Thu October 12, 2017 4:06 am
washing machine wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:Emily St. John Mandel has to be the most underrated writing working in fiction today. Holy shit. How come no one is talking about her? She's fucking amazing.
But we're talking about her right now.
Two people on a defunct, unofficial, Pearl Jam message board mentioning that her name has been mentioned on said message board is so far less than she deserves.
Say what you will about this little corner of the internet, but it's been my experience that you guys often have a finger on the pulse of the tastemakers out there. Not even joking.
Thu October 12, 2017 12:44 pm
Thu October 12, 2017 8:35 pm
Thu October 12, 2017 8:36 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:I just bought a couple of books from the Strand stand in Times Square. They were half price.
Thu October 12, 2017 9:33 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I just bought a couple of books from the Strand stand in Times Square. They were half price.
Those books have bed bugs.
Thu October 12, 2017 11:18 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I just bought a couple of books from the Strand stand in Times Square. They were half price.
Those books have bed bugs.
Sun October 15, 2017 3:24 am
Sun October 15, 2017 2:31 pm
Sun October 15, 2017 4:53 pm
Simple Torture wrote:Also, Nanowrimo is coming up and I'm getting the itch.
Mon October 16, 2017 3:56 pm
bada wrote:Has anyone read the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø? Do you have to read them in order? I kinda want to skip right to the Snowman but I don't want to be lost.
Mon October 16, 2017 3:59 pm
bada wrote:Has anyone read the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø? Do you have to read them in order? I kinda want to skip right to the Snowman but I don't want to be lost.
Mon October 16, 2017 8:15 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:bada wrote:Has anyone read the Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbø? Do you have to read them in order? I kinda want to skip right to the Snowman but I don't want to be lost.
Just googled Harry Hole but I got something else entirely.
Tue October 17, 2017 9:40 pm
Tue October 17, 2017 9:41 pm
Tue October 17, 2017 9:47 pm
Tue October 17, 2017 9:49 pm
Simple Torture wrote:I liked it. I feel like I need to read it again knowing the whole conceit to get the full effect. Like most Saunders stuff, there were some brutal passages (as in, incredibly emotionally effecting).
Thu October 19, 2017 2:22 am
Thu October 19, 2017 2:41 am
Thu October 19, 2017 7:15 pm
digster wrote:I rarely find myself rereading all that often, but I'm going back through this trilogy in advance of a new trilogy being released. It's still probably my favorite series of books, but I've only been through all three one time.
Thu October 19, 2017 7:31 pm
The Book of Dust trilogy[edit]
2017 La Belle Sauvage
The Secret Commonwealth [75][76] Publication date not yet announced
Wait a minute...that's today.The first book, La Belle Sauvage, will be published on 19 October 2017.[