{"id":11786,"date":"2019-03-24T15:12:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T19:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=11786"},"modified":"2024-01-22T19:30:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T00:30:11","slug":"half-resurrection-blues-audio-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/11786","title":{"rendered":"Half-Resurrection Blues, Audio Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Half-Resurrection Blues<\/em>, Audio Edition<\/a> (2015) Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older<\/a> narrated by Daniel Jos\u00e9 Older<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>After re-listening to Salsa Nocturna<\/em>, I figured that Half-Resurrection Blues<\/em> should be up next.<\/p>\n

(A)nother little guy is definitely Indian\/ Pakistani or maybe Puerto Rican. Or half-black. Whatever he is, he gets randomly searched every time he\u2019s within twenty feet of an airport.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Words are such pitiful stupid things sometimes. Like when I speak them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wake up to the sound of an R & B joint bursting tinnily through someone else\u2019s headphones. The bass is so loud that whoever\u2019s listening to it will definitely be hearing impaired in about ten seconds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This actually seems like it applies to humanity at large, rather than the COD and ghosts.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s the Council to decide what\u2019s the proper amount of shenanigans a ghost can participate in?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’ll close with this bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis being is like a diaspora unto himself…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Publisher: Audible Studios<\/p>\n

Rating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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