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74Falconhurst Fancy- Kyle Onstott and Lance Horner
Originally published September 1, 2006. Savage! Shocking! That's what it says on the cover and that's what you get, gentle reader. Kyle Onstott is the author of Mandingo and for those who have read the book...
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58The Alienist- Caleb Carr
Originally published October 23, 2006. The Alienist is set in the captivating world of New York in the year 1896. Boy prostitutes are being viciously murdered. Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt (yes!)...
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58The Loneliness of the Long Distance Smoker
I started smoking at an early age, following the tried and true pattern. A child of smokers will try dirt sticks at one time or another. Due to financial reasons more than health, I quit and was cigarette...
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57Fashion on a Budget
How does she do it making $10 an hour? With the state of the economy today, fashionable women have to be more creative when it comes to looking like a million bucks when you only have fifty. With an open...
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53The Wasp Factory- Iain Banks
Originally published September 6, 2006. "A literary equivalent of the nastiest brand of juvenile delinquincy." Times Literary Supplement This book goes on my list of best novels. It is horrifying,...
2 comments54Jesus Saves- Darcey Steinke
Previously written in August 2006. Time to trot this one out again, this book is that good! I've made some minor revisions to my prior text, but the jist is pretty much the same. I bought this book over a...
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54The Judgement of Paris- Gore Vidal
Originally published August 24, 2006. What can I say about this book...let's start with...I HATED IT. The Judgement of Paris is about an aimless young man who is travelling through Europe, hanging with the...
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58Over the Rainbow
In light of recent events, with Barak Obama's successful bid for the presidency, issues of race have certainly been on the forefront of the American conscience. There is something to say for the fact that he...
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50The Feel Good Movie of the Year- NOT
Sometimes it feels good to wallow in sadness. To sit in your room, in the dark, and listen to Sinead O sing "Nothing Compares 2 U" endlessly. But to watch a depressing movie is the ultimate indulgence when...
1 comment63The Age of Aquarius in the 21st Century
I have identified with my birth sign from an early age. Perhaps because of the year in which I was born, or because of my environment, but I was always told that I was the way that I am because of my zodiac...
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