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Great stuff here. urban, angry, clever, insightful, and the battles with booze and the law for an ex-guard (cop) with many of the permutations of life in Galway, Ireland. It's a terrific ride, as are many of Bruen's works.
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You think you come from a wacky, screwed-up family, well, read this one. The Foxman family comes together for Dad's shiva and all kinds of issues are raised. And all of them are wildly entertaining and emotionally raw. I'm just glad, it's not my story. Great fun and great writing.
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A terrific tale of WWII espionage, as a young Russian woman is taught the how-to's of being a spy, and possibly a counter-spy. It's entertaining, enlightening and an all around pleasure to read. It well deserves the awards that it has won.
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Chip Kidd continues the post coming of age life of Happy, a fledgling graphic designer, and presently not living up to his nickname. He lands his first job in the small ad house of his choice, finds a wonderful mentor, and learns about life in the "real" world. The characters are engaging, the situations are fun, sad, mundane, and real, the writing is very clever. Its also gives insight into the thinking and working of life in the small ad life. There's one sequence that could serve as primer to creating busy print ads. The novel is a sequel to the delightful The Cheese Monkeys, but stands alone very well, also.
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It's been called a great travel book, and it is, and it's more than that. It's insights into life in Patagonia, which is way down south in South America. Chatwin is a walker and a collector of tales, insights, folklore, and conversations. He provides interesting snippets of lives in this remote part of the world, and he writes it all impeccably.
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The Guards by Ken Bruen
Mick, August 16, 2010
Great stuff here. urban, angry, clever, insightful, and the battles with booze and the law for an ex-guard (cop) with many of the permutations of life in Galway, Ireland. It's a terrific ride, as are many of Bruen's works.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper
Mick, January 11, 2010
You think you come from a wacky, screwed-up family, well, read this one. The Foxman family comes together for Dad's shiva and all kinds of issues are raised. And all of them are wildly entertaining and emotionally raw. I'm just glad, it's not my story. Great fun and great writing.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
Restless: A Novel by William Boyd
Mick, September 19, 2008
A terrific tale of WWII espionage, as a young Russian woman is taught the how-to's of being a spy, and possibly a counter-spy. It's entertaining, enlightening and an all around pleasure to read. It well deserves the awards that it has won.(12 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)
The Learners: A Novel by Chip Kidd
Mick, August 21, 2008
Chip Kidd continues the post coming of age life of Happy, a fledgling graphic designer, and presently not living up to his nickname. He lands his first job in the small ad house of his choice, finds a wonderful mentor, and learns about life in the "real" world. The characters are engaging, the situations are fun, sad, mundane, and real, the writing is very clever. Its also gives insight into the thinking and working of life in the small ad life. There's one sequence that could serve as primer to creating busy print ads. The novel is a sequel to the delightful The Cheese Monkeys, but stands alone very well, also.(8 of 16 readers found this comment helpful)
In Patagonia (Penguin Classics) by Bruce Chatwin
Mick, January 17, 2008
It's been called a great travel book, and it is, and it's more than that. It's insights into life in Patagonia, which is way down south in South America. Chatwin is a walker and a collector of tales, insights, folklore, and conversations. He provides interesting snippets of lives in this remote part of the world, and he writes it all impeccably.(11 of 20 readers found this comment helpful)
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