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Pattern Recognition (Blue Ant, #1)
3.84
The novel is set in a number of present day cities, in a way that seems futuristic/sci-fi. I read this book in a class called "The Novel and Globaliza...more
not set
Apr 24, 2007
 
Jesus' Son
4.18
I saw the movie first-(great performances by Jack Black, Samantha Morton, Dennis Hopper)--and I have to say this is one of those rare times where one...more
not set
Apr 24, 2007
 
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
4.15
Weirdly sci-fi in the best way possible: under-teched, grounded in realism, very creative, and super suspenseful. I appreciate the alternating story l...more
Jan 04, 2011
Jan 04, 2011
 
Rabbit, Run
3.55
My all around go-to favorite book (including the rest of the series). Updike's details are so vivid and seemingly accurate--its the closest I've ever...more
not set
May 01, 2007
 
Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel, "Rabbit Remembered"
3.73
I was very surprised (and relieved, in a way) to discover this book after finishing what I thought was the last of the Rabbit series. I enjoyed readin...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Gertrude And Claudius
3.51
A nice companion to Hamlet-- allowing the reader to discover the death of King Hamlet which Shakespeare never exposes in his play. Gertrude's perspect...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Ski to Die: The Bill Johnson Story
3.86
Absolutely captures the aggressive, big-ego personality that is so tied to what makes a ski racer go fast. The overwhelming confidence to abandon all...more
not set
May 01, 2007
 
Einstein's Dreams
4.07
I had trouble sticking with this. Lots of vingettes exploring time and space. The perspective was so distant, in an alligorical way, which made it dif...more
not set
Apr 30, 2007
 
A Short History of Nearly Everything
4.17
A very palatable way to digest science. Bryson walks through textbook information as if he is giving a walking tour of a museum. So many things I want...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Fathers and Sons
3.90
I am reminded of this book so often in life and am relieved to know it was written long ago, and that some things never change. I'm over-simplifying h...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence
3.87
I much prefer Amy's humor to David's. I'm also a huge fan of "Strangers with Candy" and this book carries the same time-warped ambivalence as Jerri Bl...more
not set
Apr 30, 2007
 
Mason and Dixon
4.00
The Mason-Dixon line had a legacy through the civil war that erased its meaning during the manifest-destiny time of its creation. This evolution is a...more
not set
Apr 24, 2007
 
The Underminer: The Best Friend Who Casually Destroys Your Life
3.39
Great idea--and pretty well executed, but inevitably hard to maintain for the whole duration. Mostly because there is no way in hell I would tollerate...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
4.12
Gogal captures the plight of a poor and modern man, who is constantly screwed by a combination of bad luck and a poorly run authority. He handles the...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Everything Is Illuminated
3.89
A few narriatives are layered within Foer's investigation of his family's lineage from the Ukrain, making it a atypical novel from the start. A good b...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
3.86
Johson gives a back door tour of the brain, offering understandable explanations to the reasoning behind our everyday actions and interactions. I foun...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Travels
3.91
I haven't given his fiction the time of day, but I was captivated by his real life experiences. He certainly knows how to tell a story, and man, he ha...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
The Tao of Pooh
3.99
A fabulous intro to Taoism--even if your not all that into pooh to begin with. Has a great amount of Eastern parables and annectdotes to live by. The...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
A Giacometti Portrait
4.08
Wow--this was so validating to read...experimenting with art is such a mind-trip--ranging from self-doubt, relief, back to anguish, and forth again. L...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
The Plot Against America
3.65
Reimagining history as Roth has in America during WW II is a fantastic excercise to witness as a reader. Even though the plot was imagined, I learned...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival
4.18
A quick-un-putdownable read. I was white knuckle page turning by the last few, so much so that I had to take it with me out to dinner and finish it in...more
not set
May 01, 2007
 
Evidence of Love
4.17
An unbelivable true story about a likable, religous mother who ends up ax-murdering a fellow churchgoer--and acutally earases the event from her memor...more
not set
Apr 30, 2007
 
Tender is The Night
3.83
Blehhh! I am not a Fitzgerald fan. His writing is floral, but its meaningless to me--he is too sympathetic for the out of touch upper class for me to...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
A Confederacy of Dunces
3.87
Ignatious is unlike any other character I've ever met. Hillarious and completely original. The preface explaining how the novel was acutally published...more
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
3.98
Very interesting at times--very dry and repetative at others. Wish I could have committed the interesting bits to memory but they were too far between...more
Jan 2007
Jan 29, 2008
 
One Hundred Years of Solitude
3.99
Embarassed to admit that I couldn't get through the first few pages. But I will come back...
not set
Apr 30, 2007
 
No Exit and Three Other Plays
4.06
An unthinkably simple, yet tourturous vision of hell. Quick, but haunting.
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
The Hot Zone
4.06
Morbidly captivating.
not set
Apr 29, 2007
 
Before and After
3.37
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Apr 29, 2007
 
All the King's Men
4.06
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Jun 14, 2007
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