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    Paul Ruditis: Rainbow Party

    I work in a bookstore, and there was an article in the paper about this book. Our phone was ringing off the hook with people calling and asking us not to stock the title. It wasn't something we were going to stock anyway, so I ordered a copy for myself. It's not as controversial as you'd...
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    Mark Z. Danielewski: House Of Leaves

    it really helps to make it through the book once you realize there's a lot stuff that is only there to confuse you.
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    Brokeback Mountain

    I read the story and thought it was wonderful, but I thought the movie was awful. I think it's getting a lot of praise because people think the actors are "brave" for playing gay characters. I thought the movie was overly long, and the little things that McMurtry added for the screenplay...
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    Your 10 favourite books of all time

    Not really in any order 1. The Color Purple - Alice Walker Really hard to pick just one of her books, as I really love them all. I'd have to say that this is probably my favorite though. 2. Was - by Geoff Ryman This is the book I had wanted Wicked to be. It takes the The Wizard of OZ...
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    new in Texas

    Hello everyone. My name's John. I'm 27, live in Houston, TX and work in a bookstore. I love being surrounded by books all day. I'm a pretty avid reader, and whill read just about anything. Currently I'm making my way through the works on Henry Bellamann. I"m really looking forward...
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    Henry Bellamann

    I just finished reading Henry Bellamann's The Richest Woman in Town. Is anyone familiar with him? Unfortunately just about everything he has written is out of print. He's best known for the novel Kings Row. I picked up Kings Row because I read Inside Peyton Place by Emily Toth. In it...
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