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Eivind (like the Terrible) reviewed Infinte Jest by David Foster Wallace

David Foster Wallace: Infinte Jest (2008)

Review of 'Infinte Jest' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

What a wonderfully fucked up book. I love how the story is painted in the language of the different characters. And what memorable characters. Thank you, David Foster Wallace. I will be celebrating O.N.A.N.ite Interdependence Day in November.

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated I, Claudius: 4 stars

I, Claudius by Robert Graves

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Water for Elephants: 4 stars

Sara Gruen: Water for Elephants (2007, Algonquin Books)

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini …

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies?: 4 stars

Jared Diamond: The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? (2012)

The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Third Chimpanzee: 4 stars

Jared Diamond: The Third Chimpanzee (2006)

The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond

Eivind (like the Terrible) reviewed The price of inequality by Joseph E. Stiglitz

Joseph E. Stiglitz: The price of inequality (2012, W.W. Norton & Co.)

Review of "The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Great. Read.

Eivind (like the Terrible) reviewed Keep the Aspidistra Flying by George Orwell

George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying (Hardcover, Amereon Limited)

Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good …

Review of 'Keep the Aspidistra Flying' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Fuck yeah, middle class!

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Norvegr: 5 stars

No cover — Hans Jacob Orning: Norvegr (Norwegian language, 2011, Aschehoug)

Norvegr by Hans Jacob Orning

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Foundation (Foundation #1): 3 stars

Foundation (Foundation #1) by Isaac Asimov

One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Ender's Game: 2 stars

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game, #1)

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and …

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Road to Wigan Pier: 5 stars

George Orwell: The Road to Wigan Pier (1958, Harvest Books)

The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

A searing account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in …

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Poor Economics: 4 stars

Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo: Poor Economics (2011, Public Affairs Press)

Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Imagined Communities: 4 stars

Benedict Anderson: Imagined Communities (Paperback, 2006, Verso)

Imagined Communities by Benedict Anderson

315 p

Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Secret History of Moscow: 4 stars

Ekaterina Sedia: The Secret History of Moscow (Paperback, Prime Books)

The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia

Eivind (like the Terrible) reviewed The Long Valley by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck: The Long Valley (Paperback, 1995, Penguin Books)

A collection of interconnected short stories, all set in the Salinas Valley in California. The …

Review of 'The Long Valley' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

That was a good selection. "Saint Katy the Virgin" was brilliant :)