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This has been just about as terrible as expected—and that’s the best review I could possibly give this book. I remember Don Pendleton’s ‘Executioner’ series from my bookstore days, but that was back when I was into serious artsy literary fiction because that’s what you have to read to be a “real writer.” Over the last several years I’ve embraced my love of pulpy genre writing. But while Loren Estleman, Robert Parker, Richard Stark, Simon Green, and anything put out under Hard Case Crime arguably all have something to offer the genre, whether it’s reinventing or just having fun, this ‘Joe Copp’ series is ridiculously terrible. Copp has been terrible in a dated, cliched, laughably cheesy way that would probably be taken seriously by a red pill alpha-cel. The book’s entertaining moments or clever lines were buried by the character’s ranting diatribes about society and how persecuted he is for being so manly and awesome. So, this will be a one-off read, as it’s exactly what I expected Pendleton to be from the covers of ‘The Executioner.’ #sobaditsjustbad #judgeitbythecover 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotes #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #goodreads #donpendleton #coppforhire #privatedetective #pulpfiction https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm9RoocOXHA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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With tons of holiday sales going on over at Society6, you should follow the link in my profile to shop all the great designs available! Thank you! Follow the link in my bio to shop all the great library card designs and products available at Society6 #gsblibrarycards #gsbatsociety6 #gasstationburrito #books #bookworm #booknerd #booklove #librarybook #library #librarylove #society6 #techaccessories #holidaysale #savebig #gifts #holiday #christmas https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl3-27wO-wY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“If I tell these private thoughts of mine, it is because I know they are not mine alone, and that practically everyone is trying to say the same things and that the writer is only a man who says out loud what other people think or whisper.” ―Eugène Ionesco 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquoteseugeneionesco #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #eugeneionesco #writer #playwright #privatethoughts #whateveryoneisthinking https://www.instagram.com/p/ClcFh8ry6JZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Gayl Jones, born November 23, 1949, is best known for her novels Corregidora, Eva's Man, and The Healing. Jones has described herself as an improvisor, like a jazz or blues musician, playing upon a specific set of themes, varying them and exploring their possible paths. 🎵 🎷🎹 🎺🥁🎶 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesgayljones #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #gayljones #writingismusic #improvisation #jazz #listen #hearyourworld #listentowrite https://www.instagram.com/p/ClTizTXOymY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“But let me have silence always, in the centre of the shouting—that is essential! Let me have silence so that no pin may drop and not be heard, and not a whisper escape us for all our spouting, nor the needle's scratching upon this gramophone of a circular cosmic spot. Hear me! Mark me! Learn me! Throw the mind's ear open—shut up the mind's eye—all will be music!” ―Wyndham Lewis 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquoteswyndhamlewis #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #wyndhamlewis #silence #mindfulness #mindseye #mindsear #listen #whisper https://www.instagram.com/p/ClIZnQeutx5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“But let me have silence always, in the centre of the shouting—that is essential! Let me have silence so that no pin may drop and not be heard, and not a whisper escape us for all our spouting, nor the needle's scratching upon this gramophone of a circular cosmic spot. Hear me! Mark me! Learn me! Throw the mind's ear open—shut up the mind's eye—all will be music!” ―Wyndham Lewis 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquoteswyndhamlewis #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #wyndhamlewis https://www.instagram.com/p/ClIQz7aOMkl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My daughter’s sock matched the cover, so I had to buy the book… that’s the rule, right? 📚 #gasstationburrito #agathachristie #andthentherewerenone #lakeplacidlibrary #lakeplacid #usedbooksale #idontmaketherules (at Lake Placid Public Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce6ylDCu1Jg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Who doesn’t love a good pouch? They’re good for snacks or all the pens I keep buying so that I have the right pen for the right mood so I can hold it over the perfect notebook and… probably not write anything. But at least I know where all my pens are… There’s a link in my bio to check out Society6 and all the great library card designs on various unnecessary products you can’t live without. 