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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:07:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_12850_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book of Air and Shadows]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:11:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_33541_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Special Topics in Calamity Physics]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Erudite, amusing book on a teenager&#39;s unusual upbringing and relationship with her even more unusual father. The novel starts out weird, gets mildly more easy to identify with, and by the end, is riveting. Highly recommended, but may not appeal to all. -EEB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/school"  title="school">school</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/literary"  title="literary">literary</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/coming_of_age"  title="coming_of_age">coming_of_age</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/academia"  title="academia">academia</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/intelligentsia"  title="intelligentsia">intelligentsia</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:09:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_23248_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>school</category><category>literary</category><category>coming_of_age</category><category>academia</category><category>intelligentsia</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Road]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[This postmodern, anti-utopian apocalyptica is told in an emotionless drone by a narrator who sees darker things as a matter of fact than I do in my nightmares. Dark and dour, depressing but somehow not pointlessly so. Recommended. 
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/apocalypse"  title="apocalypse">apocalypse</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/dark"  title="dark">dark</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 08:14:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_29691_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>apocalypse</category><category>dark</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arthur and George]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The developing story of George, a young man growing up destined to be an outsider in English society, and Arthur, a doctor whose fantasies start to pay the bills. To say more would be to give it away; all in all, a struggle for identity all around. Excellent. High recommendations. -EEB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/crime"  title="crime">crime</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/race"  title="race">race</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/britain"  title="britain">britain</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/justice"  title="justice">justice</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/punishment"  title="punishment">punishment</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/authors"  title="authors">authors</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/edwardian"  title="edwardian">edwardian</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/figures"  title="figures">figures</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical_"  title="historical_">historical_</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:13:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_27203_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>historical</category><category>crime</category><category>race</category><category>britain</category><category>justice</category><category>punishment</category><category>authors</category><category>edwardian</category><category>figures</category><category>historical_</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Virgin Blue]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[In this, her first novel, Chevalier strikes a significantly more preternatural chord than her subsequent ventures in a dual-voiced narrative about a woman and her ancestors. The result is a decidedly rougher novel with less oil-painted historical ambiance and, perhaps, less grace as well. Those who find a bit of fanciful otherworldliness a welcome addition to another historical novel may enjoy The Virgin Blue more than some of Chevalier&#39;s more successful work. Others may see why the later novels are the more lauded. --EEB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/art"  title="art">art</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/religion"  title="religion">religion</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/france"  title="france">france</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/catholic"  title="catholic">catholic</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/protestant"  title="protestant">protestant</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/ancestors"  title="ancestors">ancestors</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/genealogy"  title="genealogy">genealogy</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:47:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_5265_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>art</category><category>religion</category><category>france</category><category>historical</category><category>catholic</category><category>protestant</category><category>ancestors</category><category>genealogy</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[This passable effort at a Cleopatra bio is well-informed, but does not hold a candle to the Margaret George version. Worth picking up for those interested in historically-based fiction or the culture of Egypt at the time of Cleopatra; others may want to take a pass. Recommended to some. --EEB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/egypt"  title="egypt">egypt</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:27:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_26419_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>historical</category><category>egypt</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Keep]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Currently reading
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:43:23 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25903_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The River King]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[This, the first novel I&#39;d read by Alice Hoffman, proved to be a strange marriage of a realist venture into small-town life and a gothic ghost tale. The conflicts in its pages run the gamut between the Haddan boarding school and the town of Haddan, the life with one man or the life with another, and the fine line teenagers walk when they are choosing between self and represented self. <br /><br />Although the ending is, like the rest of the tome, odd, this book gets my high recommendations.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/supernatural"  title="supernatural">supernatural</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/death"  title="death">death</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/coming_of_age"  title="coming_of_age">coming_of_age</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/teenage"  title="teenage">teenage</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/academia"  title="academia">academia</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/ghost"  title="ghost">ghost</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/boarding_school"  title="boarding_school">boarding_school</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/class_issues"  title="class_issues">class_issues</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/social_structure"  title="social_structure">social_structure</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:28:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_26389_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>supernatural</category><category>death</category><category>coming_of_age</category><category>teenage</category><category>academia</category><category>ghost</category><category>boarding_school</category><category>class_issues</category><category>social_structure</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prep: A Novel]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Like Tobias Wolff&#39;s Old School, Prep meanders a well-worn and familiar path of &quot;outsider amongst wolves&quot; wherein the outsider is the blue-collar, insecure, and identity-challenged teenager and the wolves are the wealthy peers with whom she is trying to fit in. <br /><br />Unlike Wolff&#39;s novel, the protagonist seems to have no redeeming qualities of self-awareness and the book seems to end without a satisfying conclusion (whether that is a knock against