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I'm finally finishing, which means rereading completely, Against The Day by Thomas Pynchon. I'll give my review in ten years.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Read this book:
Quick summary of OchoCinco's book: It's all about me.
I'd say printing his book was a total waste of a good tree....
Quick summary of OchoCinco's book: It's all about me.
I'd say printing his book was a total waste of a good tree....
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Want to know what book scUM fans are reading?
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HINYG8
You never come back from Copperhead Road
Been hearing about this one for years, not sure why I resisted reading it...hell it's awesome. Plus it is ripe with Ohio/Columbus references throughout..including a special extensive tribute to Middletown, Ohio of all places! It's filled with a massive amount of great 80's references, and is about to be a big time movie directed by Spielberg.
Read it now if you haven't already, then you will likely be pretty pumped for the upcoming movie.
Read it now if you haven't already, then you will likely be pretty pumped for the upcoming movie.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
I read this book last week:
It's not your typical athlete autobiography story. There is a little about his playing at FSU and the NFL, but it is mainly about his dealing wioth his mother's death and his struggles with life:
a. it's oldest son of single mother (who has 6 kids, different fathers, never been married, is a police officer in Baton Rouge, works extra to makes ends meet, could never afford to buy a house, gets killed (i.e. ambushed) while on special duty),
b. his father takes zero interest in him and he's envious that some of the fathers of brothers/sisters are involved in their lives,
c. becomes guardian to 5 siblings, goes off to FSU on a scholarship, siblings live with grandma and have problems, moves youngest 3 to Tallahassee with him, one doesn't speak to him for 6 months,
d. next youngest brother is mad that he went to Florida, etc. instead of staying in LA (go to LSU) so he could help out.
e. wants to meet mother's killers who are death row and ask them why, etc., when he does the murder claims he's innocent.
f. goes to the NFL (Tampa bay and then Atlanta) and gains over 10,000 yards rushing,
g. has a "mother fixation" and can't get into a relationship with any girl/woman, gets help from a psychiatrist,
h. starts charity to help poor single mothers (like his mother) buy a house.
It's not your typical athlete autobiography story. There is a little about his playing at FSU and the NFL, but it is mainly about his dealing wioth his mother's death and his struggles with life:
a. it's oldest son of single mother (who has 6 kids, different fathers, never been married, is a police officer in Baton Rouge, works extra to makes ends meet, could never afford to buy a house, gets killed (i.e. ambushed) while on special duty),
b. his father takes zero interest in him and he's envious that some of the fathers of brothers/sisters are involved in their lives,
c. becomes guardian to 5 siblings, goes off to FSU on a scholarship, siblings live with grandma and have problems, moves youngest 3 to Tallahassee with him, one doesn't speak to him for 6 months,
d. next youngest brother is mad that he went to Florida, etc. instead of staying in LA (go to LSU) so he could help out.
e. wants to meet mother's killers who are death row and ask them why, etc., when he does the murder claims he's innocent.
f. goes to the NFL (Tampa bay and then Atlanta) and gains over 10,000 yards rushing,
g. has a "mother fixation" and can't get into a relationship with any girl/woman, gets help from a psychiatrist,
h. starts charity to help poor single mothers (like his mother) buy a house.
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UpNorth_Buckeye
Assistant Coach
It was a quick read. Read it in one afternoon.Currently the #1 book on Amazon
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Nutriaitch
Retired Super Hero
just finished books 1-5 of the Luke Stone series.
political thrillers. all good books.
political thrillers. all good books.
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