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"You were always the best of them, Lloyd."

85 Results
  1. A
    1. Brain Wave
      Poul Anderson
      Novel | 1954
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 07, 2013
    2. True Myths
      Nigel Andrews
      Nonfiction | 1996
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 16, 2013
    3. Refugee
      Piers Anthony
      Novel | 1983
      Abandoned
      Jan 29, 2016
  2. C
    1. The Postman Always Rings Twice
      James M. Cain
      Novel | 1934
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 24, 2022
    2. What Doesn't Kill Us
      Scott Carney
      Nonfiction | 2017
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 04, 2022
    3. The Big Sleep
      Raymond Chandler
      Novel | 1939
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 24, 2022
  3. D
    1. Brother Iron, Sister Steel
      Dave Draper
      Nonfiction | 2001
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Mar 06, 2022
  4. E
    1. Cary Grant
      Marc Eliot
      Nonfiction | 2004
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      May 31, 2012
    2. Less Than Zero
      Bret Easton Ellis
      Novel | 1985
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 02, 2022
    3. The Rules of Attraction
      Bret Easton Ellis
      Novel | 1987
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 14, 2022
  5. F
    1. Casino Royale
      Ian Fleming
      Novel | 1953
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 14, 2022
    2. Live and Let Die
      Ian Fleming
      Novel | 1954
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 30, 2022
    3. Moonraker
      Ian Fleming
      Novel | 1955
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 16, 2022
    4. Mother
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2015
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 23, 2022
    5. Altar
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2016
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 18, 2022
    6. The Baby Farmer
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 21, 2022
    7. Behold the Void
      Philip Fracassi
      Collection | 2017
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      May 07, 2022
    8. Coffin
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 20, 2022
    9. Fail-Safe
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 30, 2022
    10. The Horse Thief
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 19, 2022
    11. King Mob
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 12, 2025
    12. Mandala
      Philip Fracassi
      Novella | 2017
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      May 07, 2022
    13. Sacculina
      Philip Fracassi
      Novella | 2017
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 09, 2023
    14. Shiloh
      Philip Fracassi
      Novella | 2017
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 11, 2025
    15. Soft Construction of a Sunset
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 17, 2022
    16. Surfer Girl
      Philip Fracassi
      Short Story | 2017
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 22, 2022
    17. Commodore
      Philip Fracassi
      Novella | 2021
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 11, 2025
    18. Don't Let Them Get You Down
      Philip Fracassi
      Novel | 2022
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 29, 2023
    19. Gothic
      Philip Fracassi
      Novel | 2023
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 30, 2024
  6. G
    1. Can't Hurt Me
      David Goggins
      Nonfiction | 2018
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 13, 2022
    2. The 48 Laws of Power
      Robert Greene
      Nonfiction | 1998
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 15, 2022
  7. H
    1. Hawk Mountain
      Conner Habib
      Novel | 2022
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 04, 2022
    2. About Face
      David H. Hackworth and Julie Sherman
      Nonfiction | 1989
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 05, 2022
    3. Fright Night Origins
      Tom Holland and A. Jack Ulrich
      Novel | 2023
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nov 06, 2023
  8. I
    1. Living with a SEAL
      Jesse Itzler
      Nonfiction | 2015
      Abandoned
      Jun 01, 2022
  9. J
    1. Mr. S
      George Jacobs and William Stadiem
      Nonfiction | 2003
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 14, 2012
  10. K
    1. I Will Find You
      Joe Kenda
      Nonfiction | 2017
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 17, 2022
    2. Carrie
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1974
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 19, 2022
    3. 'Salem's Lot
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1975
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 14, 2022
    4. Rage
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1976
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      May 13, 2012
    5. The Shining
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1977
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 29, 2022
    6. The Long Walk
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1978
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Mar 09, 2014
    7. Night Shift
      Stephen King
      Collection | 1978
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      May 14, 2012
    8. The Stand
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1978
