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Miscellaneous quotes from current reads or past faves, as well as to-reads culled from friends' recommendations, blogs, podcasts, etc. A running answer to the question: "What're you reading?"

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The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
The Dante Club
Matthew Pearl
The Famished Road - Ben Okri
The Famished Road
Ben Okri
Kingdom Come - J.G. Ballard
Kingdom Come
J.G. Ballard
The City and the City - China Miéville
The City and the City
China Miéville
Open City: A Novel - Teju Cole
Open City: A Novel
Teju Cole
The Slippage: A Novel - Ben Greenman
The Slippage: A Novel
Ben Greenman
Please Step Back - Ben Greenman
Please Step Back
Ben Greenman
Blindness / Seeing - José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)
Blindness / Seeing
José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)

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The Pearl - John Steinbeck
Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2) - Isaac Asimov
Stranger In A Strange Land - Robert A. Heinlein
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The Dante Club - Matthew Pearl
The Dante Club
Matthew Pearl
The Famished Road - Ben Okri
The Famished Road
Ben Okri
Kingdom Come - J.G. Ballard
Kingdom Come
J.G. Ballard
The City and the City - China Miéville
The City and the City
China Miéville
Open City: A Novel - Teju Cole
Open City: A Novel
Teju Cole
The Slippage: A Novel - Ben Greenman
The Slippage: A Novel
Ben Greenman
Please Step Back - Ben Greenman
Please Step Back
Ben Greenman
Blindness / Seeing - José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)
Blindness / Seeing
José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator)
September 2013
11
BookLikes Reading Challenge: Peeking Over My Shoulder wants to read 42 books in 2013.
Peeking Over My Shoulder has read 1 book(s) out of 42 books in
2013 Reading Challenge
quote:
""He saw something small and dark just off the riverbank, something that seemed to give off heat although the water was cold. ..."
Please Step Back - Ben Greenman
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Linus...Curating
January 2013
14
finished reading:
The Nightghosts' Child - S.K. Gabriel
The Nightghosts' Child S.K. Gabriel
August 2012
5
finished reading:
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them - Francine Prose
Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Francine Prose
finished reading:
Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving
Last Night in Twisted River John Irving
July 2012
2
finished reading:
The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora Scott Lynch
February 2012
23
finished reading:
The Player of Games - Iain M. Banks
The Player of Games Iain M. Banks
finished reading:
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories - Delmore Schwartz, James Atlas
In Dreams Begin Responsibilities and Other Stories Delmore Schwartz, James Atlas
February 2012
17
finished reading:
Songs of Enchantment - Ben Okri
Songs of Enchantment Ben Okri
January 2012
9
finished reading:
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town - Cory Doctorow
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Cory Doctorow
finished reading:
Dark Sister - Graham Joyce
Dark Sister Graham Joyce
August 2011
09
reviewed: Pets, The
I read about this book on a book blog (Nancy Pearl?) and was able to order it through our wonderful library system from who k...
Pets, The - Bragi Olafsson
finished reading:
Pets, The - Bragi Olafsson
Pets, The Bragi Olafsson
July 2011
14
reviewed: The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles Series #1)
Being the only one among my friends, acquaintances or all those I see posting online who cannot get into the George R.R. Mart...
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
finished reading:
The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
The Name of the Wind Patrick Rothfuss
May 2011
1
finished reading:
Room: A Novel -
Room: A Novel
April 2011
19
finished reading:
What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal - Zoë Heller, Nadia May
What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal Zoë Heller, Nadia May
April 2011
1
finished reading:
In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez
In the Time of the Butterflies Julia Alvarez
February 2011
1
finished reading:
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything - Joshua Foer
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything Joshua Foer
finished reading:
The Tmj Healing Plan: Ten Steps to Relieving Persistent Jaw, Neck and Head Pain - Cynthia Peterson
The Tmj Healing Plan: Ten Steps to Relieving Persistent Jaw, Neck and Head Pain Cynthia Peterson
November 2010
1
finished reading:
AD / HD For Dummies - Jeff Strong
AD / HD For Dummies Jeff Strong
July 2010
7
finished reading:
Treasure Box - Orson Scott Card
Treasure Box Orson Scott Card
January 2010
1
finished reading:
Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden (Millenium, #2) - Stieg Larsson
Flickan Som Lekte Med Elden (Millenium, #2) Stieg Larsson
December 2009
10
reviewed: The Man in the Maze (Avon SF, V2262)
Aside from the blatant sexism infused throughout this novel, I really really enjoyed the main plot of the story and the three...
The Man in the Maze - Robert Silverberg
finished reading:
The Man in the Maze - Robert Silverberg
The Man in the Maze Robert Silverberg
August 2009
14
finished reading:
Blasphemy - Douglas Preston
Blasphemy Douglas Preston
February 2009
1
finished reading:
Män som hatar kvinnor - Stieg Larsson
Män som hatar kvinnor Stieg Larsson
August 2008
1
finished reading:
The Taking - Dean Koontz
The Taking Dean Koontz
finished reading:
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark -
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
June 2008
22
reviewed: Glimmering
I will probably just return this to the library unfinished - I've gotten to the stage of jumping ahead and looking for the pa...
Glimmering - Elizabeth Hand
April 2008
14
finished reading:
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
American Gods Neil Gaiman
finished reading:
PHP and MySQL Web Development - Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
PHP and MySQL Web Development Luke Welling, Laura Thomson
finished reading:
Saffron And Brimstone: Strange Stories - Elizabeth Hand
Saffron And Brimstone: Strange Stories Elizabeth Hand
finished reading:
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual - James Green, Ajana Green
The Herbal Medicine-Maker's Handbook: A Home Manual James Green, Ajana Green
finished reading:
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood -
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
finished reading:
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Series #2) -
The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials Series #2)
December 2007
03
reviewed: Gabriel's Story
1870 - American West - young boys and their journey... Except this isn't your usual Western tale with romanticized cowboys an...
Gabriel's Story - David Anthony Durham
reviewed: Voices (Annals of the Western Shore, #2)
I'm enjoying Le Guin's writing style - it's been many years since I've read anything by her. She has a wonderful ear for wor...
Voices (Annals of the Western Shore, #2) - Ursula K. Le Guin
finished reading:
Gabriel's Story - David Anthony Durham
Gabriel's Story David Anthony Durham
December 2007
1
finished reading:
Shoot the Moon - Billie Letts
Shoot the Moon Billie Letts
November 2007
01
reviewed: The Reluctant Fundamentalist: A Novel
Everything about this novel is a metaphor - some aspects more obvious than others. This novel was not very long at all but i...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
reviewed: The Torment of Others: A Novel
This story was very well crafted and I couldn't put it down...But it is, by its very nature, extremely freaky. The descripti...
The Torment of Others - Val McDermid
reviewed: A Mango-Shaped Space
This story was captivating almost from the get go. Initially, the main character and her annoying siblings seem to be withou...
A Mango-Shaped Space -
finished reading:
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid
finished reading:
The Torment of Others - Val McDermid
The Torment of Others Val McDermid
finished reading:
A Mango-Shaped Space -
A Mango-Shaped Space
August 2007
01
reviewed: Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
These stories were mostly all a delight to listen to - there were a few of them, however, that were sheer divinity. Just so ...
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders -
finished reading:
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders -
Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders
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