it or not is a matter of personal taste). <br /><br />That said, the atmosphere constructed was pleasantly appealing, and the characters were believable and somewhat realistic. Worth checking out. Recommended. --EEB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/school"  title="school">school</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/apocalypse"  title="apocalypse">apocalypse</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/coming_of_age"  title="coming_of_age">coming_of_age</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/teenage"  title="teenage">teenage</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/academia"  title="academia">academia</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/identity"  title="identity">identity</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/boarding_school"  title="boarding_school">boarding_school</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/class_issues"  title="class_issues">class_issues</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:03:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_5841_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>school</category><category>apocalypse</category><category>coming_of_age</category><category>teenage</category><category>academia</category><category>identity</category><category>boarding_school</category><category>class_issues</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crimson Petal and the White]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The first of a trifecta of historical novels about English prostitutes that I review, The Crimson Petal and the White is probably also the most entertaining. Written in somewhat ironic fashion, the book is a little long-winded (and just long) but highly recommended in its subject. The whole sordid sub-genre can become grim and tiresome after awhile and I suggest only reading one at a time...if it must be one, let it be this one. Interesting vignettes include some of a cathouse and some on a 19th-century perfumery. Recommended.  --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/victorian"  title="victorian">victorian</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/19th_century"  title="19th_century">19th_century</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitutes"  title="prostitutes">prostitutes</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:40:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_5534_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>victorian</category><category>19th_century</category><category>prostitutes</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Loving Scoundrel]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[What a surprise...I picked this up thinking it was straight historical fiction lit, but it turns out to be squarely plopped in the romance genre. Not my thing, but it wasn&#39;t as bad as I always believed romances to be. Though silly and trite, the characters were interesting and it could&#39;ve gone somewhere. Not recommended by me, but if you like romance, this could be a good one to check out. --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/fiction"  title="fiction">fiction</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/romance"  title="romance">romance</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:27:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_17096_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>history</category><category>fiction</category><category>romance</category><category>england</category><category>historical</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dress Lodger]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The second of a trifecta of books about prostitutes in historical England, The Dress Lodger is raw and eerie. Sheri Holman writes about a 15-year old girl desperately trying to save the life of her ill child, by any and every means necessary, while the cholera epidemic poisons the city of Suderland and threatens to spread not only through the city, but the world. Haunting and grim, the book remained in the forefront of my memory for days, regardless of whether or not I wanted it there. Recommended. --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/medicine"  title="medicine">medicine</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/medical"  title="medical">medical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/19th_century"  title="19th_century">19th_century</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/cholera"  title="cholera">cholera</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitutes"  title="prostitutes">prostitutes</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:29:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_24736_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>historical</category><category>medicine</category><category>medical</category><category>19th_century</category><category>cholera</category><category>prostitutes</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slammerkin]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The third of a trifecta of historical novels about English prostitutes which I will review, Slammerkin is perhaps the most self-aware and perhaps the one I enjoyed the least. As with The Dress Lodger, Slammerkin doesn&#39;t lie about the harsh realities of life in its time period; whereas The Crimson Petal and the White shows upper-class life at its most lighthearted, Slammerkin dwells on the bleakness of the lower and middle classes, with rare glimpses of the aristocracy. For me, this was too dour without reward. Those not hoping for the occasional lighthearted breath of air will not find it here. Although I can&#39;t criticize this as a novel, it&#39;s not what I was looking for. --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/18th"  title="18th">18th</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical,"  title="historical,">historical,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/England,"  title="England,">England,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/Century,"  title="Century,">Century,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitute,"  title="prostitute,">prostitute,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/18th_Century"  title="18th_Century">18th_Century</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitute"  title="prostitute">prostitute</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:13:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_15574_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>british</category><category>18th</category><category>historical,</category><category>England,</category><category>Century,</category><category>prostitute,</category><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>historical</category><category>18th_Century</category><category>prostitute</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[An amazing photo-essay of a text book, each word drawn with more fondly obsessive care than your average Josef Kavalier comic-book cover. This book, about the journey of a young Jewish refugee finding fame and fortune through the most American of industries (and the people who love him), goes slower in some parts than others.  but in all ways is a brilliant companion book to his similarly excellent Wonder Boys. Both totally different and noticeably the same, it&#39;s even more excellent. Highly recommended. ~EEHB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/humor"  title="humor">humor</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/wwii,"  title="wwii,">wwii,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history,"  title="history,">history,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/americana,"  title="americana,">americana,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/art,"  title="art,">art,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/comic_books,"  title="comic_books,">comic_books,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/judaism,"  title="judaism,">judaism,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/pop_culture,"  title="pop_culture,">pop_culture,</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 07:29:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_1336_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>humor</category><category>wwii,</category><category>history,</category><category>americana,</category><category>art,</category><category>comic_books,</category><category>judaism,</category><category>pop_culture,</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good Omens]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Although enjoyable, I found myself disappointed in this book after reading the impressive American Gods and Neverwhere. Still, this is an interesting book, recommended to those who like Gaiman and Pratchett. