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Alvin Orloff

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avg rating: 4.50 | 22 ratings | 3 distinct works
I Married An Earthling: A Nove... I Married An Earthling: A Novel (Paperback)
by Alvin Orloff (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.43 — 14 ratings — published 2000
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Gutterboys Gutterboys (Paperback)
by Alvin Orloff (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.62 — 8 ratings — published 2004
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The Unsinkable Bambi Lake: A F... The Unsinkable Bambi Lake: A Fairy Tale Containing the Dish on Cockettes, Punks and Angels (Paperback)
by Bambi Lake, Alvin Orloff
avg rating 4.12 — 8 ratings — published 1996
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The Loved One Alvin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Loved One (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Evelyn Waugh
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Alvin Alvin said: "The only thing that isn't perfect about this demonically cynical comic romp is that Waugh often has his American characters speaking with British syntax... yet that too is in its own way hilarious. But seriously, character-wise, plot-wise, and theme-...more "
July 04
Rock On: An Office P... Alvin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Rock On: An Office Power Ballad (Paperback)
by Dan Kennedy
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Alvin Alvin said: "Some people - through wit and grit - manage to turn the most pedestrian of experiences into epic dramas. Kennedy was mid-level management at a record company (or whatever you call such entities these days) for a year and a half, and he both gets and ...more "
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The IHOP Papers Alvin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The IHOP Papers (Paperback)
by Ali Liebegott
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Alvin Alvin said: "This coming-of-age drama deftly manages evokes sympathy for and pokes fun at its charmingly befuddled protagonist as she negotiates a love quadrangle, lesbian-style P.C. pretentiousness, the fickleness of youthful emotions, and waitressing hell. A re...more "
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The Know-It-All: One... Alvin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World (Paperback)
by A.J. Jacobs
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Alvin Alvin said: "A delightful, witty exploration of the desire to be smarter than everybody else, interlarded with fascinating snippets of useless information. "
Helping Me Help Myse... Alvin gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Twelve Self-Help Programs, One Whirlwind Year of Improvement (Hardcover)
by Beth Lisick
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Alvin Alvin said: "Lisick is an ideal guide to the mysterious world of self-improvement. She acknowledges the reflexive snark felt by so many hipsters and intellectuals when confronted with the culture of self-improvement, but is never swayed by it. Throughout her jour...more "
May 23
You Shall Know Our V... Alvin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
You Shall Know Our Velocity (Paperback)
by Dave Eggers
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Alvin Alvin said: "Really good, but I badly wanted to edit out about 12% of it. "
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questions added: 0
May 05
Chelsea Girls Alvin gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Chelsea Girls (Paperback)
by Eileen Myles
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Alvin Alvin said: "A series of good stories about Catholic queer childhood, dykey young adulthood, poetryland. "
April 26
Life After God Alvin gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Life After God (Paperback)
by Douglas Coupland
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Alvin Alvin said: "Coupland is a master at capturing modern (or is it post-modern?) anomie. Still, this book left me a little mystified because it revolves around a spiritual hunger that I've simply never felt. "



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Books about San Francisco. Books by Instant City authors. Discussions of literary interest in the Bay Area.




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