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Among the Thugs

by Bill Buford
- Rated 5 stars
“I read this book a few years ago an loved it!!! Very violent. Very real.”

david m wrote this review Tuesday, April 13, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
The Rainbow Stories (Contemporary American Fiction)

by William T. Vollmann
- Rated 5 stars
“Another great find from shelfari members!!! This book is like Bukoski meets Selby. Is it poetry...Is it short stories....so far Nazi kids from San Fran in the 1980's, cancer patients, drug addicts, a guilty terrorist...prostitutes...Basically good stuff. This guy can create an entire canvas in one short paragraph. I can't wait to read more from Vollman.”

david m wrote this review Monday, April 5, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
A Hunger Artist (Short Prose of Franz Kafka Series)

by Franz Kafka
- Rated 4 stars
“Seemed more like Camus, than the Kafka I know, neverthless, A small book with a few worthy short stories. A hunger artist who starves himself for art, but very few if any truly appreciate his trade. Another story of a tight rope artist who only feels good when he is up in the air, and consequently tries to spend most of his life up in the air. ”

david m wrote this review Monday, April 5, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Not Me

by Michael Lavigne
- Rated 5 stars
“Not necessarily my genre, but immensly interesting. Kept me reading. Soon developed many overlapping subplots. Able to skip back and forth in time in a believable fashion. Can a Nazi seek redemption? Can a Nazi be forgiven, by himself, family, community, and ultimately God?

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david m wrote this review Wednesday, March 24, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
Land of the Lost Souls: My Life on the Streets

by Cadillac Man
- Rated 5 stars
“A wonderful book that trancends mental illness and substance abuse and shows you the life of a wonderful soul who is so guilty of his own failures that he has chosen to be homeless in NYC. Well written, brutal and beautiful...a must read...”

david m wrote this review Friday, March 19, 2010. ( reply | permalink )
The Brooklyn Follies

by Paul Auster
- Rated 4 stars
“A great read, especially for readers who can relate to the NYC/Brooklynesque vibe. ”

david m wrote this review Wednesday, November 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The New York Trilogy

by Paul Auster
- Rated 2 stars
“Maybe crime fiction isn't my thing, but I thought Auster lost his way in this trilogy. I had no connection with the characters, nor did I care about their outcomes, nevertheless I read every page in the hope of finding something of value. Oh well, Read Austers TIMBUKTO or BROOKLYN FOLLIES. These are very worthy reads.”

david m wrote this review Wednesday, November 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Timbuktu

by Paul Auster
- Rated 5 stars
“Written in the genre of Tolstoys life of a horse, Auster writes an amazing story from the dog's perspective, a very intelligent dog. If you are an animal lover this book will make you laugh and cry. A great read.”

david m wrote this review Wednesday, November 5, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Turner Diaries

by Andrew MacDonald
- Rated 0 stars
“Read this garbage if you want to get in the mind of a neo nazi terrorist. I learned about this book working for Anti Defamation League. Apparantly the skinheads, nazi's, and other creeps worship this book. For that alone it is worth the read.”

david m wrote this review Thursday, September 25, 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Taras Bulba

by Nikolai Gogol
- Rated 5 stars
“This is Gogol at his best. A wonderful story about a warrior. Plenty of old fashioned violence. Still pertinent and a staple in classical literature. ”

david m wrote this review Monday, September 22, 2008. ( reply | permalink )