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February 11, 2022February 2, 2022

Leviathan Falls – James S. A. Corey

Sometimes you should like something, and somehow just can’t.

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January 28, 2022December 24, 2021

Blood Music – Greg Bear

A relatively character-less novel that holds up pretty well.

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Fantasy, Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

January 7, 2022May 2, 2021

A Game of Thrones – George R. R. Martin

Yes, I read this because of the TV show. Who cares?

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

December 10, 2021May 6, 2021

The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

I didn’t get it. I just flat out didn’t get any of it.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction, Uncategorized  0 Comments

November 12, 2021October 31, 2021

The Death of Grass – John Christopher

2021, What a time to read this book.

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Capitalism, Classics, Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

October 15, 2021April 8, 2021

The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck

Reading the so called classics often leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth. This is one of the few that I actually enjoyed.

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September 17, 2021March 25, 2021

The Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

This book will haunt me till my dying day. Me and The Sun Also Rises have a torrid history. This

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Fiction, Novel, Religion  1 Comment

August 20, 2021March 26, 2021

The Dharma Bums – Jack Kerouac

Sometimes I wonder why I bother. There is a legitimate fear in me that I no longer have the brain

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Fiction, Science-Fiction, Short Stories  0 Comments

July 23, 2021March 24, 2021

The Doors of His Face, The Lamp of His Mouth – Roger Zelazny

A highly acclaimed book of short stories.

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June 25, 2021July 4, 2021

MaddAddam – Margaret Atwood

Better than the middle novel but still not nearly as good as the first, this final installment still feels very peripheral to Oryx and Crake.

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