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Jivan Ward

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Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris

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Paradise Lost

by John Milton

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Jivan and 274 other people liked BlackOxford's review of The City & the City: "O Happy Fault I have never underestimated China Mieville’s writing talent. But until recently I also hadn’t realized the depths of his thought. The City & the City is not merely a cleverly structured detective novel, it is also a rather profound anthr" Read more of this review »
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Jivan’s Quotes

“Books are finite, sexual encounters are finite, but the desire to read and to fuck is infinite; it surpasses our own deaths, our fears, our hopes for peace.”
― Roberto Bolano

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“the reason they don’t permit cameras has nothing to do with maintaining decorum and dignity. It’s to protect the country from seeing what’s underneath Plymouth Rock. Because the Supreme Court is where the country takes out its dick and tits and decides who’s going to get fucked and who’s getting a taste of mother’s milk. It’s constitutional pornography in there, and what did Justice Potter once say about obscenity? I know it when I see it.”
― Paul Beatty, The Sellout

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