Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album1 review
Fred McDarrah, Timothy McDarrah

Da Capo Press, 2003

Portrait of an Age

Anyone interested in Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation will be enchanted by "Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album" by father and son writing team Fred W. McDarrah and Timothy S. McDarrah. As picture editor of the Village Voice for more than forty years, Fred McDarrah was friendly with ...
  
  











  



  
The Human Stain: A Novel196 reviews
Philip Roth

Vintage, 2001

Philip Roth = Genius

+ Recommending Philip Roth is a little like recommending sex...
+ One of Roth's best...

A college professor is forced to resign for alleged racism and begins an affair with an illiterate woman. In my opinion, this is very close to the perfect book. The writing is genius, and the scope of the book is enormous.
  
  











  



  
Strange news from another star,: And other tales1 review
Hermann Hesse

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972

Das book.

good book. really good book. really really good book. stories deal with surreal and magical goo-gook and other thinks. read book! read book now! halleluyah
  
  











  



  
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes125 reviews
Chris Crutcher

HarperTeen, 2003

An outstanding read for any age...

+ Staying Fat for Sarah Bynes
+ dang captivating
+ Wow
  
  











  



  
The House on Mango Street602 reviews
Sandra Cisneros

Vintage, 1991

Hairs!!!

+ Poverty, Cultural Isolation

Hairs chapter is my favorite.....it's short and sweet.....as a latina, i can really appreciate having immediate family so rich in differences....that is the beauty of being latino, is that we are so unique!
  
  











  



  
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography17 reviews
Chris Crutcher

HarperTeen, 2003

Good advise from your crazy ol' grandpa.

+ King Of The Mild Frontier
+ King of the "WILD" Frontier
+ Kintg of the Mild Frontier
+ King of the Mild Frontier
  
  











  



  
A Separate Reality28 reviews
Carlos castaneda

Simon & Schuster, 1971

buy, buy, buy

+ Castaneda
+ Un-Reviewable

Unless you are a die hard christian who could not ever consider any other possibilities for life except the one in the Bible then this is for you. I loved it you will too.
  
  











  



  
Life of Pi1823 reviews
Yann Martel

Harvest Books, 2003

A satirist equal to Jonathan Swift

+ One of my fav fiction reads
+ Engaging
+ Enjoyable and Refreshing
+ Magnificent story
  
  











  



  
Animal Farm (Signet Classics)1149 reviews
George Orwell

Signet Classics, 1996

Animalism! Yes?

+ Timely reading because the world is still not free
+ Perhaps The Easiest Read For The Most To Be Gained
+ Animal Farm-Book
  
  











  



  
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge94 reviews
Carlos Castaneda

Washington Square Press, 1985

Merely A First Step Towards Being a Man of Knowledge

+ personal fav
+ Great reading, but Castaneda is not what he claimed to be!
+ What is Defined as Fact or Fiction?
  
  











  



  
Life of Pi1823 reviews
Yann Martel

Harvest Books, 2003

A satirist equal to Jonathan Swift

+ One of my fav fiction reads
+ Engaging
+ Enjoyable and Refreshing
+ Magnificent story
  
  











  



  
The Human Stain: A Novel196 reviews
Philip Roth

Vintage, 2001

Philip Roth = Genius

+ Recommending Philip Roth is a little like recommending sex...
+ One of Roth's best...

A college professor is forced to resign for alleged racism and begins an affair with an illiterate woman. In my opinion, this is very close to the perfect book. The writing is genius, and the scope of the book is enormous.
  
  











  



  
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes125 reviews
Chris Crutcher

HarperTeen, 2003

An outstanding read for any age...

+ Staying Fat for Sarah Bynes
+ dang captivating
+ Wow
  
  











  



  
Strange news from another star,: And other tales1 review
Hermann Hesse

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972

Das book.

good book. really good book. really really good book. stories deal with surreal and magical goo-gook and other thinks. read book! read book now! halleluyah
  
  











  



  
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography17 reviews
Chris Crutcher

HarperTeen, 2003

Good advise from your crazy ol' grandpa.

+ King Of The Mild Frontier
+ King of the "WILD" Frontier
+ Kintg of the Mild Frontier
+ King of the Mild Frontier
  
  











  



  
The House on Mango Street602 reviews
Sandra Cisneros

Vintage, 1991

Hairs!!!

+ Poverty, Cultural Isolation

Hairs chapter is my favorite.....it's short and sweet.....as a latina, i can really appreciate having immediate family so rich in differences....that is the beauty of being latino, is that we are so unique!
  
  











  



  
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge94 reviews
Carlos Castaneda

Washington Square Press, 1985

Merely A First Step Towards Being a Man of Knowledge

+ personal fav
+ Great reading, but Castaneda is not what he claimed to be!
+ What is Defined as Fact or Fiction?
  
  











  



  
A Separate Reality28 reviews
Carlos castaneda

Simon & Schuster, 1971

buy, buy, buy

+ Castaneda
+ Un-Reviewable

Unless you are a die hard christian who could not ever consider any other possibilities for life except the one in the Bible then this is for you. I loved it you will too.
  
  











  



  
Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album1 review
Fred McDarrah, Timothy McDarrah

Da Capo Press, 2003

Portrait of an Age

Anyone interested in Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation will be enchanted by "Kerouac and Friends: A Beat Generation Album" by father and son writing team Fred W. McDarrah and Timothy S. McDarrah. As picture editor of the Village Voice for more than forty years, Fred McDarrah was friendly with ...
  
  











  



  
Animal Farm (Signet Classics)1149 reviews
George Orwell

Signet Classics, 1996

Animalism! Yes?

+ Timely reading because the world is still not free
+ Perhaps The Easiest Read For The Most To Be Gained
+ Animal Farm-Book