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OGHolliday
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Who's read or knows anything about him? I'm doing an independent study at school and want to read either Corrections or Freedom. Does anyone know anything about the two and which one they preffered because I want to chose between the two at first and if I like the first one I'll read the other.
Feb 3 2011 6:34PM
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CAPSLOCK*
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He scored 5 goals against ottawa last night
Feb 3 2011 6:38PM
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nealpgards
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haha i was thinking the same thing. I was super stoked for him and the wings.
Feb 3 2011 6:47PM
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Anathema
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hahhaahhhahahahaa that actually made me burst into laughter because that's the first thing that came to mind

that guy kills it. he was deadly in the playoffs the year they won the cup

Feb 3 2011 6:48PM
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PaintedHearts
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GO WINGS!!!!!!!
Feb 3 2011 6:54PM
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OGHolliday
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*comes back to thread sees 5 replies is really excited finds out they're all about a hockey player.
Feb 3 2011 7:04PM
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NickSki.
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I give him props even though im a sens fan :(
Feb 3 2011 7:08PM
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OGHolliday
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Where are the NS philosophers at?
Feb 3 2011 8:00PM
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J.Quest
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haha i thought the same thing we need someone who can actually help this guy
Feb 3 2011 8:06PM
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TheHuggyBear
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WINGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, bringing home the cup this year, yessir.
Lil wayne can then make a red and white remix
Feb 3 2011 8:15PM
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OGHolliday
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No one?
Feb 3 2011 8:45PM
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ir1sh
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sounds like a political writer, look up which party he's in and if he lines up with yours, you'll probably like it, if he doesn't you probably won't.

oh yeah, and GO WINGS!
Feb 3 2011 9:00PM
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cosmia
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He's probably the most popular literary fiction writer in the world right now. Obama read his new book a week before anybody else could get there hands on it. With that said, I've I only read Freedom. Which is the new one.
I was skeptical of the fame for terrible and mortifying reasons. And it turns out that I absolutely loved Freedom. I suppose you can wiki all information for basic plot information because there really is no way to sum it up simply. All relationships are so really complex and entwined that it would be a mess to describe to you.
If I were you I would read Freedom (even though I'm sure Corrections is good) because it very much is related to issues in the current. And because you won't regret it. I'm having a nostalgia attack just thinking about it. And this is all coming from a person who is probably so fastidious in book selection that it's morbid.
Feb 3 2011 9:32PM
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OGHolliday
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I dont know if you made this account just to tell me this or if you made an alias afraid of being intelligent but either way I thank you for your input. +K to you even though I doubt you care about it.
Feb 3 2011 9:36PM
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jtski
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both are good. Freedom is long,but you should be able to finish it in less than a week.
Feb 3 2011 9:39PM
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cosmia
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Ya. My sponsors would probably drop me or make me write terrible espn blogs like john symms. Either way, skiing culture and books don't mix.
Feb 3 2011 9:41PM
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OGHolliday
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Looks as if I'll be giving all 600 pages of freedom a try.
Feb 3 2011 10:07PM
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EASTIE21
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Ohhhh HIiiii Johan FraZen!!! 1:00
Feb 5 2011 2:33AM
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EASTIE21
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Shit my embed failed. Here this is what I meant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugI9FOuYHjw
Feb 5 2011 2:34AM
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oreopancake.
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Franzen has pissed me off since he destroyed the Avalanche in the playoffs.

fuck that guy.
Feb 5 2011 3:32AM
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