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Bob Odenkirk's Reading List

The actor and author of "A Load of Hooey" keeps a volume of "hippie philosophizing" on his shelves as a counterbalance to his "angry, skeptical, scowling mind."

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By the Book: Bob Odenkirk (2014)

NYT By the Book column (2014-11-06).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Alexander Masters · Buy on Amazon
"books I've read multiple times, and all are rewarding for me to crack open at anyplace and sample. Stuart: A Life Backwards, by Alexander Masters."
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Mark Twain · Buy on Amazon
"Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. books I've read multiple times, and all are rewarding for me to crack open at anyplace and sample."
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Dave Eggers · 2000 · Buy on Amazon
"A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, by Dave Eggers."
Edgar Lee Masters · Buy on Amazon
"Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters, because I am from Illinois, too."
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Charles Portis · Buy on Amazon
"The Dog of the South, by Charles Portis (and I also love True Grit as read by Donna Tartt in the audiobook)."
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Harpo Marx · Buy on Amazon
"Harpo seems like the sweetest guy, has great stories, and his generous voice is a great one to put in your head."
Adam Resnick · Buy on Amazon
"Adam Resnick's memoir, Will Not Attend. It made me laugh on every page, more than once. If this column exists to recommend a book, let it be that one."
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Kazuo Ishiguro · 2005 · Buy on Amazon
"I've just begun Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro — both very good, very different."
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Emma Donoghue · 2010 · Buy on Amazon
"I am going to finish Room, by Emma Donoghue — both very good, very different."

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