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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 10 years ago
I liked the other volume better. I can't figure out if it is because I'm a woman or because it was simply better. However, there a few essays that are worth it, like the one about Jack and the Beanstalk. If you like Neil Gaiman and/or Jeff Vandermeer, you should know each has an essay in this.
varoberts
varoberts rated it 12 years ago
if you've ever fell obsessively in love with an idea or a thing, then this is the book for you. it's like a love letter written to candy. absolutely obsessively crazily beautiful.
Barrita
Barrita rated it 12 years ago
Uno pensaría que yo amaría un libro así. Y es bueno, pero noté que las únicas partes que realmente me interesaron se referían a tipos muy específicos de dulces que puedo reconocer. A tal punto que se te abtoja comerlos inmediatamente. Aunque en general el libro está bien escrito y organizado, sient...
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!"
Kate Says: "Reading Is Fun!" rated it 13 years ago
While reading these 12 very well written stories, songs would spontaniously pop into my head, and in no particular order, below is my playlist. Enjoy:1. Cherry Pie ~ Warrant2. Lovesong ~ The Cure3. Push It ~ Salt N Pepa4. Make Me Sweat ~ Basement Jaxx5. Wild Thing~ Tone Loc6. One Thing Leads To Anot...
Read Fragment
Read Fragment rated it 13 years ago
I'm still not sure how I feel about this book, though I can say unequivocally that I enjoyed reading it. Jane and John are slick and entertaining, but it just those qualities that make them rather untrustworthy as narrators. This helped me relate to the vulnerability of a new relationship, but wit...
Second Bookses
Second Bookses rated it 14 years ago
I think I first heard of Steve Almond's Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America on Epinions. Having a bit of a sweet tooth myself, and missing more than one of the treats I remember from my childhood, I added it to my Amazon wishlist, and a friend sent it to me for a "just ...
My books...
My books... rated it 14 years ago
Maybe I just don't understand rock & roll fanaticism.
Kathryn Lively, Reader
Kathryn Lively, Reader rated it 14 years ago
Reading for Rock Book Club
Admitted Dilettante
Admitted Dilettante rated it 14 years ago
laughing out loud!! OH oh he mentions the Forever Yours, what a bar that was!heads up, author is kind of whiny, but funny!!!
varoberts
varoberts rated it 15 years ago
Almost gave this one four stars, but a few of the stories fell flat at the end. The last story entitled "skull," reminded me of why I love Steve Almond. I couldn't possibly explain what it is about without being arrested for obscenity, but read it yourself and you'll find out.
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