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What Dreams May Come: A Novel 203 reviews Richard Matheson
Tor Books, 2004
Excellent work!
+ Worthwhile Read + So... what exactly happens when you die... + Well-researched? + What Dreams May Come
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The Stranger 529 reviews Albert Camus
Vintage, 1989
American translation brings out stylistic subtleties
+ interesting + Shocking in its Simplicity + One of the best books ever written. + Oh, the absurdity!
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Alas, Babylon 268 reviews Pat Frank
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
Late Comer to a Good Book
+ A classic tale that still holds up today + Reqd reading in High School + One of the books I remembered most + Crap characters, excellent setting and premise
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.) 55 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Hater of Magic
+ Garcia Marquez is great! + Excellent, but not typical of Marquez.
I knew I would hate the book. I can't stand magic, fantasy books or huge sprawling books. The short elegant novel is for me. But I thought I'd just try a few pages. A day later, my work copletely ignored, I emerged exhausted but exilerated. Yet, this is one of the greatest books I've ever read ...
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Less Than Zero 223 reviews Bret Easton Ellis
Vintage, 1998
Ignore the movie version, read the book, it's (unfortunately) pitch-perfect
Ellis is an expert at chronicling the callow consumerism and nihilism of a particular breed of American wealth. He hits it here. These characters aren't at all overblown. They are incredibly shallow. They are exactly as shallow as they would be if they were actually alive. If you don't know people ...
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Xenocide (Ender, Book 3) 212 reviews Orson Scott Card
Tor Books, 1992
An O.K. Book in the Ender Series by Orson Scott Card
This is the third book in Card's "Ender" series. After finding it hard to put the first two down, the third is a disappointment. Xenocide tries to span the known universe - with plots and sub-plots taking place on several of the 'Hundred Worlds'. It drags in a lot of places and is just too long ...
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Desert Solitaire 122 reviews Edward Abbey
Ballantine Books, 1985
Not just desert love
+ I now understand why this is considered a "Nature Classic". + Must reading + Fantastic Book
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics) 37 reviews Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 1960
The tale of the evolution of storytelling that reveals shared mythology in religions
+ Eye Opening Epic + Great epic poem + Yet another Gilgamesh.
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus): The Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, The Return of the King 1 review J.R.R. Tolkien
SFBC, 2001
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus)
The book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I am completely satisfied.
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) 729 reviews Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
One of my all time favorite books
+ the Westing Game Review + Childhood Favorite + The Westing Game
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What Dreams May Come: A Novel 203 reviews Richard Matheson
Tor Books, 2004
Excellent work!
+ Worthwhile Read + So... what exactly happens when you die... + Well-researched? + What Dreams May Come
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics) 37 reviews Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 1960
The tale of the evolution of storytelling that reveals shared mythology in religions
+ Eye Opening Epic + Great epic poem + Yet another Gilgamesh.
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The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) 729 reviews Ellen Raskin
Puffin, 2004
One of my all time favorite books
+ the Westing Game Review + Childhood Favorite + The Westing Game
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus): The Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers, The Return of the King 1 review J.R.R. Tolkien
SFBC, 2001
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Omnibus)
The book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I am completely satisfied.
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One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.) 55 reviews Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Hater of Magic
+ Garcia Marquez is great! + Excellent, but not typical of Marquez.
I knew I would hate the book. I can't stand magic, fantasy books or huge sprawling books. The short elegant novel is for me. But I thought I'd just try a few pages. A day later, my work copletely ignored, I emerged exhausted but exilerated. Yet, this is one of the greatest books I've ever read ...
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Alas, Babylon 268 reviews Pat Frank
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
Late Comer to a Good Book
+ A classic tale that still holds up today + Reqd reading in High School + One of the books I remembered most + Crap characters, excellent setting and premise
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The Stranger 529 reviews Albert Camus
Vintage, 1989
American translation brings out stylistic subtleties
+ interesting + Shocking in its Simplicity + One of the best books ever written. + Oh, the absurdity!
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Less Than Zero 223 reviews Bret Easton Ellis
Vintage, 1998
Ignore the movie version, read the book, it's (unfortunately) pitch-perfect
Ellis is an expert at chronicling the callow consumerism and nihilism of a particular breed of American wealth. He hits it here. These characters aren't at all overblown. They are incredibly shallow. They are exactly as shallow as they would be if they were actually alive. If you don't know people ...
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Xenocide (Ender, Book 3) 212 reviews Orson Scott Card
Tor Books, 1992
An O.K. Book in the Ender Series by Orson Scott Card
This is the third book in Card's "Ender" series. After finding it hard to put the first two down, the third is a disappointment. Xenocide tries to span the known universe - with plots and sub-plots taking place on several of the 'Hundred Worlds'. It drags in a lot of places and is just too long ...
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Desert Solitaire 122 reviews Edward Abbey
Ballantine Books, 1985
Not just desert love
+ I now understand why this is considered a "Nature Classic". + Must reading + Fantastic Book
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