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	09/04 Ben is currently reading: The Best of the Spirit (Paperback) by Will Eisner bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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October 07
	Ben marked as to-read: The Wordy Shipmates (Hardcover) by Sarah Vowell bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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October 01
	Ben marked as to-read: Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels (Paperback) by Scott McCloud bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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September 20
	Ben gave to: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Hardcover) by Junot Díaz	my rating:
	read in September, 2008 Ben said: "Being a man of about the same age as the title character, I found the onslaught of pop culture references familiar and endearing. Although, like the Spanglish I didn't always understand, I don't know that these references would be lost on someone un...more " add a comment
September 10
	Ben marked as to-read: Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty (Hardcover) by Jeff Pearlman bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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	Ben marked as to-read: The Bad Guys Won! (Paperback) by Jeff Pearlman bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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September 08
	Ben gave to: The Golem's Mighty Swing (Paperback) by James Sturm	my rating:
	read in September, 2008 Ben said: "This is quite possibly the best comic ever written about a barnstorming, all-Jewish baseball team. " add a comment
September 04
	Ben added The Godfather to the book list The Movie was BETTER than the Book add a comment »
September 03
	Ben gave to: V for Vendetta (Hardcover) by Alan Moore	my rating:
	read in September, 2008 Ben said: "As I've found with other comics by Moore, there are some brilliant moments and subplots within a larger work that is otherwise uneven. " add a comment
August 29
	Ben is currently reading: The Best of the Spirit (Paperback) by Will Eisner bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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August 26
	Ben marked as to-read: The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart (Hardcover) by Bill Bishop bookshelves: to-read	my rating:
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On Reading Graphic Novels — 558 members — last activity 10 hours, 33 min ago
Let's talk about the wide array of graphic novels and which ones you enjoy reading. Maybe you like reading memoirs in the graphic format like Brookly...more

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	Tom 182 books 11 friends
	Mike 104 books 8 friends
	Jacqueline 96 books 40 friends
	Travis 661 books, 9 friends Friend details Fate brought us together, College or University, High School "When I first met Travis, he had blood on his hands and the glaze of fear in his eyes. "Don't worry," I assured him. "We can take care of this. These things happen all the time." Driving a stolen pickup to the reservoir that night, along the back roads with our lights turned off, Travis and I formed a bond that has lasted to this day. The kind of bond that can only be forged by sharing a horrible, horrible secret."
	Henry 2 books 2 friends
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