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Kemper rated a book really liked it Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse, #6) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
“My life has become a single on-going revelation that I haven’t been cynical enough.” This is the kind of cheery thought one is apt to have when facing a narcissistic megalomaniac who has gained power by convincing some people that all their problems ...more
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Kemper and 58 other people liked Brad's review of Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse, #6): "Reading this series is always like coming home to a really wonderful and wonderfully fucked up family. You know, the kind that always seems to sink right into the heart of the whole solar-system's problems and even manages to be held responsible f..." Read more of this review »
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Kemper and 7 other people liked Anthony Vacca's review of A Purple Place for Dying: A Travis McGee Novel: "Don't read a Travis McGee mystery for its low opinion of the half of the world's population that aren't male, instead savor the crisp prose style that hasn't aged a day in over fifty years and delight in the precedent skeins of acerbic misanthropy..." Read more of this review »
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Kemper and 2 other people liked Melissa's review of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1): "This is a sweet, deeply inclusive book that reminded me of a not-scary Leviathan Wakes. It's been recommended to me by friends because of its portrayal of a diverse cast of characters, all of whom vary in appearance, gender identity, and sexuality..." Read more of this review »
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Kemper rated a book really liked it Keller's Fedora by Lawrence Block (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I’ve always thought that a man had to have a certain amount of class to pull off wearing a fedora, and Keller fits that profile even if he is a hired killer. In this short novella Keller gets an interesting proposition. A potential client wants a hit ...more
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Kemper made a comment on his review of Keller's Fedora " Jason wrote: "I never considered killing someone in order to make myself look better in a fedora...until now." It think fedoras and killing go hand in ...more "
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Kemper made a comment on his review of Time to Murder and Create (Matthew Scudder, #2) " Mike wrote: "Great review. I love the first three Scudder novels. They are more lean and mean (not necessarily better, just different) than most of th ...more "
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Spinner Jablon is a small-time criminal and hustler that Matt Scudder knows from his days on the police. One day he shows up with money in his pockets and an offer for Matt: Hold onto an envelope to be opened if Spinner gets killed. It seems like ...more
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Kemper made a comment on his review of The Tommyknockers " Brad wrote: ":) Again, I can't deny any of these points. :) I personally just reveled in all the ideas and the crazy and kinda ignored the plot proble ...more "
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