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Patrick Dilloway

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Pat has never climbed Mt. Everest, never fronted a rock band (or played a musical instrument), never played on a pro sports team, never dated (or even seen up close) a supermodel, never been linked to any celebrity (A, B, D-list or otherwise), never walked down a red carpet, never had anyone discuss a "baby bump," never been featured on reality TV, and never been the star of a YouTube video. However, Pat has spent many lonely evenings (early mornings and midafternoons, too!) reading and writing, and that has resulted in the publication of this novel. ...more

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 The final stuff I watched before the A to Z Challenge begins!

Vengeance (Not A Love Story):  I added the subtitle to differentiate it from the Nic Cage movie a few years ago.  This 2022 movie starring The Office's BJ Novak is about Ben, a New York guy who gets a call one night from the brother of a girl Ben hooked up with.  He says the girl died in her hometown in Texas and wants Ben to come out f

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Published on March 22, 2023 03:10
Average rating: 3.26 · 58 ratings · 17 reviews · 3 distinct works
Where You Belong

3.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
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Virgin Territory

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions
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The Carnival Papers

3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Beulah Land by Lonnie Coleman
"From Gone with the Wind (the most famous modern example of the Lost Cause narrative) to Roots (the most famous recent repudiation) to The Known World (the most recent attempt at a more sober examination), slavery and the lives lived around it remains" Read more of this review »
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Maybe not as good as the first one. Trav's man crush on Jas was a little weird and in the 21st Century you have to ignore the sexism and latent racism. ...more
"Yesterday I finished writing In the Leviathan. It clocked in at 42,000 words or so, following the bulk of its narrative squarely on Canadian transplant Montague and then most of the rest on his grandson Tim and finally an epilogue on a woman named..." Read more of this blog post »
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I got this free from a newsletter. I don't usually read "cozy" books but the name was funny so I decided to give it a try. The rotating first-person is always a little annoying because I listen to the books in my car so I don't see the words for the ...more
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Charles Bukowski
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
Charles Bukowski

Nick Hornby
“The plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.”
Nick Hornby, How to Be Good

Vladimir Nabokov
“Let all of life be an unfettered howl. Like the crowd greeting the gladiator. Don't stop to think, don't interrupt the scream, exhale, release life's rapture.”
Vladimir Nabokov

Benjamin Franklin
“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.”
Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack

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message 4: by Beth

Beth Hi Patrick,
Thanks for befriending this fellow Goodreads author!


SassyMama Hey, BJ...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...have a blessed week...Happy Reading :-)


Bradley Hello BJ, thank you for adding me as a friend. =)

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