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  Very fast, funny, enjoyable memoir For a book I'd never heard of, this was great! The title pulled me in but it was a much richer, more human read than I would have expected. And it was like Lays potato chips--I couldn't stop with just one installment. I usually read 4 or 5 back to back. Author Nigel Marsh, a British father of four transplanted to Sydney (a city that sounds GREAT, by the way) knows how to tell funny, relatable stories, has great pace, and even throws in some inspiration. Just what I needed! I posted this on 03 March 2009
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  Movie bears more resemblance to "Max Tivoli" Now that I've read the Benjamin Button story, which is a slight little fable with little character development but a funny sense of humor, I think that Andrew Sean Greer, author of 2004's "The Confessions of Max Tivoli," should be looking to screenwriter Eric Roth for some film credit. Quote from "Tivoli" book blurb: "Born with the physical appearance of an elderly man, Max grows older mentally like any child, but his body appears to age backward... His physical curse proves to be a blessing, allowing him to try to win the heart of the same woman three times..." This was a wonderful story, set in turn-of-century San Francisco and I highly recommend to people looking for a richer read than Fitzgerald's short story. I posted this on 21 February 2009
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Reader Challenges - Classics in 6 Words

IN COLD BLOOD: NY writer takes down Kansas murderers

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Etc. - Birds in the title.

The Conjurer's Bird by Martin Davies (one of my favorite novels from 2005)

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Etc. - Title has a color / colors in it!

So obvious: The Color Purple

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Etc. - 50 Word Challenge

He sat by the gate.

They stopped in front of him.

He looked first into her eyes, and then his.

The man clapped his hands.

He stood, and moved towards them.

The woman stepped back. “Too big,” she said.

They moved on.

He sat down again, and whimpered.

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Etc. - Question of the Week: Special CEO Edition

"Brokeback Mountain" is a "long" short story and absolutely wonderful. Also, "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Poe is an oldie but a goodie.

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Fat, Forty, and Fired - Very fast, funny, enjoyable memoir

For a book I'd never heard of, this was great! The title pulled me in but it was a much richer, more human read than I would have expected. And it was like Lays potato chips--I couldn't stop with just one installment. I usually read 4 or 5 back to back. Author Nigel Marsh, a British father of four transplanted to Sydney (a city that sounds GREAT, by the way) knows how to tell funny, relatable stories, has great pace, and even throws in some inspiration. Just what I needed!

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Movie bears more resemblance to "Max Tivoli"

Now that I've read the Benjamin Button story, which is a slight little fable with little character development but a funny sense of humor, I think that Andrew Sean Greer, author of 2004's "The Confessions of Max Tivoli," should be looking to screenwriter Eric Roth for some film credit. Quote from "Tivoli" book blurb: "Born with the physical appearance of an elderly man, Max grows older mentally like any child, but his body appears to age backward... His physical curse proves to be a blessing, allowing him to try to win the heart of the same woman three times..." This was a wonderful story, set in turn-of-century San Francisco and I highly recommend to people looking for a richer read than Fitzgerald's short story.

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