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John Prather

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Diverse, literate, quirky, curious, passionate, thoughtful, balding, John is a former teacher and licensed attorney, now retired to the beach in California. He graduated from Arizona State University (BA in Journalism), University of Texas (MA in Radio-TV-Film), Arizona State University again (MBA), and the University of Arizona (JD). John has run competitively on three continents and has broken his nose 15 times. His favorite color is orange. Married in 1998, with a son born in 2002 who is both smarter and more stubborn than he is.

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John Prather I'm struggling to think of anything in my life that's particularly mysterious. Maybe the fact that (according to 23andMe) I'm 1/64 Kongolese. I have m…moreI'm struggling to think of anything in my life that's particularly mysterious. Maybe the fact that (according to 23andMe) I'm 1/64 Kongolese. I have my suspicions about what happened, and the story behind that might make a good novel.(less)
John Prather I plan to read Rules of Thumb, the debut novel by my friend Jerry MacNeil. That'll probably be my beach read. Jerry is a funny dude. I also try to cha…moreI plan to read Rules of Thumb, the debut novel by my friend Jerry MacNeil. That'll probably be my beach read. Jerry is a funny dude. I also try to challenge myself at least once a year, and I haven't done so yet in 2017, so I may finally get to Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond and/or Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari. Always trying to learn. If anyone actually reads this, I would love to see your responses as to what is on your summer reading list. Thanks.(less)
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Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
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Lucky You by Carl Hiaasen
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Another fun Carl Hiaasen read, this the story of a reporter sent to cover the winner of the Florida state lottery. Florida weirdness, theft, fraud, incompetent bad guys, Hooters, and philanderers ensue, along with the flawed good guy meets flawed goo ...more
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I do my best to avoid reviewing books based upon what I want them to be. When people say something I've written wasn't what they thought it should be, I invite them to write the story their own way. With that said, I cannot overlook the fact that I f ...more
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I'll start by saying that I absolutely loved Lunatics, which Zweibel co-wrote with Dave Barry. In some ways, this falls short. It's not as funny, nor as zany, nor as quick a read. On the other hand, it's richer than Lunatics, more than just a comic a ...more
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I'll start by saying that I absolutely loved Lunatics, which Zweibel co-wrote with Dave Barry. In some ways, this falls short. It's not as funny, nor as zany, nor as quick a read. On the other hand, it's richer than Lunatics, more than just a comic a ...more
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The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore
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Christopher Moore is a remarkable combination of satirist and chameleon, adeptly leaping between literary traditions and their corresponding narrative styles with apparent ease. From the laughably sacred tone of Lamb to the snarky hard-boiled Noir an ...more
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The Other Shulman by Alan Zweibel
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I'll start by saying that I absolutely loved Lunatics, which Zweibel co-wrote with Dave Barry. In some ways, this falls short. It's not as funny, nor as zany, nor as quick a read. On the other hand, it's richer than Lunatics, more than just a comic a ...more
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One more dip into the endless vat of weirdness that is south Florida. Andrew Yancy, restaurant health inspector and former detective, ends up stuck between an unwilling reality show star, a New York criminal enterprise, a sleazy product liability law ...more
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116761 I Love My Humor Dark. No Sugar, No Cream — 584 members — last activity Nov 09, 2025 12:31AM
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