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A WASP out of synch with the hive. Autodidacyic polymath. Enemy of the state since birth, and i'm tired of it.
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poloniousmonk reviewed Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
one of my favorites
5 stars
Sir pTerry is a master.
poloniousmonk reviewed The Bachman Books by Stephen King
One of, if not his best
5 stars
Content warning one spoiler for "The Running Man"
Not for the fainthearted--even King pulled "Rage" off the shelves. Some ideas are best left unsaid. Like flying an airplane into a building...
poloniousmonk finished reading The Bachman Books by Stephen King

The Bachman Books by Stephen King
The name on the cover was "Richard Bachman," but the imagination inside could only belong to one man--Stephen King. for …
poloniousmonk reviewed A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
poloniousmonk finished reading A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving

A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
A Prayer for Owen Meany is the seventh novel by American writer John Irving. Published in 1989, it tells the …
poloniousmonk reviewed Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
poloniousmonk finished reading Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins

Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins
An Arab and a Jew open a restaurant together across the street from the United Nations....
It sounds like the …
poloniousmonk reviewed Youth in Revolt by C. D. Payne
the funniest book you'll ever read
5 stars
I've given away over a hundred copies of this book, and never got any other feedback than "funniest book". Will literally make you lol.
poloniousmonk finished reading Youth in Revolt by C. D. Payne

Youth in Revolt by C. D. Payne
The hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl– now a major motion picture …
poloniousmonk rated Youth in Revolt: 5 stars

Youth in Revolt by C. D. Payne
The hilarious, take-no-prisoners novel about a cynical, sex-obsessed teenager's pining love for an intelligent girl– now a major motion picture …
poloniousmonk reviewed The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
poloniousmonk finished reading The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
The Anubis Gates is a 1983 time travel fantasy novel by American writer Tim Powers. It won the 1983 Philip …
poloniousmonk reviewed Maia by Richard Adams
An underrated treasure
5 stars
It was too sexually unapologetic for its time. Basically GoT, but faux fantasy and seen through the eyes of a lusty lass sold into sex slavery. It covers all the taboos of the time, falls prey to the Black-Warrior-Woman trope, is incredibly labyrinthine in its politics, and I would put it head and shoulders above Martin. And I like Martin.