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2006 reading thus far.
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
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Not as good as Me Talk Pretty One Day, but pretty damn funny. Sedaris is hilllarious.
Charmed Thirds: A Novel (Jessica Darling)Charmed Thirds: A Novel (Jessica Darling) by Megan McCafferty
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My favorite out of the Sloppy series.
CivilWarLand in Bad DeclineCivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders
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My favorite book by I've read by him. GET THIS BOOK! The wavemaker and 400 pound CEO are my favorite of the stories.
PastoraliaPastoralia by George Saunders
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Also good by Saunders. Sea Oak and Barbers Unhappiness are good stuff.
PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary LivesPostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives by Frank Warren
Buy new: $15.65 / Used from: $11.31
Tell me a secret.
Found: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the WorldFound: The Best Lost, Tossed, and Forgotten Items from Around the World by Davy Rothbart
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Good stuff.
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) by Charlotte Brontë
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Awful book. Had to read for my 443 lit class. Victorian writing is BAD.
A Room of One's OwnA Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
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Again, read for class. Good ideas. Liked it but not enough to re-read.
Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Student Editions)Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Student Editions) by Jean Rhys
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For lit. The pre-during-quel to Jane Eyre. Liked it BETTER than Jane Eyre. Pretty good.
The Very Persistent Gappers of FripThe Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders
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A children's book by Saunders. More kid's books should be written like this one.
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is EnufFor Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange
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For lit. Liked it, though sometimes can be the WE ARE GODDESSES poem stuff I hate.
Walter FallsWalter Falls by Steven Gillis
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At prof. at my college wrote this. I dug it.
Angels in America, Part One: Millennium ApproachesAngels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner
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One of my favorite plays. Decided to re-read this.
Angels in America, Part Two: PerestroikaAngels in America, Part Two: Perestroika by Tony Kushner
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Had never read the second one. Different from what I expected.
The Organic Foods Sourcebook (Sourcebooks)The Organic Foods Sourcebook (Sourcebooks) by Elaine Marie Lipson
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Wheee hippie food reading!
NakedNaked by David Sedaris
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $0.81
Almost as good as Me Talk Pretty.
Decentralism: Where It Came From--Where Is It Going?Decentralism: Where It Came From--Where Is It Going? by Mildred J. Loomis
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Interesting stuff. Some if it's like whoa... too much. But underlying idea is cool.
Everything Is Illuminated: A NovelEverything Is Illuminated: A Novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
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One of my favorite books I read this year. Couldn't read it at work cause I would cry, ha!
In Persuasion NationIn Persuasion Nation by George Saunders
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Another awesome George book. More stories tying into consumerism, very funny.
Burned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks OutBurned Alive: A Survivor of an "Honor Killing" Speaks Out by Souad
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $4.39
Read for feminist theory. The true store of a woman who survives an honor killing.
Oryx and CrakeOryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
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Another dystopian. It's up there with Handmaid's Tale.
Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (with CD-ROM)Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (with CD-ROM) by V. Mark Durand
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Read almost every chapter for abnormal. Good case studies as examples.