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05/19
Michael
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God Lives in St. Petersburg: Short Stories (Paperback) by Tom Bissell bookshelves: currently-reading |
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The Plot Against America (Vintage International) by Philip Roth |
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Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories (Modern Library) by Philip Roth |
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Michael said:
"Though the title story is moving, elegiac, and beautifully structured, the absolute diamond in here is "Defender of The Faith." An amazing story.
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New comment on Preeta's review of
Waiting: A Novel
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Jack Maggs (Paperback) by Peter Carey |
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recommended for: those who enjoy Victorian London as the deepest expression of slow-cured sorrow
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"Interesting to read a book about Victorians that is completely driven by dialogue, as opposed to the thick soup of expository language that is sometimes beautiful -- such as in Bleak House -- and sometimes awful -- such as in Bleak House. And on that...more
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| April 01 | ||||
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The Life Before Her Eyes (Paperback) by Laura Kasischke |
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| March 25 | ||||
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Dead Boys: Stories (Hardcover) by Richard Lange (Goodreads author!) |
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| March 22 | ||||
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Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones (Paperback) by Robert Greenfield |
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read in March, 2008
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"A good-time, well-writtten narrative about the early-70s Stones and their addictions in their heroin haunted house on the French Riviera, until the last 50 pages, which goes off-topic.
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| March 12 | ||||
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Beautiful Children: A Novel (Hardcover) by Charles Bock |
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| March 02 | ||||
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The Gothic (Blackwell Guides to Literature) by David Punter, Glennis Byron |
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Michael said:
"Anyone interested in gothic lit should have a look. If you like theory -- post-colonial readings of the vampire, anyone? -- that helps.
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Michael
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Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays (Hardcover) by David Foster Wallace |
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