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Alex J. Holt is on page 22 of 224 of The Hundred Days
I have to restart this since I looked at it in January.
Nov 06, 2025 05:28PM Add a comment
The Hundred Days

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Alex J. Holt is on page 50 of 480 of Vineland
I doubt I’ll finish this now that I’ve seen OBAA. It provided some good prose and characterization and shtuchki.
Nov 06, 2025 05:28PM Add a comment
Vineland

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Alex J. Holt is on page 200 of 395 of The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
So far this is a limpid history and I’ve broken down the history in videos on Tik Tok. 1792 is an important year. The multi ethnic identity of the territory, the lack of development or strong elites, and the might of empires have resonated as recurring themes.
Nov 06, 2025 05:27PM Add a comment
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine

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Alex J. Holt is on page 2 of 215 of I See Satan Fall Like Lightning
I think I have a pdf of this somewhere.
Nov 06, 2025 05:25PM Add a comment
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning

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Alex J. Holt is on page 7 of 256 of Metamorphoses: In Search of Franz Kafka
I was loaned this to provide imprimatur. It’s fine.
Nov 06, 2025 05:25PM Add a comment
Metamorphoses: In Search of Franz Kafka

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Alex J. Holt is on page 26 of 371 of Sphere
Unfortunately my short stories for Halloween splat. I began adapting this with Harrison Ford in mind for Dustin Hoffmanns role. I loved the world Michael built so efficiently. I gave it more tude and also rendered it pornographic. Hopefully I’ll finish someday.
Nov 06, 2025 05:24PM Add a comment
Sphere

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Alex J. Holt is on page 50 of 352 of Сахарный Кремль
Sometimes a book is exactly as good as the cover. For me this was the most anticipated text of the year and my favorite. It’s abased and based and it’s got the melange of Russian loan words that are banger. Jon Safran Foer built his career on zoundz! (Jonathan I’m sure you’ll be Natalie when I finally get Britney before the ice age; climate change oof)
Nov 06, 2025 05:23PM Add a comment
Сахарный Кремль

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Alex J. Holt is on page 77 of 399 of American Psycho
I’m rereading this to do a remix titled psicopat Dundee. I cracked it in the Genesis chapter. The execution of Al became a suicide, bewildering my Patrick, especially because it was preceded by Al’s murder in cold blood of Paul Owen. Or didn’t Paul Owen go to London??? Also in my version is the murder trial of a dog killer and Patty Winters in person!
Nov 06, 2025 05:20PM Add a comment
American Psycho

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Alex J. Holt is on page 100 of 236 of Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again
I’m a little ahead of the others in book club, and we just discussed the war stories. The discussion clarified my position on theodicy. I also learned that some version of the Jewish god had a wife and I heard again about Elohim. The idea of Hashem addressing a council of other gods reminds me of the Gita. This new info is consonant with the idea of a jealous god. Fortunately this Jealous God bore a son.
Nov 06, 2025 05:17PM Add a comment
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again

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Alex J. Holt is on page 20 of 435 of Growth of the Soil
Biblical thus far. Isak and Inger are like two entwined in Nature. Although Isak has the power, having built the hut, he is also too paternal, chafing his partner, with whom he has weak chemistry but solid harmony.
Nov 06, 2025 05:13PM Add a comment
Growth of the Soil

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Alex J. Holt is starting Red Rabbit (Jack Ryan, #2)
82-666: the code name for the plot to assassinate the pope, in 1981. Jack Ryan: a successful version of fascist Michael Lewis, plus spy skills. The Russians: plausibly interiorized, vivified; Zaitsev (rabbit) notable. 👍🏻👍🏻
Mar 27, 2025 05:41PM Add a comment
Red Rabbit (Jack Ryan, #2)

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Alex J. Holt is starting The Pale King
Wry, punctilious spatter art.
Mar 27, 2025 04:59PM Add a comment
The Pale King

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