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Mar 02, 2014
    9. Cujo
      Stephen King
      Novel | 1981
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 17, 2014
    10. On Writing
      Stephen King
      Nonfiction | 2000
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Mar 21, 2022
    11. Doctor Sleep
      Stephen King
      Novel | 2013
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Jan 14, 2023
    12. The Cipher
      Kathe Koja
      Novel | 1991
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jan 29, 2023
  11. L
    1. Desert Pickup
      Richard Laymon
      Short Story | 1970
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 03, 2022
    2. Roadside Pickup
      Richard Laymon
      Short Story | 1974
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jan 21, 2023
    3. The Cellar
      Richard Laymon
      Novel | 1980
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Mar 16, 2022
    4. The Woods Are Dark
      Richard Laymon
      Novel | 1981
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 11, 2022
    5. Out Are the Lights
      Richard Laymon
      Novel | 1982
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 11, 2022
    6. The Intruder
      Richard Laymon
      Short Story | 1984
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 23, 2014
    7. Beware!
      Richard Laymon
      Novel | 1985
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 27, 2014
    8. The Last Hand
      Richard Laymon
      Short Story | 1985
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 13, 2014
    9. The Lonely One
      Richard Laymon
      Short Story | 1985
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Feb 15, 2025
    10. Tread Softly
      Richard Laymon
      Novel | 1987
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 21, 2014
    11. The Black Train
      Edward Lee
      Novel | 2009
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Feb 20, 2017
  12. M
    1. The Dark Tunnel
      Ross Macdonald
      Novel | 1944
      D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Apr 17, 2022
    2. Recessional
      David Mamet
      Nonfiction | 2022
      D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Aug 25, 2024
    3. Set the Boy Free
      Johnny Marr
      Nonfiction | 2016
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 25, 2022
    4. The Devils of D-Day
      Graham Masterton
      Novel | 1978
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Jan 26, 2016
    5. Draft No. 4
      John McPhee
      Nonfiction | 2013
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 11, 2022
    6. Peter Cushing
      David Miller
      Nonfiction | 2013
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Aug 25, 2014
    7. The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
      Edmund Morris
      Nonfiction | 1979
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      May 07, 2022
    8. Record Play Pause
      Stephen Morris
      Nonfiction | 2019
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Nov 11, 2023
    9. Fast Forward
      Stephen Morris
      Nonfiction | 2020
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 01, 2024
  13. N
    1. The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
      Steven Novella
      Nonfiction | 2018
      B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 29, 2022
  14. P
    1. Fight Club
      Chuck Palahniuk
      Novel | 1996
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 16, 2022
    2. Consider This
      Chuck Palahniuk
      Nonfiction | 2020
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 22, 2022
  15. R
    1. Churchill
      Andrew Roberts
      Nonfiction | 2018
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 14, 2022
    2. The Creative Act
      Rick Rubin
      Nonfiction | 2023
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Oct 22, 2023
  16. S
    1. The M.A.X. Muscle Plan
      Brad Schoenfeld
      Nonfiction | 2012
      C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Mar 18, 2022
    2. Total Recall
      Arnold Schwarzenegger
      Nonfiction | 2012
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      May 21, 2022
    3. Is This Anything?
      Jerry Seinfeld
      Nonfiction | 2020
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Sep 10, 2022
    4. Fright Night
      John Skipp and Craig Spector
      Novel | 1985
      F: 1 star (out of 5)
      Jan 21, 2023
    5. Dracula
      Bram Stoker
      Novel | 1897
      C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 09, 2022
    6. Ghost Story
      Peter Straub
      Novel | 1979
      B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Dec 01, 2024
  17. T
    1. The Secret History
      Donna Tartt
      Novel | 1992
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 02, 2022
    2. Cured
      Lol Tolhurst
      Nonfiction | 2016
      A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 18, 2022
    3. Goth
      Lol Tolhurst
      Nonfiction | 2023
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Nov 08, 2024
  18. W
    1. Dark Crusade
      Karl Edward Wagner
      Novel | 1976
      C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      May 18, 2012
    2. Progeny of the Adder
      Leslie H. Whitten Jr.
      Novel | 1965
      B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Jul 11, 2025
    3. Extreme Ownership
      Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
      Nonfiction | 2015
      A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Jun 26, 2022
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