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Stephen’s 2024 Year in Books
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Stephen C. Bird
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in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Reviews / Quotes from Reviews of From G to PG to R to X
" 'From G to PG to R to X' follows the devolution of national politics, sexual politics and political correctness in the polarized nation of Amourrica Profunda. Loaded with caricatures, including a talking octopus, who disappear and reappear, the story shatters literary conventions. In [From G to PG to R to X] unpopular capitalist and former chancellor Tumerico Inflammatorio ... has an oddball fam
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Catastrophically Consequential
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2012
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2 editions
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Any Resemblance to a Coincidence Is Accidental
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2015
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3 editions
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Hideous Exuberance
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2009
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4 editions
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To Be to Is to Was
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2018
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3 editions
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From G to PG to R to X
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2022
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When I first saw this book advertised online, I knew that it would be compelling. I tend to be a slow reader; one of the reasons I gave this book 5 stars was because it kept my interest & I read it fast. Jennifer Farber was the woman who had everythin ...more |
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| These are first impressions ... This philosopher is new to me. I started seeing quotes of his on Facebook and then ended up reading this book. Certain themes of within this text I connect with immediately, i.e. freedom from authority; the rejection o ...more | |
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| I'd never heard of this author before reading this book. The first sentence of chapter 5, "In Conclusion" states: "This is a philosophy book, though it's not only meant for philosophers". Which was reassuring to me, since I'd never read the majority ...more | |
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| When this book first came out -- I knew I'd have to read it. Kudos to the author for having written this text dealing with a neglected, yet important -- Aspect of American history. I took my time with this book and what kept my attention were the sto ...more | |
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| It's impossible for me to be objective about this book -- Which I only found out about after Sinead left the planet. Her death was very upsetting for me and my state of mourning strongly influenced my reading of this book -- Which I read in stages. I ...more | |
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| (500 Word Synopsis) Chapter One: An anonymous female “Fakebook spokesperson” deconstructs sociological manifestations of popular culture, as they occur on Fakebook. She ends her lecture by introducing the central character of Noloso Chushingura. Chap ...more | |
“By the way [or as they say on Fakebook – BTW]”
― Any Resemblance to a Coincidence Is Accidental
― Any Resemblance to a Coincidence Is Accidental
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Challenge: 50 Books: Hayley's 2012 Challenge - 50/50 | 71 | 87 | Dec 31, 2012 07:36PM | |
| The Challenge Fac...: Alphabetical Appellations - Yearly Challenge | 105 | 311 | Oct 26, 2013 12:41PM |
“Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their ''evil'' look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it”
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“Gay men are guardians of the masculine impulse. To have anonymous sex in a dark alleyway is to pay homage to the dream of male freedom. The unknown stranger is a wandering pagan god. The altar, as in pre-history, is anywhere you kneel.”
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“The prostitute is not, as feminists claim, the victim of men, but rather their conqueror, an outlaw, who controls the sexual channels between nature and culture”
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“You should write, first of all, to please yourself. You shouldn't care a damn about anybody else at all. But writing can't be a way of life - the important part of writing is living. You have to live in such a way that your writing emerges from it.”
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“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.”
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Hi Stephen... thanks for the friend invite!
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Stephen,I would like to thank you so much for being my friend here on GoodReads. I really enjoyed reading your novel 'Catastrophically Consequential' and look forward to reading more of your ..."
Thanks Lucinda --
I greatly appreciate the support !!!
Cheers -- Steve Bird
You're welcome ChattyKat! All the best -- Steve Bird