoy's contradictions. Tolstoy's life and writing proves the difficulty of living morally. He is easy to make fun of, but he does not prove the impracticability of Christian anarchy. " add a comment
May 12
	Dave gave to: Winesburg, Ohio (Oxford World's Classics) by Sherwood Anderson	my rating:
	read in January, 2002 Dave said: "I took a class where I had to write a paper on it, and I really didn't want to. There is nothing to say about it except that it is so so good. It makes you cry for the infinite tenderness in all people. It depicts a town of people who are all dama...more " add a comment
	Dave gave to: The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (Paperback) by H.L. Mencken	my rating:
	read in January, 2003 Dave said: "The best, clearest summary of Nietzsche's philosophy and wonderful medicine for anyone sick with self-doubt or apathy. Mencken's interpretation is borderline fascist, but I think that a kind of personal fascism - ordering onesself around - is O.K. d...more " add a comment
	Dave gave to: Remembrance of Things Past: Volume I - Swann's Way & Within a Budding Grove (Vintage) by Marcel Proust	my rating:
	Dave said: " I am carrying these around everywhere and reading it at every chance. Nabokov said that Tolstoy was best at reproducing real time, and Proust seems to have this. You just follow the characters, feeling like you are living them. The ending to Withi...more " see all 1 comments
April 28
	Dave added: In Search of Lost Time, Volume III: The Guermantes Way (Modern Library Classics) by Marcel Proust, D.J. Enright	my rating:
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April 01
	Dave gave to: Unlikely (Paperback) by Jeffrey Brown (Goodreads author!)	my rating:
	Dave said: "I like that comics allow for authors to write even when they have nothing to write about. It is admirable that Brown is able to change himself from being a loser or just a student into being an artist. He does this gracefully. It is difficult to r...more " add a comment
February 20
	Dave gave to: The Poor Bastard (Paperback) by Joe Matt	my rating:
	recommended for: important people read in January, 2004 Dave said: "Good character study of an addict. I dont think that such a book exists anywhere else. Joe Matt is incredibly talented, but spends too long talking about his calf muscles and other retarded tidbits. " add a comment

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