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Kevin's progress update:
"On page 203 of
The Elementary Particles. Houllebecq is breaking Rule Number One here, and getting away with it. I love it."
It IS horrible and raw and disturbing, it's true--and beautiful and sublime, as well. ...moreNice imagery!
It IS horrible and raw and disturbing, it's true--and beautiful and sublime, as well. But best of all, daring.
True art in writing is courage above all else.
I have to put you in touch with "the Minister"--a great BBC series from the 80's. Very clever, and very, very funny. I'll see what I can do. (less)
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army']]>
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The Fourth Star: Four Generals and the Epic Struggle for the Future of the United States Army (Hardcover)
byGreg Jaffe bookshelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77788319
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
byAzar Nafisi bookshelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'Fly by Wire: The Truth About the Miracle on the Hudson']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77774658
Fly by Wire: The Truth About the Miracle on the Hudson (Hardcover)
byWilliam Langewiesche bookshelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77773657
Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness (Paperback)
byJoshua Wolf Shenk bookshelves: to-read
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Kevin
is on page 492 of 720 of
An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
"I feel like I'm extending intellectual tendrils into every corner of the globe. This is a lot of fun."
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'The Elementary Particles']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14674162
The Elementary Particles (Paperback)
byMichel Houellebecq bookshelves: currently-reading
Houellebecq is breaking Rule Number One here, and getting away with it. I love it.
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'The Shield of Achilles']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14975674
The Shield of Achilles (Paperback)
byPhilip Bobbitt
Second time around for this one, and this time a more in-depth reading. Look for a review soon.
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery']]>
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Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery (Hardcover)
bySiddharth Kara bookshelves: to-read
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<![CDATA[Kevin added 'Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75839857
Uncivil Society: 1989 and the Implosion of the Communist Establishment (Modern Library Chronicles)
byStephen Kotkin bookshelves: to-read
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