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The Bomb by Howard Zinn

The Bomb by Howard Zinn

By Laura Roberts • on September 1, 2010

As someone who has cultivated an anti-authoritarian reading list since the end of high school (or beginning of college, depending upon your viewpoint), I was eager to read Howard Zinn’s final contribution to the annals of modern history, The Bomb, published this month by the daring

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Henry and Glenn Forever by Igloo Tornado

Henry and Glenn Forever by Igloo Tornado

By shim • on August 25, 2010

henry & glenn forever is a cute little comic book about the very over-the-top homosexual relations between one henry rollins and a certain glenn danzig, written by a strange and big-balled portland art collective

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D*U*C*K by Poppy Z. Brite

D*U*C*K by Poppy Z. Brite

By Crack Books • on July 21, 2010

An easily devoured read, D*U*C*K by cult author Poppy Z. Brite leaves readers wanting more. First things first, while this is just one book in a series Brite dubs her “Liquorverse,” dealing with characters Rickey and G-man throughout novels from The

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No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke

No Hope for Gomez! by Graham Parke

By Crack Books • on July 14, 2010

Graham Parke’s novel, No Hope For Gomez!, is an unusual read, and we’d expect nothing less from the 2008 winner of Broken Pencil’s Indie Deathmatch writing competition (his short story, “Amsterdam at Midnight

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Birds of America by Lorrie Moore

Birds of America by Lorrie Moore

By Crack Books • on June 30, 2010

If I ever take it upon myself to do something insane like spending another 30 grand to get an MFA in Creative Writing, I’d want Lorrie Moore to be my thesis advisor and writing mentor. Ever since I first read her short story “How

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Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux

Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux

By Crack Books • on May 26, 2010

Read mainly during a stint scoring Hawaii Math at one of the country’s top education testing facilities, Paul Theroux’s Hotel Honolulu provided a nice counterpoint to the terribly misguided papers I was reading for 8 hours a day. I

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy

The Road by Cormac McCarthy

By Crack Books • on March 29, 2010

The Road by Cormac McCarthy My rating: 4

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Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

By Crack Books • on March 8, 2010

I hate reading bestsellers. Maybe this is a stupid prejudice, or maybe it proves what a snob I am, but in general, I’ve found that I’m more often disappointed when I read a book that supposedly “everyone” loves. My

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

By Crack Books • on February 22, 2010

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette

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Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg

Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg

By Crack Books • on February 18, 2010

Chicago Poems by Carl Sandburg My rating: 3

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