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Post by ten15 on Jul 11, 2018 11:29:19 GMT -6
Yeah, I think I have seen it on many high school reading lists.
of course my snarky post is TotP
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 11:33:48 GMT -6
"Now that we've concluded our Grapes of Wrath discussion, please everyone open your copies of Pokebutt Go: Pounded By 'Em All"
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 11:36:21 GMT -6
Reading through his wiki page, he seems to be an interesting character (both autistic and schizophrenic) and I love how his son helps him with those fantastic book covers.
I don't want to be insensitive based on my limited familiarity, but I read the preview from Pokebutt Go and I was in hysterics. It doesn't seem to be very mature literature by any means, but maybe some folk take it quite seriously and I hope it's okay I feel this way. Don't laugh at me. Okay, you can laugh.
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Post by thebosma on Jul 11, 2018 11:44:02 GMT -6
Reading through his wiki page, he seems to be an interesting character (both autistic and schizophrenic) and I love how his son helps him with those fantastic book covers. I assure you that the man named Dr. Chuck Tingle is merely another one of the stories by the mind behind the classic works of “Oppressed in the Butt by My Inclusive Holiday Coffee Cups”, “I’m Gay For My Living Billionaire Jet Plane”, and “Bigfoot Settlers Claim My Butthole”. He does an AMA on reddit every year, and I sincerely hope he has no son based on those covers. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 11:44:23 GMT -6
Reamed By My Reaction To The Title Of This Book sounds so meta and self aware that i'm kinda really tempted to pick it up.
edit: oh come right the fuck on.
Pounded In The Butt By My Reluctance To Buy A Humble Bundle Featuring Stories With Gay Characters As Though That Has Some Kind Of Bearing On My Own Sexuality Or The Quality Of The Product Then Eventually Realizing It's Pretty Good And I'm Fine
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 11:48:25 GMT -6
No, I just don't want to laugh at something that is not meant to be funny when it actually is... Er.. You got me.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 11:48:36 GMT -6
I AM BUYING THIS SHIT
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Post by rango420 on Jul 11, 2018 11:50:53 GMT -6
Nothing on that list is as funny as Neader's insane book list and than Goodson criticizing the amount of guys on the list.
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Post by sthubbins on Jul 24, 2018 11:54:38 GMT -6
i'm reading "Florida" by Lauren Groff because I'm frickin moving to Florida
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Post by thebosma on Jul 24, 2018 11:56:07 GMT -6
Where in florida?
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Post by sthubbins on Jul 24, 2018 11:59:18 GMT -6
gainesville
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Post by irvred on Aug 28, 2018 9:50:34 GMT -6
I just finished Vineland and really loved it. The ending is the most immediately pleasing of the Pynchon I've read; clumsy in a lot of ways but I feel like he was optimistic back in '90 and felt the need to project that. If you've never read Pynchon this is probably the easiest one to start with.
I have Against the Day and Bleeding Edge left and then I'll have the whole bibliography.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 10:08:42 GMT -6
Finished up I'll Be Gone In The Dark the other day. It's definitely well researched, but I'm not a huge fan of how it was organized. Unfortunate that McNamara wasn't able to complete it in her vision. Still very interesting/horrifying story that I had not been previously aware of.
My reading of this book also synced up with a dude in our neighborhood caught looking through windows and trying to break into houses. He hasn't been caught yet, so that's been nice.
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Post by sick2b on Aug 28, 2018 18:17:21 GMT -6
I finished "Future home of the living God" a few days ago, and I'm still upset with the way it ends..
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Post by irvred on Sept 13, 2018 9:52:23 GMT -6
I just reorganized my library so they are all in chronological order of original publication date and I'd forgotten my Fitzgeralds are all part of one collection so I have to just shove the whole thing in the general area of the '20s like a goddamn fool.
Also found out the newest book I own is Wolf in White Van lol.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 10:29:25 GMT -6
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Post by sthubbins on Sept 13, 2018 10:37:56 GMT -6
I just reorganized my library so they are all in chronological order of original publication date how come? |
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Post by teekoh on Sept 13, 2018 10:41:14 GMT -6
This has been interesting so far. I read that a while back and got a lot out of it. |
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Post by facts on Sept 13, 2018 11:04:11 GMT -6
I found this and GG&S to be really interesting from a premise perspective but a little unconvincing from a conclusion perspective. They are well written and very thought provoking, but there's a lot of supposition.
Would still recommend tho.
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Post by irvred on Sept 13, 2018 11:24:30 GMT -6
I just reorganized my library so they are all in chronological order of original publication date how come? The macro answer is that my gf and I are reorganizing the apartment anyway; our shit roommate finally left last week and so we've been moving everything around. There were a couple bookshelves that we decided to shift and so I had to unload and reload them regardless. It was kind of on a whim, why I landed on chronological order. It seemed fun, and it is actually interesting to me to have the ability to look at my books and have a vague understanding of who influenced who, or what historical events influenced certain works. |
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Post by ten15 on Sept 13, 2018 13:50:30 GMT -6
autobiographically too much of a challenge?
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Sept 13, 2018 13:56:00 GMT -6
autobiographically too much of a challenge?  |
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Post by zircona1 on Sept 13, 2018 14:23:06 GMT -6
I just starting rereading this. I read it during a rough time my freshman year in college and it really made an impact on me. I want to see if it holds up.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 14:34:56 GMT -6
Jared Diamond is garbage and any actually historian will tell you that most of his writing is nonsense. He cites facts are completely incorrect at times.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Sept 13, 2018 15:22:22 GMT -6
Jared Diamond is garbage and any actually historian will tell you that most of his writing is nonsense. He cites facts are completely incorrect at times. dont bring facts into this |
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Post by sick2b on Sept 13, 2018 16:45:48 GMT -6
This has been interesting so far. Still have to read is breakthrough Guns, Germs and Steel book  .. definitely planning on doing so soon though |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2018 16:57:07 GMT -6
Jared Diamond is garbage and any actually historian will tell you that most of his writing is nonsense. He cites facts are completely incorrect at times. Yeah dude cites sources and explores the potential reasons for the collapse of each civilization covered in the book. What an asshat. |
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Post by facts on Sept 13, 2018 19:41:54 GMT -6
Jared Diamond is garbage and any actually historian will tell you that most of his writing is nonsense. He cites facts are completely incorrect at times. dont bring facts into this Nice. Took me a second |
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Post by sthubbins on Sept 27, 2018 11:50:56 GMT -6
I just read "The Lover" by Marguerite Duras
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Post by alady on Sept 27, 2018 13:40:43 GMT -6
Wonderful book. Have you seen the movie?
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.. definitely planning on doing so soon though
