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reviewed: Hell House
I was not frightened by Hell House. To instill horror, the novel depends largely on the transgression of sexual mores. Thos...
Hell House - Richard Matheson
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July 2016
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July 2016
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reviewed: Duplex: A Novel
In my favorite passage of Kafka’s [b:The Trial|17690|The Trial|Franz Kafka|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320399438s/176...
Duplex: A Novel - Kathryn Davis
January 2015
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reviewed: In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language
Have you ever attempted to create your own language? I have, though, admittedly, in a desultory kind of way.So, when I spott...
In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language - Arika Okrent
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January 2014
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reviewed: The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft
Read “The Strange High House in the Mist”To the many excellent reviews already posted, I'll simply add my praise for two stor...
The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft - H.P. Lovecraft
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January 2013
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January 2012
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reviewed: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible!
Yes, it's true that Goldstein strains to wring humor out of every story.But...This book earned 4 stars not by being funny, bu...
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible! - Jonathan Goldstein
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January 2010
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January 2006
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January 2005
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January 2001
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reviewed: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
If you believe Snapchat and Twitter have satisfied humanity’s need for community, then Bowling Alone’s not for you.If, on the...
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community - Robert D. Putnam
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January 1997
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January 1996
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reviewed: Slaughterhouse-Five
Reading a Vonnegut novel can feel like going without sleep. Both are disorienting and both can make you irritable. BUT...t...
Slaughterhouse-Five - Kurt Vonnegut
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1996
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January 1995
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January 1993
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January 1992
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reviewed: The Trial
If you've ever wondered why Kafka gets his own adjective ("Kafkaesque"), read [book:The Trial|17690]. You won't be disappoin...
The Trial -  Franz Kafka, Max Brod, Willa Muir, Edwin Muir
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February 1991
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January 1990
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reviewed: Complicity and Conviction: Steps Toward an Architecture of Convention
Hubbard’s book, only 226 pages long, has had a profound influence on my thinking since I read it back in 1990. It was assign...
Complicity and Conviction: Steps Toward an Architecture of Convention - William L. Hubbard
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January 1988
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reviewed: The Iceman Cometh
This edition has a great Forward by [a:Harold Bloom|236|Harold Bloom|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1212940902p2/236.jp...
The Iceman Cometh - Eugene O'Neill
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