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atog July 12 2010, 19:06:50 UTC
It's a shame you didn't like Philip Roth. Some of his earlier stuff is brilliant, "Portnoy's Complaint" especially. I had heard he went downhill, but I was hoping it wasn't true.

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heartlessb July 12 2010, 19:29:28 UTC
Actually, "Portnoy's Complaint" is still on my to-read list; I figured I'd give Roth a second shot, as it seems a goodly amount of people hold that book in high regard. With your recommendation, I'll definitely get to it.

Also, I am loathe to recommend books to you (ever since I recommended a book to you back in middle-school and you really disliked it), but have you read "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?" As I was reading, I thought you might like it.

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atog July 14 2010, 19:11:40 UTC
I'm glad you're going to give Portnoy a shot. I think you'll love it.

My mother also recommended "Dragon Tattoo" to me. I think I may give it a go, when I find a gap in my reading schedule.

What did you recommend to me in middle school? I don't recall that at all. Maybe I should re-read it...

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heartlessb July 15 2010, 05:45:59 UTC
It was a book called "One Fat Summer." I believe your description of it was that is was "unreadable." :-) I liked it at the time because it spoke to my life experience; you know, kind of like that movie "Precious" did for me last year.

http://www.amazon.com/One-Summer-Ursula-Nordstrom-Book/dp/0064470733/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

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