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Type: fiction

Status: disliked

Author: Paul Theroux

Description: The first half was great. But then it started to bore me. I skipped ahead and realized thatThe first half was great. But then it started to bore me. I skipped ahead and realized that I knew what was coming in the plot, and didn't want to spend any more time with this novel. Other Theroux novels I have really enjoyed, but this one is sort of creepy and predictable. Nevertheless, there are some passages that are really really good, typical of Theroux....

2006-08-15

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Type: fiction

Status: disliked

Author: Ayn Rand

Tags: dystopia objectivism diatribe rant

Description: I ripped this book to shreds. What claptrap. I like dystopic visions, like Brave New WorldI ripped this book to shreds. What claptrap. I like dystopic visions, like Brave New World or 1984, but also other less-well-known books, such as Jack London's "Iron Heel". But I don't care for thinly-disguised polemics and shoddy writing....

2005-10-01

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Type: special

Status: disliked

Author: Noam Chomsky

Description: Can't decide whether to recommend this or not. If you're interested in Chomsky orCan't decide whether to recommend this or not. If you're interested in Chomsky or radical viewpoints, check it out....

2005-10-01

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Type: fiction

Status: disliked

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien

Description: Grade 5-8-The epic history of the elves, and theGrade 5-8-The epic history of the elves, and the creation story of Tolkien's magical world....

2005-09-26

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Type: documentary

Status: disliked

Author: John Perkins

2005-09-25