Sunday 20 May 2012

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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach

Ok let’s get this out of the way. I’m not a baseball guy (it’s two guys playing catch and every once in awhile something happens). The fantasy season is so bloody long and if you are in a daily line …

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Moby Dick

If you follow what I've read you know that I've been reading this book for awhile. I've never read it. I don't know why but one

Tinkers

By Paul Harding I think I picked up this book because it reminded me of Einstein's Dreams (which reminds me I should re-read that). The physical nature of

Love is a Mix Tape

By Rob Sheffield It's an easy book. It's a hard book to get through. If you love music it's a fun book. Plus I remember mix

Await Your Reply

By Dan Chaon Are they running away or to something? Maybe both. Three separate stories are weaved together and rotated chapter by chapter. Their stories are

Robopocalypse

It's the end of the world. Terminator style (throw in some I,Robot too). A computer program gets smart. Very smart. Humans die. A

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers

I just finished this well written non-fiction book about a family and their trials around Hurricane Katrina. The main character is Abdulrahman Zeitoun. He is a middle-aged

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Bob Mould: See A Little Light

The Trail of Rage and Melody with Michael Azerrad Rage and melody indeed. He was an angry young man for many reasons (family, closet gay etc) and that

The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

Full disclosure. I read the newspaper everyday (yes I am one of what four people left that do that right?). Hell I get it delivered to

So long, Potter.

Farewell Harry, We Hardly Knew Ye

Well, that’s it. The end of Harry Potter as we know it. The final film in the epic franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, came