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September 25
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Michael
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The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption (Hardcover)
by John Perkins
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September 24
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 10: Minds (Paperback)
by Dave Sim
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read in October, 2008
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September 23
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Michael
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Murakami Diary 2009 (Paperback)
by Haruki Murakami
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read in September, 2008
Michael said:
"murakami is easily one of my favorite authors ever and if you're a completist you'll want this, i guess but...i don't know. it's just sort of a diary book with quotes from his stories and some nice photos. also seems to serve as a "vintage paper...more
murakami is easily one of my favorite authors ever and if you're a completist you'll want this, i guess but...i don't know. it's just sort of a diary book with quotes from his stories and some nice photos. also seems to serve as a "vintage paperbacks murakami promo" because it reproduces all their covers for his books.
do you need this? probably not. i'd rather just read one of his books instead....less
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September 22
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 9: Reads (Paperback)
by Dave Sim
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read in September, 2008
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September 20
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 8: Women (Paperback)
by Dave Sim
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read in September, 2008
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September 19
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 7: Flight (Paperback)
by Dave Sim
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read in September, 2008
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September 16
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 6: Melmoth (Paperback)
by Dave Sim
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read in September, 2008
Michael said:
"to me, in retrospect, the real turning point in the series happens with book 5, "jaka's story." in dave's introduction he states that he was in love when he drew it, out of love when it was finished. i think this perspective ultimately had ...more
to me, in retrospect, the real turning point in the series happens with book 5, "jaka's story." in dave's introduction he states that he was in love when he drew it, out of love when it was finished. i think this perspective ultimately had a course-changing impact on the series in the long run (as it became apparent a few more books on down the line with his famous "rants").
"melmoth" is a brief excursion into the death of oscar wilde that confusingly (for me) crosses his other oscar character from book 5. why two oscar characters? i've always wondered about the placement of the "fake" oscar vs. the "real" oscar in the series.
anyway, it really hits the fan at the end of this one. dave is nearing the top of the mountain and he's getting ready to jump off. but before he does...holy cow....less
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September 10
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 5: Jaka's Story (Paperback)
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read in September, 2008
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September 08
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Michael
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Cerebus Book 4: Church & State II (Paperback)
by Dave Sim
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September 03
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Michael
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Misery Loves Comedy (Hardcover)
by Ivan Brunetti
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read in September, 2008
Michael said:
"if i could give this book a million, trillion stars i would. brutally (uh, brutally BRUTALLY) honest, vulgar, offensive, depressing, and brilliantly funny. it's like being tickled with a feather while a 1000 lb weight presses down on your chest, suff...more
if i could give this book a million, trillion stars i would. brutally (uh, brutally BRUTALLY) honest, vulgar, offensive, depressing, and brilliantly funny. it's like being tickled with a feather while a 1000 lb weight presses down on your chest, suffocating you into hysterics. unrelenting, crushing...jeeze, this guy makes me feel so much better about myself i can't even tell you. plus, he's a fantastic cartoonist. seriously, if you can't laugh at some of this stuff (and, oh man, it gets dark) then i would definitely reconsider our friendship. if we were friends. we might not be. well, not anymore. holy cow, lighten up!...less
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