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My Black Friend, Alan
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Manhattan
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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Reading Anathem by Neal Stephenson. I can never get over what a freaking genius this guy is. The premise of this novel sounds so freaking boring, but it's amazing. It's also cool because it's like A Clockwork Orange in that the language of the novel is a creation of the author. At first it seems overwhelming to decipher, but it quickly becomes easy to read and understand.
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Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Los Angeles
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I just finished Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey. He's the guy who made up a bunch of shit in his autobiography about his drug addiction and made Oprah cry. I hoped doing straight fiction that he'd really bring some respectability to liars! (jk) He does have a real knack for settings and details. Overall it was good, not a knockout.
Moving on to The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson |
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Born to Ride
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: NWA
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I am not actually reading anything right now but I recently finished this book.
IRA Wealth: Revolutionary IRA Strategies for Real Estate by Patrick Rice So now I am taking advantage of some depressed Real Estate Markets. |
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Supporter
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Beaverton, OR
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Just finished "I hope they serve beer in hell"
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Ozark, Mo.
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The Saving Life of Christ by Major Ian Thomas
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Learn it. Know it. Live it.
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Oh, and I've got a hundred bucks that says I could drink little old Tucker Fake under the table. The "rave" reviews he's received are from his spamming college buddies. Read the reviews from real people who read real books and most of them feel the same way I did- what a waste of time, money, and trees. The book is poorly written and in no way thought-provoking or riveting- it's just a classless drunken rambling of shit. I'm glad you liked it though. ![]()
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Feelin' Alright
Join Date: Aug 2004
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I just picked up Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I didn't finish my last book "House of Good Hope" for a variety of reasons so I'm going to pick up this one and then try afterwards to return to House.
Anyone else read this classic?
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Now you've pissed me off!
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Yep. Very enjoyable.
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2007
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I own it, and I've started it like 3 times but for some reason I never can keep going. There's nothing I dislike about it, but I just never seem to want to finish it.
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The 23rd Pillar
Join Date: Sep 2002
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I read it. It was alright but it's been a long time ago and I remember having to force myself to finish it. I still have a couple of lasting memories from it though so it was probably worth it.
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fides quaerens intellectum
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: United States
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I read Zen two summers ago. It was fine, but nothing really life-changing by any means.
I have just read The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis and that is beautiful. I started reading it again immediately. |
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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#974 |
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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DaKCMan AP: The Movie!
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Scarlett Johansson's boytoy
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