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BRAD THOR - ACT OF WAR
more freaky thought provoking military fantasy about Chinese unrestricted warfare...we are fucked |
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The Stories of John Cheever
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We have remarkably similar bookshelves. By the way, I have a sad, small life and its the petty things that cheer me. Do me a favor and tell me this makes you jealous: I have a shelf-and-a-half of Updike. All the novels, short story collections, the poetry and all but a few of the essays, plus about five academic books devoted to his work. I'm irrationally proud of this. |
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I am green! And you should be proud, indeed. I'm not a fan of Updike's poetry, but I like his essays and other prose as much as his fiction. I read Self-Consciousness this summer. An amazing book. (Oops. Just realized I'd already talked about that book in an earlier post.)
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I am just now getting around to Cheever, believe it or not. Finished THE WORLD OF APPLES. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that it really clicked into place, and now I'm hooked. The guy was amazing.
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Thank you, Sir!
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hey, hold on a sec-- had you been unwell or am i reading too much into this?
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Rumors of my unwellness have been greatly exaggerated.
No, I've been completely well.
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It was just a figure of speech. I hadn't heard any rumours in either direction.
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I started a book club at the bar I work at.. Our first book will be this one
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Well into the Cheever stories now. My God, they're like little Hitchcock movies.
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The Cheever stuff was so funny on Seinfeld! "I fear my orgasm may have left me a cripple..."
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I love books http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/
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