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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#OlgaTokarczuk
#DriveYourPlowOverTheBonesOfTheDead
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Pretty dense, damp, muddy, and complex. Lots of rain as well. László Krasznahorkai’s Satantango.
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#Satantango
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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#LászlóKrasznahorkai
#Satantango
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#Satantango
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
November 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Satantango by László Krasznahorkai
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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#OlgaTokarczuk
#TheEmpusium
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#TheEmpusium
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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#WhenWeCeaseToUnderstandTheWorld
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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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When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut.
October 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut.
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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#TheMelancholyOfResistance
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#TheMelancholyOfResistance
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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#LászlóKrasznahorkai
#TheMelancholyOfResistance
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The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Enjoying.
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Melancholy of Resistance by László Krasznahorkai. Enjoying.
October 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Good night ahead. Loving this book (and the IPA).
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#ShadowTicket
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#MasalaMama
#Minneapolis
#Minnesota
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#Minnesota
#IPA
October 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Good night ahead. Loving this book (and the IPA).
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#ThomasPynchon
#ShadowTicket
#BeerSky
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#MasalaMama
#Minneapolis
#Minnesota
#IPA
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#MasalaMama
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#Minnesota
#IPA
One of my favorite authors of all time! Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket. Loving it!
October 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
One of my favorite authors of all time! Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket. Loving it!
"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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#PhilpKDick
#PKD
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Starting the week with Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
October 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Starting the week with Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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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#MirceaCărtărescu
#Solenoid
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Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu. A very deep and introspective memoir of a hopeful poet, his dreams destroyed by the powers that judge talent, to live life as a school teacher. Amazing.
September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Solenoid by Mircea Cărtărescu. A very deep and introspective memoir of a hopeful poet, his dreams destroyed by the powers that judge talent, to live life as a school teacher. Amazing.
Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu. This book is absolutely fascinating. Loving it.
September 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Solenoid by Mircea Cartarescu. This book is absolutely fascinating. Loving it.
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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#Ubik
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#Ubik
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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#PhilipKDick
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A new author for me. Philip K. Dick’s Ubik.
September 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A new author for me. Philip K. Dick’s Ubik.
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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Continuing my Hemingway revisit with For Whom the Bell Tolls.
September 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Continuing my Hemingway revisit with For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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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#ernesthemingway
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September 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
My wife grew one of these that flowered this week.
September 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My wife grew one of these that flowered this week.