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May 14th 2016 | 1
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| i've been on a poetry kick |
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May 14th 2016 | 2
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 I bought a couple of anthologies last year |
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May 18th 2016 | 27
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| i'm reading a little life by hanya yanagihara |
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May 14th 2016 | 3
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| I was completely overwhelmed by that book |
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May 17th 2016 | 6
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| Sapiens/Furiously Happy/Goodreads anyone? |
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May 15th 2016 | 4
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 LMAO |
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May 17th 2016 | 7
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| seriously... its intimidating |
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May 17th 2016 | 9
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| sent you a friend request...i'm inconsistent though |
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May 17th 2016 | 17
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 High-five! I basically use it as a check-list. |
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May 17th 2016 | 20
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| Sapiens ... so there's a youtube course on this |
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May 18th 2016 | 29
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| Sapiens is the best book I've read this year. |
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Jun 29th 2016 | 156
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| ^ |
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May 17th 2016 | 5
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| This one is astonishing. |
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May 17th 2016 | 8
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| here's my summer reading list |
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May 17th 2016 | 10
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| Man, I feel like I did Jesmyn Ward a huge disservice |
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May 17th 2016 | 11
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| will be my first. took this from bin's greatblacknovel post |
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May 17th 2016 | 13
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| Thank you, your order has been placed. |
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May 20th 2016 | 103
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| RE: here's my summer reading list |
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May 17th 2016 | 12
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| loved half of a yellow, didnt care for americannah |
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May 17th 2016 | 14
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| Half a Yellow Sun was so good |
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May 18th 2016 | 46
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| Agreed |
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May 19th 2016 | 53
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| been meaning to read these two |
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May 17th 2016 | 16
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| I just picked up 'one day I will write about this place' |
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May 20th 2016 | 71
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| thought i responded to this |
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May 31st 2016 | 133
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| RE: |
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May 20th 2016 | 73
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| not arundhati |
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May 20th 2016 | 89
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| RE: not arundhati |
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May 20th 2016 | 107
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| lavalle's devil in silver is SO GOOD!!! |
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May 23rd 2016 | 125
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| i'm on the cal newport tip |
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May 17th 2016 | 15
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| only non-fic right now for me: thinking, fast and slow |
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May 18th 2016 | 22
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| Thinking, fast and slow |
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May 18th 2016 | 47
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| Been a decent year so far |
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May 17th 2016 | 18
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| Jimisin killed it |
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Jun 04th 2016 | 134
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| update |
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Jun 28th 2016 | 155
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| "Binti" is great |
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Jul 11th 2016 | 178
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| ok, im gonna read these. thanks! |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 182
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| you got your wish. part two drops January 2017 |
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Aug 05th 2016 | 231
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| yup... and she got the hugo |
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Sep 12th 2016 | 234
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| gunna be reading Binti with my high schoolers next semester |
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Sep 12th 2016 | 238
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| YAASSSSSSS |
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Sep 13th 2016 | 240
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| "Darkness "-chapelle imitation voice |
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May 17th 2016 | 19
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| Blood Meridian, man... |
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May 20th 2016 | 98
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| Dont bother with three stigmata... |
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May 21st 2016 | 116
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| RE: Dont bother with three stigmata... |
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May 22nd 2016 | 119
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| You guys are inspiring me to get back on it |
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May 17th 2016 | 21
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| i just bought a Kindle because of this post. |
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May 18th 2016 | 23
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| i have a sony e-reader |
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May 18th 2016 | 28
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| bro...i'm not pooping on your financial situation, it's different for al... |
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May 18th 2016 | 32
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| i cant do the kindle fire |
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May 18th 2016 | 33
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| word. |
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May 18th 2016 | 36
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| Try Calibre - Also Eink is magic |
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May 18th 2016 | 48
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| already got caliber |
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May 18th 2016 | 50
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| have you heard of this one? |
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May 18th 2016 | 24
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| no....might pick it up. thanks! |
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May 18th 2016 | 25
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| here's another |
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May 18th 2016 | 26
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| cant open that link. whats the name of the book? |
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May 18th 2016 | 31
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| Under the Udala Trees |
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May 18th 2016 | 34
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| This is always the most humbling OKP Poast. |
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May 18th 2016 | 30
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| Non-Fiction/Self-Improvement... |
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May 18th 2016 | 35
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| Self-Improvement <-- books i avoid like the plague |
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May 18th 2016 | 37
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| Why's that? |
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May 18th 2016 | 38
