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reviewed Moby-Dick. June 16, 2010
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Moby-Dick
I don't really care whether or not something counts as literature. Whatever the merits of reading a work, nothing seems to take the fun out of it like being told how seriously to take it. I'm …
reviewed A Prayer for Owen Meany. June 16, 2010
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
In many ways, this is a very enjoyable book. John Irving's style is pleasantly unadorned. His characters are fairly interesting, and they have some pretty entertaining adventures. But overall, I …
reviewed Perdido Street Station. June 16, 2010
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Perdido Street Station by China Mieville
Perdido Street Station is the main hub of New Crobuzon, the place where all the transportation and communication lines of the city converge. It serves as an appropriate metaphor for New Crobuzon and …
reviewed Lamb by Christopher Moore. June 16, 2010
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Moore's Lamb
In The Last Temptation of Christ, Judas finds himself in a terrible situation. Jesus has told him that it will be necessary for Judas to betray him in order for mankind to be saved. As Christ acknowledges, …
reviewed Diary (book). June 16, 2010
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Diary
In the postmodern horror novel "House of Leaves," one of the narrators tells us that the word "passion" comes from the Greek patior meaning "to suffer."  With that one …
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