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Ben Arzate

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Bizarro, Humor and Comedy, Horror

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Ben Arzate writes and lives life. Sometimes he forgets to do the latter.

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	Elaine 3.72 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Music is Over!; or The Facts Concerning the Disappearance of Juntaro Yamanouchi 4.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saying Goodbye by Ben Arzate (Goodreads Author), S.C. Burke (Goodreads Author) (Artist) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	The Story of the Y 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019 — 3 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
	the sky is black and blue like a battered child 4.11 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	If Today The Sun Should Set On All My Hopes and Cares… 4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings	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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	The Tomato Garden 3.69 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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