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The Elements of Styl... 09/17 Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition)
by William Strunk Jr.
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "no one told me this book was wheezy laughter funny!
Grammar really can be fun. Bless academia.
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1982, Janine 09/10 Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
1982, Janine (Hardcover)
by Alasdair Gray
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "He invites the reader to participate in the narrative. The scenes shift, the wardrobes shift, the characters transform often and on the whim of the narrator who recounts...Reading 1982, Janine, becomes piecing fragments of the narrator/author's mind ...more "
On Beauty 08/30 Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
On Beauty (Paperback)
by Zadie Smith
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "SO much fun to read! I'm laughing, I'm crying. I'm in awe over the manner in which Smith can present contemporary culture and themes with such BEAUTY and timelessness. There are moments when I wonder if she'd not being a little precocious- but I don'...more "



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September 17
The Elements of Styl... Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Elements of Style (Fourth Edition)
by William Strunk Jr.
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
add to my books
 

Jaslo Jaslo said: "no one told me this book was wheezy laughter funny!
Grammar really can be fun. Bless academia.
"Rich, ornate prose is hard to digest, generally unwholsome, and sometimes nauseating...." even better.
"When writing with a computer, you m...more
"
The Writing Life Jaslo gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
The Writing Life (Paperback)
by Annie Dillard
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "I am hesitant to read a How to____ book if I don't know how I feel toward the talent and wisdom of its author. In this case I dove in blind as I've never read any of Dillard's fiction. The book races along with one anecdote after another, interspers...more "
September 10
1982, Janine Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
1982, Janine (Hardcover)
by Alasdair Gray
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my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "He invites the reader to participate in the narrative. The scenes shift, the wardrobes shift, the characters transform often and on the whim of the narrator who recounts...Reading 1982, Janine, becomes piecing fragments of the narrator/author's mind ...more "
A Bloomsbury Group R... Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
A Bloomsbury Group Reader (Paperback)
by S.P. Rosenbaum
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "The ULTIMATE collection of inspiring essays on art and being alive---that I have EVER come across. A gold mine!!! A crystal cave, a rare bookshop left unlocked and abandoned, a smogasbord. "
The Woman Without Ex... Jaslo marked as to-read:
The Woman Without Experiences (Paperback)
by Patricia Dienstfrey
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August 30
Crime Jaslo marked as to-read:
Crime (Paperback)
by Irvine Welsh
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On Beauty Jaslo gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
On Beauty (Paperback)
by Zadie Smith
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Jaslo Jaslo said: "SO much fun to read! I'm laughing, I'm crying. I'm in awe over the manner in which Smith can present contemporary culture and themes with such BEAUTY and timelessness. There are moments when I wonder if she'd not being a little precocious- but I don'...more "
McGrotty and Ludmill... Jaslo gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
McGrotty and Ludmilla (Paperback)
by Alasdair Gray
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from Echo
06/13/2008 03:25PM

Nophoto-u-50x66 Long lost Jaslo!! I'm coming to California in August! Do you still live there? --Echo

















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