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– Personal ramblings, thinly veiled as thoughts on what I read

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Economics, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Novel, Politics, Sociology  0 Comments

April 15, 2022May 10, 2021

Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present – Yanis Varoufakis

Regardless of the author, writing a Utopia has always been a bad idea.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  3 Comments

March 18, 2022May 7, 2021

The Gods Themselves – Isaac Asimov

Considered one of the best sci-fi novels for a reason….

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Classics, Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

February 18, 2022May 5, 2021

On the Road – Jack Kerouac

‘On the Road’ is one of those classics that won’t be a classic much longer.

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Fiction, Novel, Science-Fiction  0 Comments

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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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel  0 Comments

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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