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Shane Jones

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Shane Jones is an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet.

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Average rating: 3.61 · 5,455 ratings · 904 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	Light Boxes 3.58 avg rating — 3,853 ratings — published 2009 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crystal Eaters 3.42 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daniel Fights a Hurricane 3.39 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vincent and Alice and Alice 3.41 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Failure Six 3.92 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cake Appeared 4.47 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Will Unfold You With My Hairy Hands 4.41 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paper Champion 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Kids in Lemon Trees (chapbook) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Shane Jones rated a book it was amazing Zone by Mathias Énard	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I posted a picture of Zone on Instagram and sent this message to someone who responded with a little heart or something: I read it when it came out and loved it. Dipping back in again and still think it’s incredible for its controlled chaos in rhythm, ...more
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Shane Jones rated a book it was amazing The Orange Eats Creeps by Grace Krilanovich (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Remember reading this in 2010 and feeling like something new had been torn open in indie publishing, or, it was exactly what I was looking for at the time. Hard to describe the excitement around this one when it came out, but it was special. It's wha ...more
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Shane Jones rated a book it was amazing Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I wanted to write you a story about magic. I wanted rabbits appearing from hats. I wanted balloons lifting you into the sky. It turned out to be nothing but sadness, war, heartbreak. You never saw it, but there’s a garden inside me.”
― Shane Jones, Light Boxes

tags: sadness

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“List of Artists Who Created Fantasy Worlds to Try and Cure Bouts of Sadness

1. Italo Calvino
2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3. Jim Henson and Jorge Luis Borges - Labyrinths
4. The creator of MySpace
5. Richard Brautigan
6. J.K. Rowling
7. The inventor of the children's toy Lite-Brite
8. Ann Sexton
9. David Foster Wallace
10. Gaugin and the Caribbean
11. Charles Schulz
12. Liam Rector”
― Shane Jones, Light Boxes

tags: creativity, fantasy, sadness

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“I’m so confused it almost feels calm.”
― Shane Jones, Light Boxes

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