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Word: algiers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...novel. Chambers is a sardonic son of a bitch with no past to speak of, and no future worth mentioning. On his way to the city, Chambers drops off at a roadside diner to scam a meal off the owner. The owner is a sleazy, belching Horatio Algier-type from Greece named Nick Papadakis. Chambers wants nothing to do with him until suddenly he spots Papadakis's wife, Cora. As Cain wrote...

Author: By Thomas Hines, | Title: Knock, Knock | 4/11/1981 | See Source »

...which is odd considering that Reeve's singular trait is hyperkinetic innocence Reeve bounds his way through the movie like a retrieve pup, always deferential, smiling at widows and being nice to children. He seems to be a snidely conceived modern-day Horatio Algier hero, neatly market-researched--the ultimate triumph of American Boyhood...

Author: By Thomas Hines, | Title: Adolph's Rib | 10/9/1980 | See Source »

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