Girl With Curious Hair27 reviews David Foster Wallace W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 DFW, Fiction and DFW and Fiction + "John Billy" levitates ! + Brilliant, funny, disturbing Okay, so here's the deal w/ DFW: the guy is extremely intelligent. he is also overtly aware of his intelligence and displays it all over the place. this bothers people. some things to remember and know about DFW: he was a philo. major as an undergrad; his first book was an investigation of the ...             The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library)181 reviews Thomas Pynchon Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 A Good Place to Start + A good lot for "Lot" God knows Pynchon isn't for everyone. However, if you are thinking of taking on the adventure his work can be, I highly recomend starting with The Crying of Lot 49. In this novel, you are going to find all of his major themes (some being paranoia, difficult even obscure scientific references, and ...             Waggle13 reviews Joe Redden Tigan iUniverse, Inc., 2007 An involving novel about an awakening sense of social responsibility, highly recommended. + Unlike a lot of stories about suburban complacency + Not just for golfers! Waggle is a novel written by golf lover Joe Redden Tigan, for fellow golf lovers and suburbanites everywhere. One ordinary day in the summer of 2003, real estate appraiser Conny Bromenn decides to inject some change and meaning into the self-absorbed life he shares with his community. He decides to ...             Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)1104 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin, 2002 One of the classics of literature + Capturing + One of the most popular books in American Literature-and for good reason! This is the first book by Steinbeck that I ever read and like many other people, it was required reading in my language arts class. It was so moving that some of the girls in the class were crying at the end. George and Lennie are two workers that move from job to job. George is small and ...             Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)223 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 A Small Social Gathering + An All American Gem + Cannery Row: The Great Wistful Little Fishing Town + John steinbeck + Another classic Steinbeck...             Nothing Serious1 review P.G. Wodehouse Overlook Hardcover, 2008 Humorous Tales of Love, Golf and Unexpected Contretemps! P. G. Wodehouse was our greatest comic craftsman in the 20th century. His finely polished plots and similes slide through the mind like the finest ice cream does through the palate. That brilliance is always at its brightest in his short stories, and this collection is no exception. In the ...             The Golf Omnibus13 reviews P.G. Wodehouse Gramercy, 1996 Its a classic + Another Great Wodehouse + A hole in one ! + Get it now + I hate golf. I love this.             V. (Perennial Classics)76 reviews Thomas Pynchon Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999 Thank God for the last chapter + An excellent first novel I like this book. After I read the last chapter I loved the thing. It's not the most compelling read as you're going through, and half of the time I was asking myself "why keep reading?"... Then I finished the book (more importantly the last chapter) and it was as if a switch had been flipped in ...             Golf Without Tears2 reviews P. G. Wodehouse Breakaway Books, 1999 Like Wodehouse? Like golf? Read this! P. G. does it again. Through the words of the "Oldest Member", Wodehouse spins his tales of love, golf and more golf. Though most modern golfers won't have a clue what a mashie or a niblick is, it doesn't matter, because the golf-stricken fanatics in his tales will light a memory in everyone's ...             A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments93 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 1998 Literate Gonzo + What a tragedy to have lost such a genius. + Wallace on a Cruise Ship? David Foster Wallace--may he R.I.P.--is one of my very favourite non-fiction writers. I'd categorize his style as a sort-of literate new journalism; while DFW is definately the main character of every essay here (even when he's purportedly talking about, say, David Lynch, DFW's distinctive voice ...             A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments93 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 1998 Literate Gonzo + What a tragedy to have lost such a genius. + Wallace on a Cruise Ship? David Foster Wallace--may he R.I.P.--is one of my very favourite non-fiction writers. I'd categorize his style as a sort-of literate new journalism; while DFW is definately the main character of every essay here (even when he's purportedly talking about, say, David Lynch, DFW's distinctive voice ...             V. (Perennial Classics)76 reviews Thomas Pynchon Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999 Thank God for the last chapter + An excellent first novel I like this book. After I read the last chapter I loved the thing. It's not the most compelling read as you're going through, and half of the time I was asking myself "why keep reading?"... Then I finished the book (more importantly the last chapter) and it was as if a switch had been flipped in ...             Golf Without Tears2 reviews P. G. Wodehouse Breakaway Books, 1999 Like Wodehouse? Like golf? Read this! P. G. does it again. Through the words of the "Oldest Member", Wodehouse spins his tales of love, golf and more golf. Though most modern golfers won't have a clue what a mashie or a niblick is, it doesn't matter, because the golf-stricken fanatics in his tales will light a memory in everyone's ...             Waggle13 reviews Joe Redden Tigan iUniverse, Inc., 2007 An involving novel about an awakening sense of social responsibility, highly recommended. + Unlike a lot of stories about suburban complacency + Not just for golfers! Waggle is a novel written by golf lover Joe Redden Tigan, for fellow golf lovers and suburbanites everywhere. One ordinary day in the summer of 2003, real estate appraiser Conny Bromenn decides to inject some change and meaning into the self-absorbed life he shares with his community. He decides to ...             The Golf Omnibus13 reviews P.G. Wodehouse Gramercy, 1996 Its a classic + Another Great Wodehouse + A hole in one ! + Get it now + I hate golf. I love this.             The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library)181 reviews Thomas Pynchon Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006 A Good Place to Start + A good lot for "Lot" God knows Pynchon isn't for everyone. However, if you are thinking of taking on the adventure his work can be, I highly recomend starting with The Crying of Lot 49. In this novel, you are going to find all of his major themes (some being paranoia, difficult even obscure scientific references, and ...             Nothing Serious1 review P.G. Wodehouse Overlook Hardcover, 2008 Humorous Tales of Love, Golf and Unexpected Contretemps! P. G. Wodehouse was our greatest comic craftsman in the 20th century. His finely polished plots and similes slide through the mind like the finest ice cream does through the palate. That brilliance is always at its brightest in his short stories, and this collection is no exception. In the ...             Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)223 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 A Small Social Gathering + An All American Gem + Cannery Row: The Great Wistful Little Fishing Town + John steinbeck + Another classic Steinbeck...             Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition)1104 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin, 2002 One of the classics of literature + Capturing + One of the most popular books in American Literature-and for good reason! This is the first book by Steinbeck that I ever read and like many other people, it was required reading in my language arts class. It was so moving that some of the girls in the class were crying at the end. George and Lennie are two workers that move from job to job. George is small and ...             Girl With Curious Hair27 reviews David Foster Wallace W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 DFW, Fiction and DFW and Fiction + "John Billy" levitates ! + Brilliant, funny, disturbing Okay, so here's the deal w/ DFW: the guy is extremely intelligent. he is also overtly aware of his intelligence and displays it all over the place. this bothers people. some things to remember and know about DFW: he was a philo. major as an undergrad; his first book was an investigation of the ...