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Type: fiction

Status: now reading

Author: Philip K. Dick

Tags: science fiction

Description: A stunningly accurate (IMO) description of what results when you combine substance abuse andA stunningly accurate (IMO) description of what results when you combine substance abuse and schizophrenia. What gets me are the conversations, the paranoid daydreams, and the trippy group tangents that have to be "broken" by a third party or sane bystander lest the individual or group follow them over the ragged edge. Fifth star withheld so far because it's almost *too* gritty. I like him better when he fragments reality and leaves his protagonists' minds (mostly) intact. ****...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Carol Emshwiller

Tags: science fiction

Description: Amazing. I read this in one sitting while waitng an author event to start at U Bookstore. CarolAmazing. I read this in one sitting while waitng an author event to start at U Bookstore. Carol Emshwiller, where have you been hiding? Behind the imposing phallic shadow of science fiction "greats", no doubt. :( Couldn't put this one down, so you should pick it up! *****...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: Anna Tambour

Tags: fiction magic australia realism

Description: This was everyone's darling over the summer. I have my doubts, but she's new and cleverThis was everyone's darling over the summer. I have my doubts, but she's new and clever so what the hell......

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Hilary Mantel

Tags: fiction

Description: "A modern-day medium and a jaded divorcee navigate the world of psychic fairs, until a"A modern-day medium and a jaded divorcee navigate the world of psychic fairs, until a crazed spirit guide threatens to pull them over to the beyond --" Hee hee! God, I love Hilary Mantel and feel safe giving this book a whole five stars even though I've barely started it. Have you read her? You should. Start with ANYTHING. *****...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Ismail Kadare

Tags: fiction magic realism

Description: I might as well not have read this because I stupidly sidestepped most of Kadare's intentionsI might as well not have read this because I stupidly sidestepped most of Kadare's intentions and projected my own stuff into the reading, i.e. your life/job/future can be ruined by your own passivity and failure to act, no matter how favorable or open the circumstances, you have to actually play the hand you're dealt rather than let it play you, and so on. Anyone who has read this and was able to look past the end of their own nose should email me because I would love to salvage the experience. **...

2005-11-14

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Julio Cortazar

Tags: fiction magic realism

Description: Mitchell inspired reading. But since the SPL doesn't seem to have a copy I'll haveMitchell inspired reading. But since the SPL doesn't seem to have a copy I'll have to find one somewhere. If you're a Cortazar fan and you can recommend one of ther other short story collections over this one, drop me a line. *****...

2005-11-13

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Type: fiction

Status: favorite

Author: David Mitchell

Tags: science fiction

Description: This was amazing. He's young and brilliant, and every one of is novels made me crazy-happy.This was amazing. He's young and brilliant, and every one of is novels made me crazy-happy. Read this! *****...

2005-11-13

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Paul Auster

Tags: fiction new york auster

Description: Unexpectedly brilliant. A must-read for singletons who live alone in an urban environment.Unexpectedly brilliant. A must-read for singletons who live alone in an urban environment. Or maybe not so much. Read it with a beer and a shot and a Prozac chaser....

2005-11-13

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Vernor Vinge

Tags: science fiction

Description: Typical Vinge, though not nearly as entertaining as A Fire Upon the Deep. ***

2005-11-13