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William’s 2025 Year in Books
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William D. Prystauk
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July 03, 1965
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This is the best erotic novel I have read. This is because Phoebe Pearl could be writing literature on her off hours. Pearl's turns of phrase, world building, and sharp descriptions not only add to the flavor of the story but propel it forward. I felt ...more |
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This is the best erotic novel I have read. This is because Phoebe Pearl could be writing literature on her off hours. Pearl's turns of phrase, world building, and sharp descriptions not only add to the flavor of the story but propel it forward. I felt ...more |
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This was my first Jim Thompson experience and it certainly won't be my last. What I enjoyed most was how Thompson tossed aside many of the tropes associated with dark fiction like this and I admired the chances he took in both character and setting. Ho ...more |
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"Nothing short of a masterpiece. What seems at first blush a clever but probably standard hardboiled crime tale turns intriguingly complex even as it keeps perfectly confined and increasingly personal, increasingly desperate, and cascading all over it"
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What captured my imagination the most is Cooper’s style because he took different approaches to each chapter — as well as each character — and made it work. Although I am uncertain as to whether he’s the “literary outlaw” one critic bestowed upon him, ...more |
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| Muller’s short story collection shines because of the distinct settings that frame each tale. Whether the narrative unfolds in a bustling city, along a lonely country road, or inside an abandoned building, Muller sidesteps the familiar horror clichés ...more | |
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Existential musings, the absurdity of life, a meta look at hardboiled fiction, dark humor, and a look into death itself before the curtain drops for good. This wasn't my favorite from Bukowski but in many ways I felt closer to the author and his final ...more |
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“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
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“When one person suffers from a delusion, it is called insanity. When many people suffer from a delusion it is called a Religion.”
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
― Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values
“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
― The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
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William wrote: "Thank you for the friendship!"And thank you!
Jill wrote: "Lovely to meet you, William, and thank you for your friendship here on GRs. All the best for 2015."Thank you very much, Jill. Please be well, and much success to you!
Brigitte wrote: "Thank you for the friendvite William. Good to meet you :)"And you, Brigitte. Read on, and enjoy!
Thank you for the friendvite William. Good to meet you :)
