Joseph
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I read, cook, eat, drink, seek nature/city, listen to awesome music, all with the best woman ever. Deadhead. Jam bands. Jazz. Modern and postmodern literature. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 😎
Loved the first person narrator main character Janina. Intriguing setting, atmosphere, and story. Another great novel by Olga Tokarczuk.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Loved the first person narrator main character Janina. Intriguing setting, atmosphere, and story. Another great novel by Olga Tokarczuk.
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Pretty dense, damp, muddy, and complex. Lots of rain as well. László Krasznahorkai’s Satantango.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Pretty dense, damp, muddy, and complex. Lots of rain as well. László Krasznahorkai’s Satantango.
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Pine needles, moss, mushrooms, mist. A narrator that speaks directly to the reader addressing them as “we”. Writing, setting, and well developed characters all make for a creepy and entertaining October read. Solid.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Pine needles, moss, mushrooms, mist. A narrator that speaks directly to the reader addressing them as “we”. Writing, setting, and well developed characters all make for a creepy and entertaining October read. Solid.
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Just finished the work of historical fiction by Benjamín Labatut. Loved the insight into some of the great minds of the early 20th century.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Just finished the work of historical fiction by Benjamín Labatut. Loved the insight into some of the great minds of the early 20th century.
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A circus comes to town hawking a display of a stuffed whale. Also in the company was a “prince” who stands 2 feet tall and sports 3 eyes. Several mistake the “prince” as prophetic. Hilarity and tragedy ensues.
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October 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A circus comes to town hawking a display of a stuffed whale. Also in the company was a “prince” who stands 2 feet tall and sports 3 eyes. Several mistake the “prince” as prophetic. Hilarity and tragedy ensues.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Good night ahead. Loving this book (and the IPA).
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October 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Good night ahead. Loving this book (and the IPA).
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"Will you go to bed now? If I set the mood organ to a 670 setting?"
"What does that bring about?" he asked.
"Long deserved peace," Iran said.
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"What does that bring about?" he asked.
"Long deserved peace," Iran said.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
"Will you go to bed now? If I set the mood organ to a 670 setting?"
"What does that bring about?" he asked.
"Long deserved peace," Iran said.
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#PhilpKDick
#PKD
#DoAndroidsDreamOfElectricSheep
"What does that bring about?" he asked.
"Long deserved peace," Iran said.
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Mircea Cărtărescu’s Solenoid. Starts as a memoir, and morphs into a fantastical absurdist exploration of the man’s life in Bucharest. Stunning writing throughout. Read this. Worth it. Trust me.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Mircea Cărtărescu’s Solenoid. Starts as a memoir, and morphs into a fantastical absurdist exploration of the man’s life in Bucharest. Stunning writing throughout. Read this. Worth it. Trust me.
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New author for me. Loved the novel. Great usage of making the reader doubt reality again and again. Leaves you guessing as to what really is.
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September 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
New author for me. Loved the novel. Great usage of making the reader doubt reality again and again. Leaves you guessing as to what really is.
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The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with The Old Man and the Sea. As a kid I picked this book to write a report due to the small size of it. As an old man, I deeply appreciate the book. Loved it.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with The Old Man and the Sea. As a kid I picked this book to write a report due to the small size of it. As an old man, I deeply appreciate the book. Loved it.
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The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with For Whom the Bell Tolls. This one hit hard. Beautiful book.
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September 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Hemingway Library Collection read continues with For Whom the Bell Tolls. This one hit hard. Beautiful book.
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The Hemingway revisit continues. A Farewell to Arms shows his fully developed minimalist tip of the iceberg style. A pleasure to reread as an old man.
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September 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Hemingway revisit continues. A Farewell to Arms shows his fully developed minimalist tip of the iceberg style. A pleasure to reread as an old man.
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September 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Working through my Hemingway revisit as an old man. I do remember reading this as an assignment somewhere back there in my education past (~45 years ago). The lost generation on full display in an idyllic Basque region I dream about. Solid first novel!
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September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Working through my Hemingway revisit as an old man. I do remember reading this as an assignment somewhere back there in my education past (~45 years ago). The lost generation on full display in an idyllic Basque region I dream about. Solid first novel!
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September 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Of course I had to follow up A Wild Sheep Chase with this novel. Loved it as well. Another great weekend read.
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September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Of course I had to follow up A Wild Sheep Chase with this novel. Loved it as well. Another great weekend read.
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Loved this early Murakami work. He hit his stride right away in his long career. Loved it.
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September 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Loved this early Murakami work. He hit his stride right away in his long career. Loved it.
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Musings and all out fictionalization of the self. More dream than awake. Not for those seeking a straight forward story. Beautiful poetic prose.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Musings and all out fictionalization of the self. More dream than awake. Not for those seeking a straight forward story. Beautiful poetic prose.
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Loved this book. I particularly enjoyed the later parts in which Hofmann focused on his experiences and communications with his friends and colleagues related to his discovery.
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August 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Loved this book. I particularly enjoyed the later parts in which Hofmann focused on his experiences and communications with his friends and colleagues related to his discovery.
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Camus last published novel. A one way dialog from a very misguided man.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Camus last published novel. A one way dialog from a very misguided man.
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August 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A tough read. Disturbing. But the narrative by Sheriff Bell is the heart of this novel and makes it all worthwhile. Again, another amazing work by McCarthy.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A tough read. Disturbing. But the narrative by Sheriff Bell is the heart of this novel and makes it all worthwhile. Again, another amazing work by McCarthy.
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#CormacMcCarthy
#NoCountryForOldMen
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