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  • I'm having trouble with this book. The content is fascinating, but it's not presented in a fascinating way. It doesn't hold or even attract my attention. I'll give it another try at a later date, but as for now suffice it to say I understand why I found this in the bargain bin.

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    ― Posted on Jul 1, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • Occasionally crosses the line from crime drama to grotesque. There are some mentally-jarring scenes in here that actually kept me up at night out of fear of intense nightmares. Psychologically scorching, could possibly be considered historical fiction a la Caleb Carr but with far more focus on death ... (continue)

    Occasionally crosses the line from crime drama to grotesque. There are some mentally-jarring scenes in here that actually kept me up at night out of fear of intense nightmares. Psychologically scorching, could possibly be considered historical fiction a la Caleb Carr but with far more focus on death, obsession, and possession. Not for the faint of heart.

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    ― Posted on Jun 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • Chuck Klosterman wastes a lot of time on things that don't really matter, but I'm so glad he does it.

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    ― Posted on Jun 28, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  • Notes on "My Brother" by Jamaica Kincaid

    I'm not sure what I think of this book. I enjoy the memoir genre and her situation is ripe, but the writing itself is a bit heavy-handed, a bit pretentious. Some of her descriptions are just plain ridiculous, and she digresses often. She over uses a gimmick employed to identify a man as her father w ... (continue)

    I'm not sure what I think of this book. I enjoy the memoir genre and her situation is ripe, but the writing itself is a bit heavy-handed, a bit pretentious. Some of her descriptions are just plain ridiculous, and she digresses often. She over uses a gimmick employed to identify a man as her father when he is not her biological father. And it gets very old when she keeps writing the same things over and over, ex. "My mother (also the mother of my brother)," and, "My brother (brother of my brothers, brother of myself, son of his mother, son of my mother) ..." Those are not direct quotes, but you will find similar lines littering this manuscript, which I think is more a really long journal entry rather than a memoir worthy of publication. So, I guess I do know what I think of it.

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    ― Posted on Jun 4, 2008 | Add your feedback

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