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Type: documentary

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Author: Chuck Klosterman

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Tags: 2006

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Description: Tremendous. More enjoyable than his essays (which were still great): funny, honest, smartTremendous. More enjoyable than his essays (which were still great): funny, honest, smart and entertaining. Some may find his self-obsession a bit much, but if you're not averse to a very strong authorial presence, you'll love this....

2006-07-18

 

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Author: Nick McDonell

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Description: Easy to read, but didn't really do a lot for me.

2006-07-17

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Author: Dan Chaon

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Description: Haunting and poignant - the characterisation is tremendous.

2006-07-11

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Author: J. Robert Lennon

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Description: A fantastic character study - the ending didn't do much for me, but the majority of theA fantastic character study - the ending didn't do much for me, but the majority of the stuff leading up to it was tremendous....

2006-06-30

 

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Author: Toby Litt

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Description: A book about childhood and friendship that veers off into weird suspense-thriller territoryA book about childhood and friendship that veers off into weird suspense-thriller territory towards the end. It kept me interested, but didn't leave me too excited....

2006-06-22

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Authors: Halldor Laxness Magnus Magnusson

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Description: Oddball Icelandic book that really defies description. Full of ideas, but it all left me aOddball Icelandic book that really defies description. Full of ideas, but it all left me a bit uncertain as to its point....

2006-06-07

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Author: Paul Auster

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Description: A typical Auster book in that it grabs you with a brilliant setup and compelling writing, butA typical Auster book in that it grabs you with a brilliant setup and compelling writing, but ends up ending with a series of bizarre coincidences leaving you a bit disappointed. Still, one of his better ones....

2006-06-01

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Author: Marina Lewycka

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Description: Fun and occasionally engaging novel that explores ideas of family through a fairly bizarreFun and occasionally engaging novel that explores ideas of family through a fairly bizarre series of characters...

2006-06-01

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Author: Chuck Klosterman

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Description: A tremendous series of essays largely centred on pop-culture. Witty, insightful and hilarious,A tremendous series of essays largely centred on pop-culture. Witty, insightful and hilarious, it was only let down by the occasional arrogance of the writer....

2006-06-01

 

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Author: Amos Oz

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Description: A long and winding autobiography covering Oz's childhood and youth - as much as the humourA long and winding autobiography covering Oz's childhood and youth - as much as the humour and tragedy of the lives of his family entertains, it's the history covered during the story that grabbed me the most...

2006-06-01