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Contemporary, Fiction, Philosophy

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Jack Moody is a novelist and short story writer whose work includes Miracle Boy, Buying the Ostrich Farm, The Lights That Dim, and The King of Everything. He is a former contributor for Return Magazine, The Bel Esprit Project, and Brick Moon Fiction, and his stories have appeared in various publications, most notably The NoSleep Podcast and The Saturday Evening Post. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Average rating: 4.48 · 169 ratings · 81 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Crooked Smile by Jack Moody (Goodreads Author), Cody Sexton (Illustrator), Paige Johnson (Goodreads Author) (editor) 4.50 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Monotony of Everlasting 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — 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
	Miracle Boy 4.61 avg rating — 28 ratings — 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
	The King of Everything really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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
	Dancing to Broken Records 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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 Lights That Dim 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 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
	Children of Apothetae it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	The Absence of Death (Jack Moody Books) by Jack Moody (Goodreads Author), Cassie Steele (editor), Monica Drake (Goodreads Author) (foreword) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Paramnesiac: or The Inheritance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Buying The Ostrich Farm it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 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

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Jack Moody and 1 other person liked Connor D's review of Buying The Ostrich Farm: "Easily Moody's funniest, most heartwarming novel yet. A beautiful, intelligent, and entertaining critique of mental healthcare and the cultural climate of modern-day America using Pynchon-esque satire like a sharpened weapon. It's also probably the c" Read more of this review »
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Jack Moody rated a book it was amazing Buying The Ostrich Farm by Jack Moody (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
My tenth published work of fiction BUYING THE OSTRICH FARM officially releases April 1st. Electroconvulsive therapy, state-sanctioned lobotomies, cognitive dissonance, and revolution.
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