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Jamie Zerndt

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in Livonia, Michigan, The United States

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Jamie Zerndt is the author of THE CLOUD SEEDERS, THE KOREAN WORD FOR BUTTERFLY, THE ROADRUNNER CAFE, and JERKWATER. His short story, "THIS JERKWATER LIFE", was recently chosen as an Editor's Pick in Amazon's Kindle Singles store. He now lives in Portland, Oregon, with his son where he is probably trying to take a nap. And failing.

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	The Korean Word For Butterfly 3.50 avg rating — 1,091 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 Roadrunner Cafe 3.47 avg rating — 706 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Cloud Seeders 3.45 avg rating — 645 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Jerkwater 3.89 avg rating — 133 ratings — 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
	This Jerkwater Life 4.27 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013	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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	The Tree Poachers and Other Stories 4.21 avg rating — 14 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

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Jamie liked Elle Lake's review of Jerkwater: "A very interesting, disturbing and entertaining read, all in one, raising many issues about and around the racism of the white settler community in Mercer, the town where the story is set. I had to read chapter 1 twice because for some reason I could" Read more of this review »
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Jamie and 606 other people liked Meike's review of Empusion: "The Magic Mountain, but make it feminist: In her first novel after being awarded the Nobel, Tokarczuk tackles another Nobel recipient's work, and the result is dark and hilarious. Short recap: In "The Magic Mountain", Thomas Mann sends engineer Hans " Read more of this review »
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Jamie and 2 other people liked Abigale Racine-Hyde's review of Jerkwater: "Racial tensions are rising against native and white communities in this small Wisconsin town and prejudices are only being further fueled by retaliation, violence… and fish. I was gripped by this regionalized drama with its unexpected plot twists and" Read more of this review »
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“I Made a Jacket Out of a poem But it was cold like me Dropping colors and phrase from its sleeve Shivering and useless Until I hemmed in the warmth of your name”
― James Zerndt, The Korean Word For Butterfly

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“(21)…Friends,”
― James Zerndt, The Cloud Seeders

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“Would you rather hope or pray?”
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“I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most of the things that stop an inexperienced writer are so far from the truth as to be nearly beside the point. When you feel glosbal doubt about your talent, that is your talent. People who have no talent don't have any doubt.”
― Richard Bausch

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“The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.”
― Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo

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“It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances. The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible....”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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“I love three things, I then say. I love a dream of love I once had, I love you, and I love this patch of earth.

And which do you love best?

The dream.”
― Knut Hamsun, Pan

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“Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that's where it should stay.”
― Christopher Hitchens

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