Journal Entry 1 by edithdoll from Winthrop, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, March 09, 2010

I'd say read David King and skip the following post-modern novelists who get more shelf space and acclaim:
James Frey (Fiction/Memoir--either way)
David Foster Wallace (May he rest in Peace)
Jonathan Safran Foer (fiction: Everything is Illuminated -- oy)
Jonathan Franzen (The Corrections)

A great post-modern novel with an offbeat, anti-hero sort of narrator, strong characters and themes including social issues.

Reserved for next meetup.
 

Journal Entry 2 by fzhasan from Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Just picked this up. 

Journal Entry 3 by fzhasan from Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, April 06, 2010

Really well written and some really poignant scenes. I can understand why its gotten the reviews it has. I have to admit though that some of the day-to-day stuff started getting a little slow. 

Journal Entry 4 by amyem at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Picked up at June Boston Bookcrossers Meetup. Actually, I mentioned missing Meetup for a Sox game and it passed to me immediately. Looks interesting. 

Journal Entry 5 by amyem at Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Monday, September 05, 2011

I really enjoyed this, in less capable hands it could have been dreadfully oversentimental but it was very well-written and the characters real people, warts and all. It was a bit dreary at times but it isn't the most upbeat of stories, until the sweet gem of an ending. Thanks to whomever it was who pressed it on me. 

Journal Entry 6 by amyem at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA on Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Released 3 mos ago (2/15/2012 UTC) at Algiers, 40 Brattle Street, Harvard Sq. in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

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