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Member sinceJun 9, 2007

Currently readingThe Illuminatus! Trilogy: The Eye in the Pyramid, The Golden Apple, Leviathan by Robert Shea

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Never Let Me Go (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Vintage International) by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son by Michael Chabon

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

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Heart of a Dog. by Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov

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Darkness at Noon: A Novel by Arthur Koestler

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The Sirens of Titan: A Novel by Kurt Vonnegut

Noticed you liked Girl Interrupted, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a disturbed young girl's mental illness and also a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 10:22 am (EST) on Jul 15, 2009

I found Escape Attempt cheap on Abe Books and will certainly order it soon, thanks! I did complain about the previous two books being underdeveloped, but maybe since these are shorter they'll be more focused stories... fingers crossed. Even if not, they are still very good books, just not "greats" that I think they could have been. I am so picky. :[

posted by AdamPalma at 9:48 pm (EST) on Nov 11, 2008

> Actually, Jehovah Resigns is only on my wishlist (I thought I had it tagged as such, sorry if my library is a tad unclear). Unfortunately, I haven't had much luck finding a copy yet.

No, your tags were clear-- it was my attention that was deficient.

I am always curious when I see someone has listed it-- there are only three of us so far. Did you learn of it on LibraryThing? It is a very curious book. Worth the effort, despite uneven-ness, but it takes re-reading.

posted by skholiast at 3:13 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2008

O.K., I have to ask: How did you come across Jehovah Resigns?
~~skholiast

posted by skholiast at 12:06 pm (EST) on Jul 1, 2008

I know I'm super late with figuring this out, but I know how to do half-stars now! Just click a star twice and it will turn to a half-star. Hooray!

Too bad I already started converting my library to all full-stars. :(

posted by AdamPalma at 12:12 pm (EST) on May 23, 2008

That's lame. I can't figure it out either. 5 ranks are not enough!

posted by AdamPalma at 2:29 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2008

Wow, we now show up on each other's similar libraries section, if only because all the books on your wishlist are already in my library. If I wanted to, I could interpret this to mean you wish to be more like me.

But I won't interpret it that way.

posted by AdamPalma at 4:36 pm (EST) on Oct 23, 2007

I think you may be right: The Ark Sakura, while not my favorite Abe book, was certainly the most interesting and bizarre! Seriously, for 91 pages of a 336 page book (over 1/4 of the book), the protagonist was stuck in a toilet. If that doesn't make you want to read it, nothing will.

posted by AdamPalma at 2:56 pm (EST) on Aug 29, 2007

I started a long time ago, but it is the slowest of all his novels, and school interrupted it. I was hoping to finish that and Midnight's Children this week, but all I got done so far was The White Castle. Sigh... Plans.

I think the best back-cover synopsis is for The Secret Rendezvous. That was certainly the book with the best opening of his. Talk about absurd.

posted by AdamPalma at 1:05 am (EST) on Aug 16, 2007

There was a book signing at my local Barnes and Noble (I believe his niece works there); that accounts for four of 'em. As for the fifth, I bought it at the library for 50 cents and only noticed that it was autographed when I started to read it. :P

posted by alexnisnevich at 10:37 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2007

How did your friend Alex get so many Bradbury signatures? :(

posted by laurenclareledet at 3:15 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2007

posted by AdamPalma at 3:20 pm (EST) on Jul 13, 2007

This is a reminder, in case you forget: read God Emperor of Dune. I assure you, it is better than the other sequels. At the very least, you cannot argue that Herbert is doing something different in this novel than his others.

Also, I will read Hard to Be a God when you read Inter Ice Age. It's like a deal, except neither of us benefits from the other's actions. Maybe it's a pact? Ok, it's a pact.

Also, also, welcome to Librarything!

posted by AdamPalma at 11:39 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2007