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| I can't speak for Akon but I generally find |
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May 18th 2016 | 39
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| *seconds this |
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May 18th 2016 | 40
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| Sometimes that's true... |
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May 18th 2016 | 41
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| I read one a few years back that I really liked |
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May 18th 2016 | 42
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| That's dope.... |
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May 18th 2016 | 43
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| I dug Switch. |
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May 18th 2016 | 49
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| Going to finally read some on my shelf that have been there for years |
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May 18th 2016 | 44
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| start with half of a yellow sun |
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May 18th 2016 | 51
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| Fanon was really ahead of his time |
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May 19th 2016 | 54
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| lol at this pot calling kettle black |
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May 19th 2016 | 56
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| Hey this pot posted a few days ago ! |
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May 19th 2016 | 58
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| i will do so this week. |
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May 19th 2016 | 60
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| Will do! Loved Purple Hibiscus. I've been told that this was better. |
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May 19th 2016 | 68
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| Disgruntled (Asali Solomon) and The Turner House |
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May 18th 2016 | 45
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| june jordan (rip) is just.... amazing doesnt quite capture it |
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May 18th 2016 | 52
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| I haven't read her stuff in a while, decided to revisit it. |
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May 19th 2016 | 57
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| Im taking this recommendation |
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May 19th 2016 | 59
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| i really loved affirmative acts |
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May 19th 2016 | 61
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| I somehow think I met her when I lived in Oakland |
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May 19th 2016 | 64
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| lucky you! |
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May 20th 2016 | 74
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| Which ones? |
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May 19th 2016 | 62
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| RE: Which ones? |
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May 19th 2016 | 63
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| halfway through Philip Roth's The Plot Against America |
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May 19th 2016 | 55
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| Have you read The Human Stain? |
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May 19th 2016 | 65
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| oh yeah |
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May 19th 2016 | 66
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| right on! |
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May 20th 2016 | 77
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| Either of you read "It Can't Happen Here" by Sinclair Lewis? |
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May 19th 2016 | 69
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| I haven't |
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May 20th 2016 | 79
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| me either, but Roth's book is clearly inspired by it |
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May 20th 2016 | 104
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| Good stuff, I want to read Roth and Faulkner next. |
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May 21st 2016 | 117
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| Right now I'm reading Octavia Butler's "Imago (Xenogenesis #3) |
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May 19th 2016 | 67
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| Blackass by A Igboni Barrett-love the new take on a Kafka classic |
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May 19th 2016 | 70
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| I've heard mixed reviews of Blackass |
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May 20th 2016 | 81
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| it's on my list ,I want to read 'Hold it till it Hurts' first , |
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May 20th 2016 | 82
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| Hold it till it Hurts is on my shelf :-) |
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May 20th 2016 | 83
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| I share a building with a library |
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May 20th 2016 | 72
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| just finished: Parable of Talents, Men We Reaped & Erasure |
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May 20th 2016 | 75
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| Erasure is one of my favourite books ever |
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May 20th 2016 | 76
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| Dude, everything that Percival Everett writes is outstanding |
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May 20th 2016 | 78
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| i've read three of his books |
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May 20th 2016 | 84
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| hee hee hee you're gonna love that one |
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May 20th 2016 | 87
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| I gotta thank Ike for this in the Black Novels post |
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May 20th 2016 | 109
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| RE: Erasure is one of my favourite books ever |
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May 20th 2016 | 108
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| please share when done |
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Jun 10th 2016 | 144
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| are you on goodreads? |
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May 20th 2016 | 80
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| I Am Not |
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May 20th 2016 | 110
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| finished When My Brother Was An Aztec by Natalie Diaz |
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Jun 05th 2016 | 136
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| if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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May 20th 2016 | 85
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| can you have a private account? |
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May 20th 2016 | 86
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| yes, you can |
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May 20th 2016 | 90
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| Both signed up today |
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Jun 05th 2016 | 137
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| What I don't like... |
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Jun 21st 2016 | 151
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| There is a place on the "edit review" page |
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Jun 21st 2016 | 153
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| I think I hate rating on a scale of 5 with no halves |
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Jul 24th 2016 | 208
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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May 20th 2016 | 88
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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May 21st 2016 | 118
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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May 20th 2016 | 101
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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May 20th 2016 | 102
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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May 20th 2016 | 105
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| just joined - cuz I got my Kindle today |
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May 20th 2016 | 106
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| Yes. It's good for inspiration and looking back. |
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May 21st 2016 | 114
