false 574890 male Mbirikani, Kenya 10/2007 11/2008 10 68 63 true 5932388 read 4 true 1106810 currently-reading 1 true 1106809 to-read The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (Paperback) by Julian Jaynes]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33739848 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167349761s/22478.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:52:13 -0700
Definitely Top 10 all-time for me. This book deserves a much more legitimate review than I am prepared to (or qualified...]]> A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius (Paperback) by Dave Eggers]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33739329 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H215HG0ML._SL75_.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:45:01 -0700
]]> You Shall Know Our Velocity! (Paperback) by Dave Eggers]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33738987 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165516036s/4954.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:43:27 -0700
He does something really nice with the last 50 pages, though.

]]> The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Paperback) by Neal Stephenson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33737616 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1157396686s/827.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:40:18 -0700 more...]]> Underworld (Paperback) by Don DeLillo]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33735074 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166485768s/11761.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:31:26 -0700 more...]]> Man Gone Down: A Novel (Paperback) by Michael Thomas]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21982343 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170966628s/79420.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Sat, 10 May 2008 10:21:03 -0700 All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy, Vol 1) by Cormac McCarthy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21982316 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204745310s/469571.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Sat, 10 May 2008 10:20:29 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21088800 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166468886s/11306.jpg 574890 Matthew Snyder http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1207850005p2/574890.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/574890-matthew-snyder Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:09:13 -0700
I remember kind of gambling on this series -- since I could only take out so many books, I was rolling the dice with Lloyd Alexander and his strange Welsh names. But obviously it was the right choice and I spent the next couple of days furiously attacking these books, desperate to finish them before I had to leave Kingsport and return them to the library. I must have been convinced that they must be some strange, rare series. Little did I realize that they were quite well known and available in basically every Bradlees and Encore Books on the 95 corridor.

I also remember the Chronicles of Prydain computer game being particularly enjoyable -- okay, by 1988 standards, but enjoyable nonetheless. That was back in the days of swapping the series of floppy disks in and out when your character scrolled off the edge of the screen. I haven't checked but I wouldn't be surprised if someone had remade this game complete with virtual pig smell and first person sword action. Most likely they are in pre-production of a movie directed by Peter Jackson and starring Tobey Maguire.
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