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A Farewell to Arms 04/27 Jonathan is currently reading:
A Farewell to Arms (Scribner Classics)
by Ernest Hemingway
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A Separate Peace Jonathan gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
A Separate Peace (Paperback)
by John Knowles
bookshelves: classics
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read in May, 2008
May 09
Half Asleep in Frog ... Jonathan gave 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars to:
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas (Hardcover)
by Tom Robbins
bookshelves: time-i-wish-i-had-back
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recommended for: stoned philosophers/people who like to read about vaginas
read in May, 2008

Jonathan Jonathan said: "This was my final attempt to enjoy a Tom Robbins book. I failed.

Unfortunately, it was more of the same from Robbins. Ham-fisted philosophizing, lurid sex, and purple prose. I guess if you were a teenager this would seem very literate and high-mi...more
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May 01
4143 New comment on Joey's review of Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
921073 Jonathan wrote: "first class, huh? i guess you'll be picking up the tab the next time we go drinking! "

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April 27
A Farewell to Arms Jonathan is currently reading:
A Farewell to Arms (Scribner Classics)
by Ernest Hemingway
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
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April 25
Starman Jones Jonathan gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Starman Jones (Paperback)
by Robert A. Heinlein
bookshelves: sci-fi
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read in April, 2008

Jonathan Jonathan said: "A pretty breezy sci-fi read. Really good build-up, but the ending seemed a little hurried. Definitely enjoyable, however. "
April 24
921073 Jonathan took the never-ending book quiz.
questions answered: 46
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best streak: 5
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April 22
Julie and Julia: 365... Jonathan gave 1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars1 of 5 stars to:
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Hardcover)
by Julie Powell
bookshelves: food, time-i-wish-i-had-back
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read in April, 2008

Jonathan Jonathan said: "I read The Scavengers Guide to Haute Cuisine, and I really liked it. I figured this book would be along the same lines. Yeah, well, it wasn't. Instead of a book about cooking, it was a book about a whiny, pseudo-intellectual woman who tries to coo...more "
April 18
Lonesome Dove Jonathan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Lonesome Dove (Mass Market Paperback)
by Larry McMurtry
bookshelves: pulitzer-prize-winners
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April 17
The Story of Ferdina... Jonathan gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Story of Ferdinand (Hardcover)
by Munro Leaf, Robert Lawson (Illustrator)
bookshelves: children
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recommended for: gay bulls
read in January, 1980

Jonathan Jonathan said: "So he's a bull who likes to sit under a cork tree and sniff flowers. Are you trying to say he's gay? If you're a bull you gotta be out goring matadors all the time? Screw you, man! This bull's got class. Take your preconceived notions about bull...more "



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