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October 08
6185 Adam added Wuthering Heights to the book list The worst books of all time
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American Splendor: A... Adam gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
American Splendor: Another Day (Paperback)
by Harvey Pekar
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Adam Adam said: "I fell in love with Harvey Pekar after watching the movie about him. I've been meaning to get my hands on an American Splendor comic for years, and just finally got around to it. It did not disappoint. "
Subterranean: Tales... Adam gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy (Hardcover)
by William Schafer
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read in October, 2008

Adam Adam said: "Well, by marking this book "read" I mean that I read the one short story in it that led to me purchasing the book. The story is a teaser chapter from "A Wise Man's Fear" by Patrick Rothfuss, sequel to "The Name of the Wind&q...more "
July 29
Slaughterhouse-Five Adam gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Breakfast of Champio... Adam gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Breakfast of Champions (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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A Man Without a Coun... Adam gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
A Man Without a Country (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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July 28
Player Piano Adam gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Player Piano (Paperback)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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Adam Adam said: "Just finished this and loved it! General theme is that man will continue to develop technology until no one has a task from which to gain dignity. Not the usual AI kind of technology warning, it's much more clever than that. "
Armageddon in Retros... Adam gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Armageddon in Retrospect (Hardcover)
by Kurt Vonnegut
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read in July, 2008

Adam Adam said: "I give this book 4 stars because every chapter deserves either a 5 star rating or a 3 star rating. Half of the book is Vonnegut talking about the world as he sees it, which is the Vonnegut that I love. The other half is war-themed short stories, wh...more "
May 27
873618 Adam took the never-ending book quiz.
questions answered: 17
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best streak: 4
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May 12
The Old Man and the... Adam gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
The Old Man and the Sea (Scribner Classics)
by Ernest Hemingway
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Adam's favorite quotes

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
Dr. Seuss

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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
Albert Einstein

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"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln

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"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."
Mark Twain

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"In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Douglas Adams (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe)




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