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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Jul 11th 2016 | 176
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| https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/31922906-ryan |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 186
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| RE: if you are on goodreads, post it here |
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Jul 20th 2016 | 192
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| New Easy Rawlins: Charcoal Joe (June 14th) |
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May 20th 2016 | 91
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| Salute |
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May 22nd 2016 | 122
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| will check this one out |
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May 22nd 2016 | 123
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| loved it |
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Mar 07th 2019 | 241
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| Anyone heard anything about Laymon's new book, Heavy? |
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May 20th 2016 | 92
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| Publisher's site says Sep. 2017. It'd be funny if that were a typo. |
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May 20th 2016 | 93
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| he's said soon. he gives us random snips on FB and then deletes |
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May 20th 2016 | 111
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| the round house by louise erdrich |
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May 20th 2016 | 94
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| i loved this book! |
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May 20th 2016 | 95
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| i was just gonna ask you if you read any other erdrich |
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May 20th 2016 | 96
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| the plague of doves |
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May 20th 2016 | 97
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| apparently she just dropped a new one on may 10 |
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May 20th 2016 | 99
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| Just started Doctor Sleep - Stephen King |
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May 20th 2016 | 100
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| that's a good one. read it when it came out. |
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May 23rd 2016 | 126
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| seeing double, by patrick wilmot |
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May 20th 2016 | 112
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| I've read it. I got it through it at the 2nd attempt n/m |
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May 21st 2016 | 113
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| Confession Saturday: I haven't read a book in over 5 years |
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May 21st 2016 | 115
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| this is exactly why I live alone and am childless |
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May 23rd 2016 | 124
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| There are married ppl with kids who read a lot |
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May 23rd 2016 | 127
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| hilarious turn of fate: |
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May 22nd 2016 | 120
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| use the kindleapp in the meanwhile |
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May 22nd 2016 | 121
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| Just finished Lermontov's "A Hero of our Time" today (Nabokov translatio... |
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May 23rd 2016 | 128
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| The Mothership has landed |
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May 23rd 2016 | 129
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| dear god. victor lavalle is a damn fool |
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May 31st 2016 | 130
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| I was about to come in here and shout out The Ecstatic |
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May 31st 2016 | 131
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| it was me, sheesh... literally post 73, lol |
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Jun 04th 2016 | 135
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| haha, its cause i got it from bin's post |
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Jun 08th 2016 | 138
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| the kindle is making it so much easier. finally finished Marc Ecko's boo... |
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May 31st 2016 | 132
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| Daniel Jose Older's "Shadowshaper" is YA but a fun book. |
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Jun 09th 2016 | 139
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| just fun? |
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Jun 09th 2016 | 140
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| Malka's his sister right? |
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Jun 09th 2016 | 142
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| yes |
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Jun 10th 2016 | 143
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| here is part of a convo they recently had with each other |
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Jun 12th 2016 | 145
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| here the first 5 chapters of Infomocracy if folk are interested |
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Jun 12th 2016 | 146
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| still not sure how i feel about these online preview chapters |
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Jun 13th 2016 | 149
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| Get "Infomocracy" |
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Jun 28th 2016 | 154
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| the moor's account, laila lalami |
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Jun 09th 2016 | 141
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| FINALLY finished J-Zone's & Marc Ecko's books. |
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Jun 13th 2016 | 147
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| Once a Cop - Corey "Life" Pegues |
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Jun 13th 2016 | 148
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| My list for the Summer: |
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Jun 20th 2016 | 150
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| im down to six books on my list |
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Jun 21st 2016 | 152
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| Based on your goodreads review of Long Division |
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Jun 29th 2016 | 158
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| long division was pretty good |
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Jun 29th 2016 | 159
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| I'm listening to it as an audiobook and it's super enjoyable |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 166
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| so would you like to know who is the narrator of Long Division? |
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Jun 29th 2016 | 160
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| who is it? |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 168
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| It's Baize... |
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Jul 01st 2016 | 169
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| I have a question for you and akon |
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Jul 01st 2016 | 170
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| yes. the book is broken into the sections of 2014, 1985 and 1964 |
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Jul 01st 2016 | 173
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| oh hell YES |
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Jul 01st 2016 | 174
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| You kinda spoiled it for me |
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Jul 13th 2016 | 189
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| really sorry about that bruh. didn't even think to put a |
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Jul 13th 2016 | 190
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| only bc they were fathers day gifts, I'm reading "the cook up" |
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Jun 29th 2016 | 157
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| What yall know about Ben H. Winters? |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 161
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| NOPE. those reviews / descriptions are telling |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 162
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| I thought he was black |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 163
