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The Titan's Curse
Finished
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Tales of H. P. Lovecraft
Finished
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Understanding ComicsThe Invisible Art
Finished
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The Sea of Monsters
Finished
Better than the first one, at least. We’ll see if it continues to improve.
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In Defense of FoodAn Eater's Manifesto
Finished
A lot more food for thought (no pun intended?) than real prescriptions or proscriptions. Interesting, easily readable. A little more geared to the middle class, further on in life than I am - I essentially still live a college lifestyle still: no dining room, roommates are strangers, little room in the fridge or time to cook it because of social and professional obligations, and definitely nowhere to plant a garden. But that’s a lot of excuses and his advice is still sound. It’s a lifestyle change and it takes a commitment, as Pollan says. Anyway, I’d recommend this to anyone who wants to think about food culture, cooking, even American culture as a whole as it relates to big business.
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The Lightning Thief
Finished
An attempt to combine Harry Potter with Holden Caulfield that’s interesting but not as compelling. It suffers a lot from “adult-trying-to-think-and-talk-like-a-kid” syndrome.
I’m going to finish the series, though, because I hear it gets better and I love adventure and mythology.
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The Crying of Lot 49
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The Subtle Knife
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A Branded World
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Over Sea, Under Stone
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
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A Man Without a Country
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A Farewell to Arms
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Anthem
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Candide
Finished