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Books 25 The Trial of Henry Kissinger

The Trial of Henry Kissinger. The last few books I’ve read go like this: a book by Orwell, three Harry Potter books and now Christopher Hitchens’ love letter to Kissinger. Interesting times…

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Books 2003 #s 23 and 24 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I forgot a lot of things that happened in this one. Not the major stuff, but plenty of the details. I reads very well back to back with… Harry Potter and the Order … Continue reading

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Books 2003 #22 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3). From talking to people, I’m sort of in the minority in that I like books 3 and 4 better than the first two. I just love the dark tone that really … Continue reading

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Books 2003 #21 Homage to Catalonia

After a long book-reading hiatus (where I caught up on a fat stack of magazines) I return with Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia. Very interesting read. Of note, like Down and out in Paris and London, this book features Orwell in … Continue reading

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Books 2003 #20 Feed

Feed. Another quick read (it’d better be it’s filed under “Young Adult.”) A really well written, INCREDIBLY DEPRESSING, novel. It’s like “environmental Armageddon” meets “advertising overload to the nth degree” set to the tune of A Farewell to Arms.

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