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Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights - A.S. Byatt, Richard Francis Burton, Anonymous

The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights

A.S. Byatt, Richard Francis Burton, Anonymous

Death of Kings - Bernard Cornwell

Death of Kings

Bernard Cornwell

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The Power Of One - Bryce Courtenay

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Cat's Cradle - Kurt Vonnegut

Cat's Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut

The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights - A.S. Byatt, Richard Francis Burton, Anonymous

The Arabian Nights: Tales from a Thousand and One Nights

A.S. Byatt, Richard Francis Burton, Anonymous

Death of Kings - Bernard Cornwell

Death of Kings

Bernard Cornwell

September 2013

23

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Dream | Escape | Read

September 2013

18

reviewed:

Blood. Lots of blood.Did you know this book was assigned reading in some places before the movie came out? True story. I can ...

First Blood - David Morrell

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First Blood - David Morrell

First Blood David Morrell

September 2013

13

reviewed:

let me refer you once again to Katrina Passick Lumsden. this is magical.

Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) - E.L. James

reviewed:

there's nothing that I can say that Katrina Passick Lumsden has not said better. seriously, I reread that review once a month...

Fifty Shades of Grey - E.L. James

September 2013

11

reviewed:

Another book that my roommate suggested. This one also involved a lot of semen and sodomy (though nowhere near as much as Anc...

Crash - J.G. Ballard

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I love that it was Key & Peele that reminded me of the "magical negro" in this book.Also, this book is epic, with a huge cast...

The Stand - Stephen King

reviewed:

this is my roommate's favorite book (and I knew that before moving in with him), so I said I'd give it a try. sweet merciful ...

Ancient Evenings - Norman Mailer

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Crash - J.G. Ballard

Crash J.G. Ballard

August 2013

31

reviewed:

Beautifully written and agonizingly heartbreaking. It's clear why Dorothy Allison has been compared to Harper Lee, because Bo...

Bastard Out of Carolina - Dorothy Allison

August 2013

30

reviewed:

This book... I made myself read it, because I read The wolf gift, and there are very few series that I will stop in the middl...

The Wolves of Midwinter - Anne Rice

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The Wolves of Midwinter - Anne Rice

The Wolves of Midwinter Anne Rice

August 2013

29

reviewed:

This book was a challenge, but in a good way. It's set 40 years in the future, in a fictitious city in the west of Ireland. (...

City of Bohane - Kevin Barry

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City of Bohane - Kevin Barry

City of Bohane Kevin Barry

August 2013

23

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This book made me really sad that Michael Clark Duncan is dead. The movie was a much smoother story, probably because the boo...

The Green Mile - Stephen King

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The Green Mile - Stephen King

The Green Mile Stephen King

August 2013

17

reviewed:

Uhhhh... Yes. That happened. It was really fucking weird, but it was definitely well written and memorable. Whether I liked i...

Cock & Bull - Will Self

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Cock & Bull - Will Self

Cock & Bull Will Self

August 2013

13

reviewed:

It was spooky. Things tied together nicely. And a month later, I've basically forgotten it.

Ghost Story - Peter Straub

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Ghost Story - Peter Straub

Ghost Story Peter Straub

August 2013

09

reviewed:

I felt like it had been too long since I read some non-fiction, so I gave this book a try. The essays were good, interesting ...

West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State - Mark Arax

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West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State - Mark Arax

West of the West: Dreamers, Believers, Builders, and Killers in the Golden State Mark Arax

August 2013

03

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I can see why Stephen King was pissed off with Kubrick's movie. Jack is very much a stand-in for King, the alcoholic writer w...

The Shining - Stephen King

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The Shining - Stephen King

The Shining Stephen King

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