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	03/07 Jason is currently reading: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Susan Orlean bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	02/04 Jason is currently reading: Riding Toward Everywhere (Hardcover) by William T. Vollmann bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	12/06 Jason is currently reading: The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 1 (Paperback) by Lee Gutkind bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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April 29
	Jason gave to: The Final Frontiersman: Heimo Korth and His Family, Alone in Alaska's Arctic Wilderness (Paperback) by James Campbell	my rating:
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March 24
	Jason gave to: Rock On: An Office Power Ballad (Paperback) by Dan Kennedy	my rating:
	read in March, 2008 Jason said: "Really funny at times, but it felt like a 2,000 word essay stretched to 200 pages. " add a comment
March 07
	Jason gave to: All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well: A Novel (Hardcover) by Tod Wodicka	my rating:
	read in March, 2008 Jason said: "The set-up is obvious black comedy, yet the book isn't funny at all. Not even a little. In fact, it's oppressively sad. It's fine if a character has no redeeming characteristics whatsoever, but that only works if said character is self-aware and can ...more " add a comment
	Jason is currently reading: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Susan Orlean bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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February 19
	Jason gave to: Beautiful Children: A Novel (Hardcover) by Charles Bock	my rating:
	read in February, 2008 Jason said: "I kind of wanted to hate this book due to all the hype, but it's a great fucking book. I found the subject matter fascinating, and the writing was at times stunning (albeit trending towards over-the-topness). I didn't care. The only reason I'm not gi...more " add a comment
February 04
	Jason is currently reading: Riding Toward Everywhere (Hardcover) by William T. Vollmann bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	Jason gave to: Exit A: A Novel (Hardcover) by Anthony Swofford	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Jason said: "If you'd like to experience this book, but you don't want to spend the hours it takes to read the 287 excruciating pages, you could simply stick a fork in your retina and get the same effect. That said, Jarhead is great. Read that instead. " add a comment
January 19
	Jason gave to: Autobiography of a Face (Paperback) by Lucy Grealy	my rating:
	read in January, 2008 Jason said: "Incredible, spare prose. Bone-crushingly sad. I'm not surprised she committed suicide. " add a comment
December 13
	Jason gave to: Airships (Paperback) by Barry Hannah	my rating:
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	Jason gave to: Ray (Paperback) by Barry Hannah	my rating:
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