🖋📕🖊📒✒️ 📔✒️📚🖋📓 #gsblibrarycards #gsbatsociety6 #gasstationburrito #books #bookworm #booknerd #booklove #librarybook #library #librarylove #society6 #pouch #storage #organization #everythinginitsplace #controlledchaos https://www.instagram.com/p/CegXgcyuOQZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Born June 6, 1935 in Vancouver to Japanese-Canadian parents, Joy Kogawa and her family were forced during World War II, to move to Slocan, British Columbia. As well as it being central to her Obadan books, Kogawa has worked to educate Canadians about the history of Japanese Canadians and she was active in the fight for official governmental redress. 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesjoykogawa #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #joykogawa #obasan #japaneseinternment #racism #japanesecanadianinternment #history #darkhistory #trauma https://www.instagram.com/p/CedykHMuGbz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Celebrate Father's Day with 25% off thoughtful gifts, cards and more in designs that speak to anything he's into with Gas Station Burrito at Society6. Follow the link in my bio to shop all the great library card designs and products available at Society6 #gsblibrarycards #gsbatsociety6 #gasstationburrito #books #bookworm #booknerd #booklove #librarybook #library #librarylove #society6 #fathersday #fathersdaygifts #giftsforhim #giftsfordad #librarycardphonecase #phonecase #iphonecase #bookloversphonecase https://www.instagram.com/p/CecBmLaupCG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.” ―Federico García Lorca, born June 5, 1898; from Blood Wedding and Yerma. 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesfedericogarcialorca #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #federicogarcialorca #federicogarcíalorca #desire #dream #dontthrowawayyourshot #takeachance #june5 #onthisdayinbookhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/Cebnr7_uMwN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Strange how close the darkness is, even when things seem brightest. Even in the glare of a summer noon, when the sidewalk bakes and iron fences are hot to the touch, the shadows are still with us. They congregate in doorways and porches, and under bridges, and beneath the brims of gentlemen’s hats so you cannot see their eyes. There is darkness in our mouths and ears; in our bags and wallets; within the swing of men’s jackets and beneath the flare of women’s skirts. We carry it around with us, the dark, and its influence stains us deep.” ―Jonathan Stroud, The Creeping Shadow, Lockwood & Co. #️⃣ 4 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotesjonathanstroud #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #jonathanstroud #lockwoodandco #thecreepingshadow #ghosthunters #ghosts #thedarkness #shadows https://www.instagram.com/p/CebaoSZuiu5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Fools have a habit of believing that everything written by a famous author is admirable. For my part I read only to please myself and like only what suits my taste. ― Voltaire, who died May 30, 1778. From Candide, which comments on, criticizes, and ridicules many events, thinkers, and philosophies of his time. 📚 #gsbauthorquotes #gsbquotesvoltaire #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #booksofinstagram #Bookporn #bookstagram #bookworm #booknerd #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #authorquotes #quotes #voltaire #candide #readwhatyoulove #rethinkclassics #disrupttexts #enlightenment https://www.instagram.com/p/CeMYYGBOiMx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“The history of every place is the history of the people inside it and the people outside it. The history of every person is the history of the love they’ve known and the hate they’ve grown.” —Catherynne M. Valente / Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods 📚🎧 #gsbbooks #gsbquotescatherynnevalente #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #reading2022 #catherynnemvalente #osmounknown #osmounknownandtheeightpennywoods #history #community #society #love #hate #systemic #institutionalized https://www.instagram.com/p/CeJFbv3OL8t/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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This story has been fascinating and now I want to read a dozen more books on polar exploration… #gsbbooks #gsbquotesjuliansancton #gasstationburrito #books #bookish #bookworm #booknerd #reading #currentlyreading #whatImreading #bookaholic #booklove #bookquotes #audiobook #whatimlisteningto #libbyapp #goodreads #reading2021 #juliansancton #madhouseattheendoftheearth #antarctica #belgica https://www.instagram.com/p/CS7UdI8LKtv/?utm_medium=tumblr