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I find this one more interesting to think about than actually to read. On the one hand, there is a kind of split personality in play here, which makes me think of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson’s much more famous work. Here it’s two brothers, one ...more |
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"I think I liked this book so much because I lived on the border of Harlem during the period of time this book was set. I remember the historical events that take place during the 80s in New York City very vividly. The author portrays New York of the "
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The most important thing to say about this book is that it’s a blast. It is as skillfully done as Grossman’s Magicians trilogy, and that’s saying something. “Lev Grossman” is a brand name you can count on in fantasy. The next most important thing is t ...more |
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| A friend passed along Matthew Lippman’s prize-winning poem, “Your Poems Suck, They Suck, They Keep on Sucking.” I loved it. I left it in an open tab for a couple weeks and then, when I did eventually close it, I opened it again and read it for the 12 ...more | |
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There’s a saying that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. This history – “horsestory?” – was clearly written by a committee. I can’t quite figure out who the History Nerds are, and I don’t doubt that they know their material. My impression, th ...more |
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This one is a time capsule. The story itself is pretty good. It recounts Stoll’s experiences pursuing a hacker in the middle 1980s when he was a newly appointed system administrator at Berkley when the proto-internet was just emerging. As someone who h ...more |
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| I’m a friend of John’s so I can’t be entirely unbiased here, but I am a friend because we have worked together to try to tell the story of Chicago organized crime. I have my niche – the Jews of Chicago’s organized crime. John doesn’t have a niche bec ...more | |
“You can't choose where you belong, and where you don't. But what if the place you don't belong is the only place you have left?”
― The Ghosts of Belfast
― The Ghosts of Belfast
“"Wonderful things can happen", Vincent said, "when you plant seeds of distrust in a garden of assholes."”
― Glitz
― Glitz
“Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing
1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
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1. Never open a book with weather.
2. Avoid prologues.
3. Never use a verb other than "said" to carry dialogue.
4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb "said”…he admonished gravely.
5. Keep your exclamation points under control. You are allowed no more than two or three per 100,000 words of prose.
6. Never use the words "suddenly" or "all hell broke loose."
7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly.
8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters.
9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things.
10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip.
My most important rule is one that sums up the 10.
If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
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“I see no reason to keep silent about my enjoyment of the sound of my own voice as I work. ”
― Loitering with Intent
― Loitering with Intent
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