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John Darnielle

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John Darnielle (/dɑrˈniːl/, born March 16, 1967) is an American musician, best known as the primary (and often solitary) member of the American band the Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist and vocalist.

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Traveler of the Century

When people send or give me a book, I always try to make a point of saying: "It takes me forever to get around to anything." My editor at FSG, Sean McDonald, gave me Neuman's Traveler of the Century during one of our earliest meetings -- before I'd even finished Wolf in White Van, I think. I started reading Traveler...last week.

So far it's tremendous -- I often struggle with stories involving 19th Read more of this blog post »

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	Wolf in White Van 3.72 avg rating — 23,552 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Master of Reality 4.07 avg rating — 1,954 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Topograph: New Writing from the Carolinas and the Landscape Beyond by Jeff Jackson (Goodreads Author), John Darnielle (Goodreads Author), Blake Butler 3.81 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncertainties Volume IV by Timothy J. Jarvis (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rebecca Lloyd (Goodreads Author), Lucie McKnight Hardy 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“When you punish a person for dreaming his dream
Don't expect him to thank or forgive you.”
― John Darnielle

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“This is why people cry at the movies: because everybody’s doomed. No one in a movie can help themselves in any way. Their fate has already staked its claim on them from the moment they appear onscreen.”
― John Darnielle, Wolf in White Van

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“People say friends don't destroy one another - what do they know about friends?”
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Extasia by Claire Legrand, 496p

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The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas, 352p

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The Last Man by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, 479p

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Devil House by John Darnielle, 416p

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Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, 416p

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From Hell by Alan Moore, 576p

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