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BOOKS | MUSIC

B O O K S "Blindness" by José Saramago, reviewed by Jesse Berrett "The Rum Diary" by Hunter S. Thompson, reviewed by Mark Athitakis "God of the Rodeo: The Search for Hope, Faith and a Six-Second Ride in Louisiana's Angola Prison" by Daniel Bergner, reviewed by Emily Gordon "Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books" and "I Was a Teenage Fairy" by Francesca Lia Block, reviewed by Polly Shulman "Family Outing" by Chastity Bono, reviewed by Peter Kurth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - M U S I C Various Artists "Tommy Boy's Greatest Beats, Volume 1-4," reviewed by Alex Pappademas Sunny Day Real Estate "How It Feels to Be Something On," reviewed by Gavin McNett Emma Townshend "Winterland," reviewed by Andrew Hamlin SALON | Oct. 16, 1998