Archive - 2009 - Book Review

Almanac of the Dead

Almanac of the Dead

author: Leslie Marmon Silko

name: Steev

average rating: 4.00

book published: 1991

rating: 5

read at: 2005/11/01

date added: 2009/08/01

shelves: fun, novels, politics

review:
one of my favorite books of all time and it takes place largely in the town i live in.

Directing Feature Films: The Creative Collaborarion Between Director, Writers, and Actors

Directing Feature Films: The Creative Collaborarion Between Director, Writers, and Actors

author: Mark W. Travis

name: Steev

average rating: 5.00

book published: 2002

rating: 5

read at: 2009/07/11

date added: 2009/07/13

shelves: filmmaking

Feed

Feed

author: M.T. Anderson

name: Steev

average rating: 3.73

book published: 2002

rating: 5

read at: 2009/06/01

date added: 2009/07/01

shelves: fun, novels, politics

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends

author: Shel Silverstein

name: Steev

average rating: 4.22

book published: 1974

rating: 3

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date added: 2009/07/01

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

author: Mark Twain

name: Steev

average rating: 3.77

book published: 1884

rating: 3

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date added: 2009/07/01

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)

author: Douglas Adams

name: Steev

average rating: 4.04

book published: 1979

rating: 4

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date added: 2009/07/01

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Snow Crash

Snow Crash

author: Neal Stephenson

name: Steev

average rating: 3.87

book published: 1992

rating: 5

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date added: 2009/07/01

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Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)

Neuromancer (Sprawl Trilogy, #1)

author: William Gibson

name: Steev

average rating: 3.73

book published: 1984

rating: 5

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date added: 2009/07/01

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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

author: Michael Pollan

name: Steev

average rating: 4.03

book published: 2007

rating: 5

read at: 2009/05/07

date added: 2009/05/07

shelves: politics, spirit-self

review:
I'm only still on the first chapter but already love this.

I Love Dick (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)

I Love Dick (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)

author: Chris Kraus

name: Steev

average rating: 4.20

book published: 1998

rating: 5

read at: 1999/01/01

date added: 2009/05/06

shelves: fun, novels

review:
This is a great book. Heady and hilarious, the best mix.

And having just been to a lecture by the real person the book is about (who was one of my teachers at CalArts 13 years ago), i sort of now want to read it again.