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	#	cover	title	author	isbn	isbn13	asin	pages	rating	ratings	pub	(ed.)	rating	my rating	review	notes		comments	votes	count	started	read	added		owned			format
checkbox	position	cover	title Wolf in White Van	author Darnielle, John *	isbn 0374292086	isbn13 9780374292089	asin 0374292086	num pages 211 pp	avg rating 3.72	num ratings 25,073	date pub Sep 16, 2014	date pub edition Sep 16, 2014	Ben's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review I would have loved this even if I didn't know who wrote it, but I love it more because I do. ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started not set	date read May 27, 2015	date added May 27, 2015	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)	author VanderMeer, Jeff *	isbn 0374104093	isbn13 9780374104092	asin 0374104093	num pages 195 pp	avg rating 3.77	num ratings 246,688	date pub Feb 04, 2014	date pub edition Feb 04, 2014	Ben's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Reminded me a lot of some of Ishiguro's more "interior" novels (The Unconsoled, especially) minus the truly acute psychological insights. VanderMeer h ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started May 21, 2015	date read May 25, 2015	date added May 21, 2015	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title American Elsewhere	author Bennett, Robert Jackson *	isbn 0316200204	isbn13 9780316200202	asin 0316200204	num pages 662 pp	avg rating 3.79	num ratings 7,352	date pub Feb 12, 2013	date pub edition Feb 12, 2013	Ben's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Really enjoyable, if a bit overstuffed and self-indulgent. Gets a lot of mileage out of the well-developed, creepy setting.	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Apr 23, 2015	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title The Dog Stars	author Heller, Peter	isbn 0307959945	isbn13 9780307959942	asin 0307959945	num pages 336 pp	avg rating 3.95	num ratings 66,316	date pub Aug 07, 2012	date pub edition Aug 07, 2012	Ben's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Feb 22, 2015	date read not set	date added Feb 22, 2015	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Minotaur	author Tammuz, Benjamin	isbn 1933372028	isbn13 9781933372020	asin 1933372028	num pages 192 pp	avg rating 3.70	num ratings 796	date pub 1980	date pub edition Oct 01, 2005	Ben's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Subtle, beautifully bleak character study. Reminded me of John Williams at times. A quick, propulsive, enjoyable read with a cleverly looping structur ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Feb 02, 2015	date added Feb 02, 2015	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Waste	author Marten, Eugene	isbn 0963753614	isbn13 9780963756318	asin 0963753614	num pages 116 pp	avg rating 3.61	num ratings 300	date pub Sep 02, 2008	date pub edition Sep 02, 2008	Ben's rating it was amazing	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jan 28, 2015	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Land Across	author Wolfe, Gene	isbn 0765335956	isbn13 9780765335951	asin 0765335956	num pages 288 pp	avg rating 3.45	num ratings 987	date pub Nov 26, 2013	date pub edition Nov 26, 2013	Ben's rating liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Minor Wolfe, but still pretty fun.	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started May 17, 2014	date read Jan 03, 2015	date added May 17, 2014	owned	format Hardcover	actions view (with text)
checkbox	position	cover	title Magic for Beginners	author Link, Kelly	isbn 0156031876	isbn13 9780156031875	asin 0156031876	num pages 297 pp	avg rating 3.80	num ratings 9,913	date pub Jul 01, 2005	date pub edition Sep 05, 2006	Ben's rating really liked it	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read Dec 2007	date added Aug 23, 2007	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Land of Laughs	author Carroll, Jonathan	isbn 0312873115	isbn13 9780312873110	asin 0312873115	num pages 253 pp	avg rating 3.89	num ratings 6,517	date pub Sep 26, 1980	date pub edition Feb 10, 2001	Ben's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review Re-read in 2015. Thought a lot less of it than I did the first time around. The protagonist is a boor and bore, and the creepy town isn't nearly as cr ...more	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 1	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added May 01, 2007	owned	format Paperback	actions view (with text)