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The Oxford Illustrat... 05/26 Ryan is currently reading:
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe (Hardcover)
by George Holmes
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May 26
The Oxford Illustrat... Ryan is currently reading:
The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe (Hardcover)
by George Holmes
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 
Runaway Horses Ryan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Runaway Horses (The Sea of Fertility)
by Yukio Mishima
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read in May, 2008
May 10
An Introduction to Z... Ryan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
An Introduction to Zen Buddhism (Paperback)
by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
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read in May, 2008
April 19
581304 Ryan wrote G. Thorogood: one entry.

"There I was, alone at the dive bar on a Thursday, an hour before close drinking alone. To my right w" ...more
February 16
Giants in the Earth:... Ryan gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Giants in the Earth: A Saga of the Prairie (Perennial Classics)
by Ole Edvart Rølvaag
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read in January, 1995

Ryan Ryan said: "I changed my rating for this book upon realizing that it is a existential novel, inadvertently showing the bad side of commanding one's life.

I think that the majority of people who love this book have no idea what it means or what it is trying to...more
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February 10
Notes to Myself: My ... Ryan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person (Paperback)
by Hugh Prather
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January 18
Dailey's Notes on Bl... Ryan gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Dailey's Notes on Blood (Paperback)
by John F Dailey
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read in February, 2008
Hopscotch Ryan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Hopscotch (Paperback)
by Julio Cortazar
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read in April, 2008
The Atom Station Ryan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Atom Station (Paperback)
by Halldór Kiljan Laxness
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read in November, 2007

Ryan Ryan said: "A-mazing. Icelandic Beat style meets the native heroic poetic. Favorite quotes (that aren't so odd you'll still understand them):

"That's just like you northerners, to start talking to people," said the cook when I returned to the kitc...more
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116258 New comment on Ryan's review of Njal's Saga
581304 Ryan wrote: "Favorite quote:

Gunnar, turning home to the charge of outlawry and certain death:

"So lovely ...more
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G. Thorogood (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 04/09/2008 06:08PM
description: There I was, alone at the dive bar on a Thursday, an hour before close drinking alone. To my right were three old drunks, men, staring wistfully at the pretty indie singer on the late late show on the television suspended above their nightly armrests...
And then? (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/06/2007 10:40PM
description: Lately, I've been obsessed with Lost In Translation--in my opinion, the best love movie in the world.
k (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/06/2007 08:03PM
description: Though I hate to admit it, I surely dig Ryan Adam's song Cannonball Days.
Tuesday (Nonfiction)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/06/2007 08:01PM
description: I lay awake in the early hours again this morning and finally reaching sleep awoke with the fading afternoon.
ALICE (Humor)
1 chapters   —   updated 11/06/2007 08:00PM
description: I had a conversation with ALICE, an AI chat robot, and would like to present to you the following transcript of this event.



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from Chloé
11/15/2007 01:53PM

599959 They're there for me to add! Besides The Far Side and Dr. Seuss are both hardcore reads.



















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