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Survivor by Chuck Palahniuk

Aug 26th, 2010
by Des.
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Chuck Palahniuk’s inexorable rise to cult status has continued unabated since the widespread success of his first published novel Fight Club, which was later made into an equally widely acclaimed film. Published in 1996, Survivor followed up this success and also cemented Palahniuk’s growing reputation for originality and sharp satire. Read on for a full [...]

Teaser Tuesday

Aug 24th, 2010
by Des.
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too [...]

The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly

Aug 15th, 2010
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The brutal and authoritarian military dictatorship of Burma, perhaps receives less than its fair share of column inches in the international media, possibly losing out to more recent conflicts. I think it is also fair to say that many national governments have a vested interest in deflecting attention, as over the years they are the [...]

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Aug 8th, 2010
by Des.
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Gregory David Roberts was born in Australia in 1952, and following the breakup of his marriage and loss of access to his daughter he became a heroin addict, a habit which he fed by a life of crime. Shantaram tells the story of his life on the run, and by any standards it is an [...]

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