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Post by irvred on Jan 10, 2019 7:59:47 GMT -6
I am 100 pages into Against the Day and this book is off the chain and I love it. After this I’ll have finished Pynchon’s bibliography. So far Bleeding Edge is the only one I haven’t been crazy about; I hope he’s got another one in him but he’s 81 so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is it.
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Post by chvrchbarrel on Jan 10, 2019 9:20:01 GMT -6
I finished Chuck Klosterman X last night which I enjoyed, mostly. Moving back to the Beastie Boys Book (which I am honestly having a hard time getting through, it has not gotten any easier to read. it's more like if a coffee table book in long-bio form) One of the Klosterman inclusions was an interview with Jonathan Franzen who I've never read, so I'm going to order The Corrections and probably dive into it soon and see what happens. irvred I have wanted to read Gravity's Rainbow for a little while but it kind of intimidates me |
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Post by Tweet on Jan 10, 2019 9:30:25 GMT -6
Gonna start this one between today and the end of the weekend  |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 10, 2019 9:50:11 GMT -6
I started this over the weekend, very good so far.  |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 10, 2019 9:51:09 GMT -6
Lol sorry for the huge image. Or should I say uuuuuge.
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Post by Tweet on Jan 10, 2019 9:56:38 GMT -6
Bigly image
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Post by sthubbins on Jan 10, 2019 10:10:18 GMT -6
so is that book just Adams applying his creepy PUA shit to politics
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Post by perdhapley on Jan 10, 2019 10:15:29 GMT -6
Lol sorry for the huge image. Or should I say uuuuuge. If you want to edit the size of that picture, click edit your post, and then click BBCode. Then look for max width and just edit the percent, maybe make it like 50%? |
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Post by goodson on Jan 10, 2019 10:17:30 GMT -6
so is that book just Adams applying his creepy PUA shit to politics yea scott adams sucks |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 10, 2019 10:18:06 GMT -6
Lol sorry for the huge image. Or should I say uuuuuge. If you want to edit the size of that picture, click edit your post, and then click BBCode. Then look for max width and just edit the percent, maybe make it like 50%? This is helpful! |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 10, 2019 10:18:52 GMT -6
so is that book just Adams applying his creepy PUA shit to politics It's more than that, but that's a large part of it. |
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Post by thebosma on Jan 10, 2019 10:20:03 GMT -6
Follow up question, why?
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Post by goodson on Jan 10, 2019 10:20:08 GMT -6
I am 100 pages into Against the Day and this book is off the chain and I love it. After this I’ll have finished Pynchon’s bibliography. So far Bleeding Edge is the only one I haven’t been crazy about; I hope he’s got another one in him but he’s 81 so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is it. yessssssss against the day rips so hard the last two i have left are vineland and bleeding edge and then i will also be done |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 10, 2019 10:21:03 GMT -6
Is this directed at me? If so, can you be more specific? |
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Post by thebosma on Jan 10, 2019 10:22:30 GMT -6
Is this directed at me? If so, can you be more specific? I mean Scott Adams is a verified creep and legitimate crazy person on Twitter. He’s also a super climate change denier and a “take that librulllzz” kinda fella. I just don’t understand the desire to read anything he writes. I even used to be a big Dilbert fan but even that feels gross and tainted to me these days. |
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Post by neader on Jan 10, 2019 10:22:55 GMT -6
been rereading this this week, so great  |
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Post by goodson on Jan 10, 2019 10:23:06 GMT -6
fuck it i'm ranking em!!!!!
against the day
crying of lot 49
inherent vice
gravity's rainbow
mason & dixon
v
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Post by thebosma on Jan 10, 2019 10:23:45 GMT -6
fuck it i'm ranking em!!!!! against the day crying of lot 49 inherent vice gravity's rainbow mason & dixon v I’ve had a copy of Crying of Lot 49 sitting on my shelf for like 3 years. I think this is the year I dig into Pynchon. |
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Post by Pale Hose on Jan 10, 2019 10:29:05 GMT -6
Is this directed at me? If so, can you be more specific? I mean Scott Adams is a verified creep and legitimate crazy person on Twitter. He’s also a super climate change denier and a “take that librulllzz” kinda fella. I just don’t understand the desire to read anything he writes. I even used to be a big Dilbert fan but even that feels gross and tainted to me these days. The book was recommended to me by a friend, and I can't say I'm familiar with anything else he's written outside of Dilbert. But based on his own political views described in the book some of the statements you just made are not correct. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2019 10:33:26 GMT -6
Well he's a weird Twitter troll then.
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Post by thebosma on Jan 10, 2019 10:39:05 GMT -6
This is just going back a couple of minutes scrolling through his twitter.
Seems like a very cool and rational guy.
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Post by rango420 on Jan 10, 2019 10:44:00 GMT -6
I would say reading the Steve Jobs book is as gross as reading the Scott Adams book and they are both gross!
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Post by sthubbins on Jan 10, 2019 10:44:07 GMT -6
lmao forgot about his obsession with v necks
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Post by andrewvb on Jan 10, 2019 10:45:02 GMT -6
big page for books surrounding very stable men
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Post by rango420 on Jan 10, 2019 10:45:19 GMT -6
I also like that bosma said "i used to be a dilbert fan" how do i make that my signature
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Post by goodson on Jan 10, 2019 10:51:49 GMT -6
steve jobs also sucks ass
i know i am saying this on a page where i ranked pynchon novels but maybe read a book written by a woman
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Post by thebosma on Jan 10, 2019 10:52:51 GMT -6
I also like that bosma said "i used to be a dilbert fan" how do i make that my signature Hey, I thought it was a pretty good critique of office culture. |
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Post by rango420 on Jan 10, 2019 10:53:59 GMT -6
20 year old Bosma running to the quad at 5:30 AM to get the sunday paper so he can get the new dilbert before anyone ruins it for him
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Post by thebosma on Jan 10, 2019 10:58:01 GMT -6
Ok, I wasn't THAT much of a Dilbert fan.
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Post by sthubbins on Jan 10, 2019 11:01:38 GMT -6
if liking Dilbert as a teen who hadn't worked in an office yet is a crime then drag me fam
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