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Brian McGackin

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Brian McGackin is the author of BROETRY: POETRY FOR DUDES (Quirk Books) and DEATH IN THE RICK (deathintherick.com). He has a BA from Emerson College in Something Completely Unrelated To His Life Right Now, and a Masters in Poetry from USC. He enjoys Guinness, comic books, and Bruce Willis movies.

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	Broetry Poetry for Dudes 3.35 avg rating — 365 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	In Case of Death 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018 — 2 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
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EPIC Reading 8/15/18!

LA folks! This Wednesday I’ll be reading at Stories Books-Cafe on Sunset as part of Not A Cult’s EPIC Reading Series. Jeremy Radin, Nicolette Daskalakis, and Edwin Bodney will also be reading, which is very exciting. Probably even more exciting, though (for me, at least), is that this is the first event where you’ll be able to buy signed copies of my new collection, In Case Of Death!

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Triton of the Sea, Volume 1 (Omnibus)

by Osamu Tezuka

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The Tale of Genji

by Murasaki Shikibu

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The Holy Bible: King James Version

by Anonymous

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Brian rated a book it was amazing Buddha, Vol. 6: Ananda by Osamu Tezuka	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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It ends a little too abruptly, but otherwise it’s a very solid volume. I wish there were more of this series. Also, this dude really loves when girls dress like boys, huh? Dororo, Buddha, Black Jack, and Princess Knight all have female characters pret ...more
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I liked this volume much more than the first and am now genuinely looking forward to wrapping up the series!
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Brian wants to read Disnaeland by D.D. Johnston (Goodreads Author)	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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Such interesting gender dynamics, but it plods on and does not end satisfactorily at all. I would have loved this story but with some of the serious attention to storytelling that a few of his other works have.
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