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J. David Osborne

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in Springfield, VA, The United States

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	By The Time We Leave Here, We’ll Be Friends by J. David Osborne (Goodreads Author), Jeremy Robert Johnson (Goodreads Author) (Afterword) 4.07 avg rating — 391 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Black Gum 4.05 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Low Down Death Right Easy 4.15 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Our Blood In Its Blind Circuit 3.82 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Minor Storm 4.48 avg rating — 65 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
	Dying World (Gods Fare No Better, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 46 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
	You Pray for Dry Weather at the Sight of the Sun: A Strand Essay by J. David Osborne (Goodreads Author), Tony McMillen (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator), Michael Kazepis (Goodreads Author) (Designer) 4.66 avg rating — 35 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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	Gods Fare No Better 4.69 avg rating — 16 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
	The Joy of Killing Coyotes (God$ Fare no Better, #1) 4.63 avg rating — 16 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

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There are horror novels that have psychos turning their doo-doo into weapons of sexual assault, and then there are horror novels that allow the true horror to sink into your mind, long after you've finished the book. You find yourself finishing the b ...more
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“I’m convinced, though I’m no expert in biology, if you cut a dog’s brain open it would just be a perfect little human brain, with none of the bad parts.”
― J. David Osborne, By The Time We Leave Here, We'll Be Friends

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