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January 10
Small Is Beautiful: ... Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered (Paperback)
by E.F. Schumacher
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Matt Matt said: "All about local, subsistence economics. Pretty ideal picture he paints. "
In the Miso Soup Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
In the Miso Soup (Hardcover)
by Ryu Murakami
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Matt Matt said: "Gets you in the head of serial killer. Very disturbing, and the violence made me nauseous, but its amazing how sorry you end up feeling for the killer. "
A Wild Sheep Chase Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
A Wild Sheep Chase (Paperback)
by Haruki Murakami
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read in January, 2007

Matt Matt said: "It's interesting how characters in Murakami books sometimes just vanish. There's a real interesting example of that effect in this book. "
The Talented Mr. Rip... Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Paperback)
by Patricia Highsmith
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read in January, 2004

Matt Matt said: "The first three books in the Ripley series are well worth reading, 'Ripley's Game' and 'Ripley Underground' being the other two. Really any of her books are worth reading, in my experience. Always suspenseful and psychologically engrossing. "
Heavy Water: and Oth... Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Heavy Water: and Other Stories (Paperback)
by Martin Amis
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read in January, 2006

Matt Matt said: "Full of great Britishisms. Amis has a way with words. "
The Brotherhood of t... Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Brotherhood of the Grape (Paperback)
by John Fante
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read in January, 2005

Matt Matt said: "About an Italian-American family and wine drinking. Very entertaining. "
The Library of Babel Matt gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Library of Babel (Pocket Paragon)
by Jorge Luis Borges
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Matt Matt said: "The most efficient parable for life and the universe ever written. Also contains proof of the existence of a god (in my opinion). "
January 09
Despair Matt gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Despair (Paperback)
by Vladimir Nabokov
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read in January, 2001

Matt Matt said: "The title is a bit misleading. A funny account of a serious identity crisis. "
The Outline of Histo... Matt gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Outline of History (2 Vols.)
by H.G. Wells
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read in January, 2001

Matt Matt said: "A great outline of world history, from the formation of the solar system through WWII. Puts everything in perspective.

BUT, great as it is, I can't actually endorse this book. After reading it, it came to my attention that in all likelihood 'Outl...more
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