Jim

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Jim’s favorite books

Beloved by Toni Morrison

The Brothers K by David James Duncan

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Train Dreams by Denis Johnson

Ulysses by James Joyce

Underworld by Don DeLillo

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

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2666, Part 4: The...

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2666, Part 4: The Part About The Crimes

by Roberto Bolaño

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Jim’s Quotes

David James Duncan

“Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.”
― David James Duncan, The Brothers K

tags: dreams

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Classics, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Food, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, and Thriller

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