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A story about "Crossing California"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Mon, 04 Jul 2005 00:29:22 GMT

Crossing California

by Adam Langer

Just didn’t like any of the characters

A story about "Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:45 GMT

Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter: A Novel

by Mario Vargas Llosa

I struggled to get through this one. It would have been better if they left the scriptwriter out of it.

A story about "Cryptonomicon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:43 GMT

Cryptonomicon

by Neal Stephenson

A story about "The Chosen"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:42 GMT

The Chosen

by CHAIM POTOK

A beautiful book. Simple and direct, yet not without its depths.

A story about "My Name Is Asher Lev"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:38 GMT

My Name Is Asher Lev

by Chaim Potok

A bueatiful and powerful book. Builds in intensity without the reader even realizing it.

A story about "The Eyre Affair"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:35 GMT

The Eyre Affair

by Jasper Fforde

Clever premise, got sillier and sillier and cheesier as it wore on.

A story about "Sabbath's Theater"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:35 GMT

Sabbath's Theater

by Philip Roth

Simply too vulgar. Too much senior-citizen oral sex, too many bodily fluids going down unnatural orifices. On and on and on.

A story about "American Gods"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:34 GMT

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Good gripping fantasy book, fun premise, if not the most original plot.

A story about "Train"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:34 GMT

Train

by Pete Dexter

Fast read, beautifully written, explicit sex and violence, powerful book.

A story about "The Brothers K"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:33 GMT

The Brothers K

by David James Duncan

I struggled through the first 100 pages, then got hooked. I loved, loved this book.

A story about "Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jdg995) — Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:00:31 GMT

Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1)

by Neal Stephenson

Didn’t get through it. Tiresome and showoff-ish.