Jo O'Donnell

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Jo O'Donnell

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Jo’s favorite books

Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculo... by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

1491 by Charles C. Mann

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris

Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe

Sword & Citadel by Gene Wolfe

Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto

Augustus by John Williams

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin

Master of the Senate by Robert A. Caro

1984 by George Orwell

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A Song of Ice and...

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A Song of Ice and Fire, 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice & Fire 1-5)

by George R.R. Martin

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The Lives of the Caesars

by Suetonius

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She Kills: The Mu...

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She Kills: The Murderous Socialite, the Cross-Dressing Bank Robber, and Other True Crime Tales

by Skip Hollandsworth (Goodreads Author)

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Jo’s Notes & Highlights

Book cover for The Sellout

The Sellout by Paul Beatty

1 note & 45 highlights

a thickly padded chair that, much like this country, isn’t quite as comfortable as it looks.

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Jo O'Donnell has read 34 of 121 books.

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Art, Biography, Classics, Contemporary, Fiction, Graphic novels, History, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Psychology, and Science

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