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Harry Potter redux

Friday, August 17, 2007

I took a short break from reading Infinite Jest to finish up with the Harry Potter series. After being thrilled with book 5 and very disappointed with book 6, I was hoping that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows would redeem the series. It didn’t. But before I go into the shortcomings [...]

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Reading Infinite Jest

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Infinite Jest is one of those books that I’ve always struggled with. During life as an undergrad, there never seemed to be enough time to fit it in with my other required readings over the course of the summer. It would always get started and, a few hundred pages in, abandoned in lieu [...]

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The 10 Best Books I’ve Ever Read

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

I like books. A lot. In fact, one of the most appealing parts of being finished with school is that I’ll finally have time on the weekends and in the evenings to read whatever the hell I want. I’m very much looking forward to this.
At the same time, I’ve been trying to trim down on [...]

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