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Widows Son Volume 2 Historical Illuminatis
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Robert Anton Wilson
misabelladares
, May 20, 2010
I return to it time and again for inspiration. Nothing like duels, the Bastille, the seeds of revolution, Machiavellian intrigue, footnotes (upon footnotes) on teratological molecules--and that's just for starters--to give some perspective on life as we (think we) know it. I find this the best of the trilogy, and easier to read than the other Illuminatus! books. RAW--gone too soon.
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The Wrestler's Cruel Study
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Stephen Dobyns
misabelladares
, May 20, 2010
Fairy tales, mythology, meta-fiction, Gnostic religions, street gangs, Nietzsche, wrestling, personae and masks: this book is funny, and pithy, and interesting. A good one to read and re-read. Dobyns is also a poet; his prose reflects that without being too precious. He *also* writes detective stories. His combined talents are displayed in terrific balance here.
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Despite Everything A Cometbus Omnibus
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Aaron Cometbus
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, May 20, 2010
Even though it is no lightweight pocket paperback, this is great road trip reading.
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Alias Grace
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Margaret Atwood
misabelladares
, May 19, 2010
This is my favorite Atwood novel. From the epigraphs to the Author's Afterword, this is a superbly constructed work filled with images beautiful and grisly, characters devious and trapped, and fascinating period details. The quilt-pattern chapter titles, the murder ballad, the epistolary segments, dreams, the daily routine--it's true that one doesn't want it to end. A good one to read and re-read.
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