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| The clapback begineth. Older one of the few leading the charge |
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Jul 05th 2016 | 175
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| whoa. a t.v deal? *before octavia butler? |
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Jul 20th 2016 | 193
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| The Last Policeman series was GREAT |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 165
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| You think he can handle race? |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 167
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| at a guess, no |
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Jul 01st 2016 | 171
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| finally picked up a Kindle, been clutching to physical books for years |
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Jun 30th 2016 | 164
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| yeah, my mistake was to get a Kindle fire |
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Jul 01st 2016 | 172
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| I want to gradually switch to digital, while building up my library |
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Jul 11th 2016 | 177
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| the Kindle Paperwhite has a backlight to adjust brightness |
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Jul 11th 2016 | 179
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| awesome, thanks |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 180
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| now's the time BTW, aforementioned kindle is $89 today (usually $119) |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 181
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| only for Prime members n/m |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 184
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| I'm pretty sure all Amazon devices (Kindles, Fires, Echos) |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 185
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| here's my next list |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 183
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| Be interested in what you think about Satin Island |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 188
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| i dont know what this style of writing is called; but i hate it |
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Jul 31st 2016 | 224
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| millennial meander? |
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Jul 31st 2016 | 226
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| oh I didn't rate it -- |
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Jul 13th 2016 | 191
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| yea, homecoming |
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Jul 20th 2016 | 194
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| i didnt love/like under the udala trees |
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Aug 04th 2016 | 229
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| Just did Homegoings for a boom club |
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Aug 29th 2016 | 232
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| just finished |
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Jul 12th 2016 | 187
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| Also the corrections by franzen |
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Jul 20th 2016 | 196
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| believe the hype and pretty good are not equal |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 197
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| Finished Between The World And Me. |
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Jul 20th 2016 | 195
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| question: other than you fine folks... |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 198
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| wait.. didnt we talk about this before? |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 199
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| i also look at the bailey's prize (formerly orange prize) |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 200
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| RE: bailey's prize (formerly orange prize) <-- thanks! |
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Jul 28th 2016 | 212
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| goodreads recommendations are terrible |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 203
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| I agree, but |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 204
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| RE: question: other than you fine folks... |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 202
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| thanks everyone. i'll check these places out. |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 206
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| Monthly Book List from author Ryan Holiday |
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Aug 01st 2016 | 227
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| Recent readings: Dodgers, Murray Talks Music, Don't Be a Jerk, |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 201
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| FAM, what'd you think of these books. fuck them reviews. lol |
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Jul 21st 2016 | 205
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| Just linked for reference, not endorsing the contents of the links |
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Jul 25th 2016 | 210
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| Who want's to read Everfair with me in September? |
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Jul 24th 2016 | 207
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| i will |
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Jul 24th 2016 | 209
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| that looks good |
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Jul 31st 2016 | 225
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| How did I miss the fact that Slapboxing With Jesus is a collection of sh... |
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Jul 28th 2016 | 211
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| Man Booker 2016: the sellout!!!! |
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Jul 28th 2016 | 213
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| yeah i couldn't be bothered lol |
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Jul 28th 2016 | 214
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| RE: i think that's due to the fact that |
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Jul 29th 2016 | 221
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| cool, i'll check out the ecstatic when i'm done with these |
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Jul 30th 2016 | 222
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| between the world + me was brutal |
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Jul 28th 2016 | 215
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| Currently reading The Idiot by Dostoyevsky |
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Jul 29th 2016 | 216
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| One of my favs |
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Jul 29th 2016 | 217
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| grateful to my mother for forcing me to read them lol |
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Jul 29th 2016 | 218
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| I read most of The Witch short stories |
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Jul 29th 2016 | 219
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| which collection by Chekov do you recommend |
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Jul 29th 2016 | 220
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| i enjoyed About Love & Other Stories |
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Jul 30th 2016 | 223
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| Almost done with The Way of White Folks by Langston Hughes |
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Aug 03rd 2016 | 228
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| summertime, by j.m coetzee |
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Aug 04th 2016 | 230
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| I know some of yall read History of Five Killings |
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Sep 12th 2016 | 233
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| the Marlon James book? (title is slightly different) |
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Sep 12th 2016 | 237
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| If it's the Marlon James book you're talking about, yes, it meanders in ... |
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Sep 13th 2016 | 239
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| Summer bout to end... should we wrap up and new post? |
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Sep 12th 2016 | 235
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| yes. this was an excellent post! |
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Sep 12th 2016 | 236
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