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If there is a hell, Tucker Max’s book is there

I don’t know why I have this book. But more curiously, I don’t know why I knew some of the stories within it. 

You see, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell is basically stories and reformatted blog posts from author Tucker Max’s blog. I didn’t read Max’s blog, I didn’t know who he is, and yet, I knew the stories. Perhaps they were “viral” before we were really using that term.

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Spoiler Free Review

Name of the Wind is simply magnificent modern fantasy

Name of the Wind is a wonderful coming of age story told with the hindsight of 20/20 vision. It is the story of an innkeeper named Kote, formerly Kvothe, who with the help of a passing Chronicler, who happens to be the Chronicler, tells the story of his life, or at least a portion of it.

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Ode to a Snack Probably* Gone Forever

I can snack with the best of them. Movie marathons, binging television series, autumn weekends with lots of football, or a long evening gaming session all go better with lots of snacks.

If I had druthers for one specific snack, my favorite would be Andy Capp’s Salsa Fries. But as they don’t exist anymore, I will give a pass to Andy Capp’s Hot Fries and the many other kinds of chips and pretzels. But they are not a replacement for Salsa Fries.

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