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ChrisStingray

ChrisStingray

Joined May 2016

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Moody knows how to make a story interesting and unique.

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Epic and necessary for any music fan.

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Avenue of Mysteries | John Irving
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Mehso-so

I have been finding the last few books by Irving a bit on the yawning side. His stories seem to be sounding like a decent imitation of his far more superior early work.

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Love how Anna North told a story of a filmmaker from different character perspectives. She makes it seem easy yet her main character, Sophie Stark is a tremendous portrayal of the clinging to express oneself in the arts.

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I just started this book and I'm finding humor in the main character/narrator for his so far, one to two star hotel ratings! 😂

rachelm I just started this! 7y
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City on Fire | Garth Risk Hallberg
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This book is 900 plus pages but it's epically good.

Taylor So is this out in paperback now? I've been waiting for the paperback. New cover too. It looks nice. 8y
ChrisStingray Yeah, the cover for the paperback is better than the hardcover artwork. This book is a head spinner. Truly epic and it never dragged. 8y
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Thirty Girls | Susan Minot
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Thirty Girls by Susan Minot
Another re-read! Love paperback editions.

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Satin Island: A novel | Tom McCarthy
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Another book I enjoy. Revisiting this.

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Consumed: A Novel | David Cronenberg
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Re-reading this.

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The Argonauts | Maggie Nelson
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The last few sentences here sums up more than the subject matter of this book. It's sums up society as a whole.

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The Girls: A Novel | Emma Cline
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This book is a future classic that is worth the hype.

litsybookclub We're discussing this live tomorrow and on Litsy in the next few days! We would love for you to join us :) 8y
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Mortals | Norman Rush
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Norman Rush is a brilliant writer.

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The Girls: A Novel | Emma Cline
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Looking forward to starting this book tonight. Had to buy this one. Love the artwork.

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Zero K | Don DeLillo
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DeLillo never disappoints. He's in a class of his own.
Cannot wait until I can buy this in paperback to re-read!

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Mortals | Norman Rush
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Norman Rush is a superb writer. I'm certain I will breeze through all 700 plus pages of this book.

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Imagine Me Gone | Adam Haslett

This book is blowing my mind. Schizophrenia is in my family and the characters in this book hit too close to home to the point that it's scary.

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The Portable Veblen: A Novel | Elizabeth Mckenzie
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This book is just fun and quirky, without being overly corny or preachy. Love the squirrels...

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Amazing book that shows a human side to the moneymakers...

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Dana Spiotta is to books what Kubrick is to movies.

CAGirlReading This is on my TBR, can't wait to read it! 8y
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This book is amazing so far. Just the way Spiotta is able to convey art is amazing.

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Tree of Smoke: A Novel | Denis Johnson
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I liked this book. My main complaint is I kept thinking that Vietnam war novels, or any war novels in general, always leaves me sad and angry. This book, similar to the Things We Carried by Tim O'Brien just shows the darkness of war...

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Gold Fame Citrus: A Novel | Claire Vaye Watkins
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I hate negative reviewing any form of art. One, I'm not a reviewer but a book lover. And two, even books I don't like gains my respect for the writers. Watkins is obviously a fine writer, I just always have a hard time enjoying dystopian novels especially when the characters in this book are bland.

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Insane. Original. An enjoyable and frustrating read.