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Motherless Brooklyn 201 reviews
Jonathan Lethem
Vintage, 2000
So Much Fun to Read!
+ Wonderful and original
+ The star of small time
+ A gift from a friend on Court Street in Brooklyn
+ Memorable, Also Wearying
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The Bell Jar: A Novel (Perennial Classics)486 reviews
Sylvia Plath
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2000
The most famous book you've never read
+ how did I miss this one??
+ Believe the Hype
+ "To the person in the bell jar, blank and stopped as a dead baby, the world itself is the bad dream."
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Jesus' Son: Stories by92 reviews
Denis Johnson
Harper Perennial, 1993
Children of loneness
+ I read the first couple stories...
+ Aimless Days of the Addicted
In Denis Johnson's stunning collection of short stories "Jesus' Son", there is an image that stays with you most of the time. This is the picture of loneness and desolation. In one of the best tales, called "Emergency", the main character whose name goes by FH and a friend drive through the ...
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Joe Brainard: I Remember11 reviews
Joe Brainard
Granary Books, 2001
Little book I used to live in
+ Poetry but not as you know it
+ What a little gem.
+ Unsung but not forgotten
+ Brilliant!!!
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Crime and Punishment (Bantam Classics)464 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett
Bantam Classics, 1984
A towering work of criminal psychology
+ Good, but overrated
+ A masterpiece from cover to cover
+ Crime and Punishment
+ Crime and Punishment ~ Kindle eBook
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Journey to the End of the Night94 reviews
Louis-Ferdinand Celine, Ralph Manheim
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1983
Great Buy
+ travel is useful
+ Bleak and yet hilarious
+ You Can't Ignore Genius
+ Razor Sharp
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DownTime : A Guide to Federal Incarceration7 reviews
David Novak
Davrie Communications Inc, 2001
Worth the effort
+ A Great Guide To Help You Prepare For The Unknown of Prison
+ This book has helped my family tremendously!!
+ A must read for those facing Federal Incarceration
+ Incredibly Helpful
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Venus Drive7 reviews
Sam Lipsyte
Grove Press, Open City Books, 2000
Poetically Raw & Honest
+ Slackers not slacking but fighting hard
+ Best of 2000
+ Recommended
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Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation 27 reviews
Joseph T. Hallinan
Random House, 2001
I learned a LOT from this book...
+ One informative and great read.
+ Very Insighful
+ Timely and informative
+ There's a World Out There We Don't Know About
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Mr. Vertigo 32 reviews
Paul Auster
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995
This Book Will Make You Dizzy With Delight
+ He makes you care for fictional characters even when you know they are fictional
+ Talk about suspension of disbelief!
I have to tell you, I am more than impressed with Paul Auster. The only other work I've read of his is the collection The New York Trilogy, and I took him as essentially an experimental writer who deals more with theme than storyline.
Mr. Vertigo proved me wrong and then some. The plotline is ...
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War and Peace (Penguin Classics)287 reviews
Leo Tolstoy
Penguin Classics, 1982
An amazing novel
+ Great Book!!
+ Rosemary Edmonds trans. of War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy combines philosophy and history for one of the best fictional stories about a historical event that I have read. The plot is captivating from the beginning. A glimpse at the high society of Russia in the early 1800's followed by the story of the lives of the families at that ...
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The Fuck-Up93 reviews
Arthur Nersesian
MTV/Pocket Books, 1999
Excellent
+ Great read!
+ Could not put it down.
+ Buy IT
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Cool For You10 reviews
Eileen Myles
Soft Skull Press, 2000
Validation of Existence
+ Flawed to Perfection
+ Eileen Myles Is Cool
+ Cool for Us
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The White Boy Shuffle: A Novel51 reviews
Paul Beatty
Picador, 2001
Couldnt put this book down.
+ American Society...stereotypes and labels
A friend of mine gave me this book, she said I might like it. I can remember taking it home and not putting it down for 3 days. Luckily at that time i was in college and worked at a book store so I could read while at work. The language in this book draws you in. Its all at once, hilarious, ...
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Flashbacks16 reviews
Timothy Leary
Tarcher, 1997
Marilyn Monroe(Garry Hixon) rates Flashbacks
+ icon of free speech and thought
+ This book is a must have for any student of the 60's...
+ EL MUNDO DE LOS HONGOS Y EL ACID
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius916 reviews
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2001
A dizzying book
+ I really liked it, but it's not for everyone - 4 1/2
+ A.H.B.W.O.S.G. Review
+ The Work of A Staggering Genius
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The Prince (Bantam Classics)284 reviews
Niccolo Machiavelli
Bantam Classics, 1984
The Recipe of the American Corporate State
+ The Giant of the Self-Help Genre
+ mc review
Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a guide of morality-void techniques for acquiring and maintaining political power and ultimately, political fortune. Written nearly 500 years ago, this blueprint for tyranny is just as relevant today. As his compass, Machiavelli uses history, both ancient and ...
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I Don't Want to Go to Jail : A Good Story 11 reviews
Jimmy Breslin
Little Brown and Company, 2001
I Dont Want To Go To Jail
I Don't Want To Go To Jail
The author of "The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight" is back with another novel depicting the lighter side of the mob. Only Breslin would have enough guts to place the head of the mafia social order in Greenwich Village. The book is witty, amusing, and downright ...
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The Anarchist Cookbook (C-066)161 reviews
William Powell
Barricade Books, 1989
Inspiring, but don't do
I remember having a burning desire to have this book. Back in the 80s when I was a high school student and there was no 'internet' to speak of. Well, a few BBS's the college kids were talking about, long distance phone bills to dial up another city's thing...
So, because of the limited ...
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life133 reviews
Jon Lee Anderson
Grove Press, 1997
MY REVOLUTIONARY BROTHA
+ superlative and always relevant
+ One of two essential biographies
+ Tales of Power
+ yes
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