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Catch-22 01/09 John gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by Joseph Heller
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read in January, 1971

John John said: "Perfectly surreal, sardonic, and just ridiculous enough to be plausible. I'm on at least the third cycle of re-reading the book about every 2 years, after reading it 8 or 9 times before. It's like a barometer to me, sometimes it's almost funny all th...more "
The Masks of God: Cr... 01/06 John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Masks of God: Creative Mythology v. 4 (Arkana S.)
by Joseph Campbell
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Catch-22 John gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Catch-22 (Paperback)
by Joseph Heller
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didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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read in January, 1971

John John said: "Perfectly surreal, sardonic, and just ridiculous enough to be plausible. I'm on at least the third cycle of re-reading the book about every 2 years, after reading it 8 or 9 times before. It's like a barometer to me, sometimes it's almost funny all th...more "
January 08
Nine-Headed Dragon R... John gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 (Shambhala Dragon Editions)
by Peter Matthiessen
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read in January, 1987

John John said: "Timeless, and revered for just that quality.

Just about two years ago, I was invited to burn an object in a ceremonial fire. I woke up that morning, before traveling to camp, knowing that I needed to choose something personal to fulfill the reque...more
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The Snow Leopard John gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Snow Leopard (Penguin Nature Classics)
by Peter Matthiessen
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read in January, 1984

John John said: "My favorite read of this was, on my third reading, that I realized that dates and the phases of the moon in Mattheissen's journal matched the dates and phases of the moon of my time and place (which happened to be NYC at the time). I'm an empath. It'...more "
Lost Man's River: John gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Lost Man's River: (Hardcover)
by Peter Matthiessen
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read in January, 1998

John John said: "Read my review on Amazon. It's tasty, if I do say so myself. "
Harry Potter and the... John gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
by J.K. Rowling
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read in January, 2007

John John said: "It was good enough to read all seven. Addictive storytelling. My compliments for that. "
Dry: A Memoir John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Dry: A Memoir (Paperback)
by Augusten Burroughs
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read in January, 2007

John John said: "Don't know when Burroughs (or how) will get beyond his autobiography. Awesome survival against an utterly absurd backdrop of human foible. I'm tagging "Dry" because it most reminded me of me and the people in my life during my heyday in NYC...more "
Hardboiled Wonderlan... John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Paperback)
by Haruki Murakami
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read in January, 2007

John John said: "Great stuff. Very engaging. Murakami is worth a second read. "
Mona Lisa Overdrive John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Mona Lisa Overdrive (Bantam Spectra Book)
by William Gibson
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read in January, 1990

John John said: "The third of the trilogy: Nueromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive.

This is a conversation piece. Mona Lisa is the lynch pin, an emergent character who rises to an exalted place without artificial means... unlike her predecessors.
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Count Zero John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Count Zero (Paperback)
by William Gibson
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read in January, 1989

John John said: "Another book that I've read easily a dozen times. Fecund. Scenarios of a troubled present and likely future. "
Fear and Loathing: O... John gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 (Paperback)
by Hunter S. Thompson
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read in January, 1978

John John said: "Scathing. "



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