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lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

Malloy wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

jesus' son

this was so good

it saves lives

what was your username prior to withoutrings? i'm completely blanking

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 4:49 am

jcurley

LetMeSleep · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 9:15 am

Going through a bit of Paulo Coelho phase. Currently reading Eleven Minutes.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

The Argonaut wrote:

jcurley

thank you

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 12:42 pm

LetMeSleep wrote:

Going through a fair bit of Pauli Coelho phase. Currently reading Eleven Minutes.

I expect the spiritual enlightenment to bleed into your RM posts

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

starting Lethem’s Fortress of Solitude soon

Mickey · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 4:57 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

starting Lethem’s Fortress of Solitude soon

I was ultimately pretty underwhelmed by this one, but I remember it being a fun read.

Mickey · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 4:58 pm

About 70 pages into the first volume.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

Mickey wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

starting Lethem’s Fortress of Solitude soon

I was ultimately pretty underwhelmed by this one, but I remember it being a fun read.

i could live with that

i wasn’t crazy about the other one and a half of his I’ve read

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 6:22 pm

That was the only Lethem I thoroughly enjoyed. Tried two others and bailed on both of them

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

tragabigzanda wrote:

That was the only Lethem I thoroughly enjoyed. Tried two others and bailed on both of them

which ones?

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 8:14 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

That was the only Lethem I thoroughly enjoyed. Tried two others and bailed on both of them

which ones?

Motherless Brooklyn and Chronic City. Neither one grabbed me within the first 50-100 pages.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

tragabigzanda wrote:

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

That was the only Lethem I thoroughly enjoyed. Tried two others and bailed on both of them

which ones?

Motherless Brooklyn and Chronic City. Neither one grabbed me within the first 50-100 pages.

i think i got over a 100 on chronic city

i finished a gambler’s anatomy, but it was meh

Mickey · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 8:23 pm

I've heard Gun, With Occasional Music is good but have never gotten around to it.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 8:26 pm

Any time I talk about Lethem, I'm reminded of how awful a writer Jonathan Franzen is

Mickey · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 8:33 pm

All Jonathans, really.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42215

i like him oh well

Stardog Champion · **Joined:** Sun January 06, 2013 6:05 pm **Posts:** 745

Mickey wrote:

I've heard Gun, With Occasional Music is good but have never gotten around to it.

I've been meaning to give that one a second read. It was the first book of his that I read, but it was a long time ago. I honestly don't even remember what I really enjoyed about it. It's felt like diminishing returns since then though. It culminated with Dissident Gardens for me. That book was a slog, and I didn't give a shit about a single character in it.

The Argonaut · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 9:54 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

i like him oh well

I like him, too. I think Chronic City is up there with his best stuff

Mickey · **Posted:** Wed March 03, 2021 10:02 pm

I think Lenny was talking about Franzen

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