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Clay Smith

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in Ash Flat, AR, The United States

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Philosophy, Contemporary, Science Fiction

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Haruki Murakami, Douglas Adams, William Shakespeare, Joseph Heller ...more

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August 2012

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Average rating: 4.67 · 6 ratings · 4 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Threads: A Daydream on the Birth of the Universe and the History of Human Thought by Clay Smith (Goodreads Author), Jacob d'Armand 4.60 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
	Satan, You Snake it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Destiny Checks In by Clay Smith (Goodreads Author), Keaton Snyder, Keaton S. Ziem 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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A Room with a View

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Clay Smith made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 20) topic " Hi there, There are a few books on my author profile that were written by another guy with my name. Please remove them, if you'd be so kind. Here are t ...more "
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Clay Smith rated a book really liked it Shakespeare Lied by Sky Gilbert	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
What an odd little book! I really enjoyed Shakespeare Lied. It was a great hairy deal of fun. It was also wildly uneven. Some of Gilbert's arguments, specifically about Shakespeare's connection to philosophical skepticism, were intriguing and will ce ...more
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Clay Smith rated a book it was amazing Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon (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
What a beautiful book! It's funny and heartwarming at first and then somewhere along the way tears your heart out and tapes it back together and sponges it off and puts it back. It's a hell of a read. ...more
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Reading a Murakami book is, for me, a rare pleasure. I tend to hold off for a bit after the last one to let it sink in and become part of whoever it is I am at that moment in time. It's even more rare that I'm dissapointed by a Murakami book, but it' ...more
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Clay Smith made a comment in the group Advanced Copies for Review & Book Giveaways — Please review my new novel! topic " Hi everybody! It's not really an ARC, as it's currently available for purchase, but I'd really love some reviews on my new novel, Satan, You Snake. I'l ...more "
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