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/fantasy"  title="fantasy">fantasy</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/humor"  title="humor">humor</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/apocalypse"  title="apocalypse">apocalypse</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:05:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_442_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>fantasy</category><category>humor</category><category>apocalypse</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Eyre Affair]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Interesting if not engrossing. The book&#39;s approach to a society based heavily on literature is charming and entertaining, if not always successful. Worth reading if you&#39;re a book-hound. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/fiction"  title="fiction">fiction</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/humor"  title="humor">humor</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/literature"  title="literature">literature</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:03:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_2154_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>fiction</category><category>humor</category><category>literature</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Night in Question]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[A gem of a collection. Funny and cutting in Wolff&#39;s style, each short story is better than the last. The book culminates in the best of the lot, &quot;Bullet to the Brain,&quot; which tells the story of a literary critic experiencing a bank robbery. Great introduction to Wolff. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/short_stories"  title="short_stories">short_stories</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/collection"  title="collection">collection</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:59:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_17017_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>short_stories</category><category>collection</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Sci-fi classic that transcends genres: a singular book that manages to make sweeping religious and socio-political statements, all the while avoiding the heavy-handed failings that so many books attempting it fall into. Recommended. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/classic"  title="classic">classic</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/sci-fi"  title="sci-fi">sci-fi</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/religon"  title="religon">religon</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:46:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_2278_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>classic</category><category>culture</category><category>sci-fi</category><category>religon</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonder Boys : A Novel]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[An honest story of what may be the seminal week of a tired writer&#39;s life, this gem from Chabon is simultaneously surreal and authentic, heart-breaking and hilarious, familiar and surprising. Highest recommendations. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/americana"  title="americana">americana</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/dark"  title="dark">dark</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/satire"  title="satire">satire</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/writing"  title="writing">writing</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/academia"  title="academia">academia</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/pop_culture"  title="pop_culture">pop_culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/adapted_for_film"  title="adapted_for_film">adapted_for_film</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 04:24:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_2473_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>americana</category><category>dark</category><category>satire</category><category>writing</category><category>academia</category><category>pop_culture</category><category>adapted_for_film</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Me Talk Pretty One Day]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[I suppose the build-up killed this book for me; I was expecting brilliant and got good, anticipating hilarity and got amusing. No doubt I would have had a different experience reading it virginally--as it is, I can say I am merely indifferent to the evident genius that is David Sedaris.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/humor"  title="humor">humor</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/coming-of-age"  title="coming-of-age">coming-of-age</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/pop-culture"  title="pop-culture">pop-culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/queer-culture"  title="queer-culture">queer-culture</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:56:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_1182_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>humor</category><category>coming-of-age</category><category>pop-culture</category><category>queer-culture</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doctor Fischer of Geneva or the Bomb Party]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[This psychologically blasé look at an insane and mercilessly cruel tycoon is quietly some of the legendary writer&#39;s best work. What a shame that one of Greene&#39;s fabulous shorter books has been out of print. Find it&#33; -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/greene"  title="greene">greene</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/psychological"  title="psychological">psychological</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/switzerland"  title="switzerland">switzerland</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:42:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_17013_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>greene</category><category>psychological</category><category>switzerland</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eureka Street : A Novel of Ireland Like No Other]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[A smart, funny look at the familiar old horror that is Belfast, Eureka Street is more a novel of Belfast&#39;s people than of the city itself--although there is plenty biography of both in the novel. McLiam Wilson again excels in his painfully accurate depiction of humanity at its best, worst, and most natural, although this outing packs many more laughs in than did Ripley Bogle. Highly recommended. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/ireland"  title="ireland">ireland</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/relationships"  title="relationships">relationships</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/love"  title="love">love</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/irish"  title="irish">irish</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/politics"  title="politics">politics</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/britain"  title="britain">britain</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/northern"  title="northern">northern</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/ulster"  title="ulster">ulster</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:31:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_11105_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>british</category><category>ireland</category><category>relationships</category><category>love</category><category>irish</category><category>politics</category><category>britain</category><category>northern</category><category>ulster</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ripley Bogle]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[A look at one of the world&#39;s singular fictional characters, this book about a young, genius homeless man (and how he got there) is earth-shaking, fabulous, lyrical, and prosaic, all at once. Highest of recommendations. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/ireland"  title="ireland">ireland</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/london"  title="london">london</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/britain"  title="britain">britain</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/homeless"  title="homeless">homeless</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/northern"  title="northern">northern</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:14:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_11106_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>ireland</category><category>london</category><category>britain</category><category>homeless</category><category>northern</category></item></channel></rss>
