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Author: | Simple Torture [ Fri February 12, 2021 11:33 pm ] |
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4/5 wrote: Is the first story (Mister Squishy, the like corporate marketing one) good or meh? I like that one. |
Author: | washing machine [ Sat February 13, 2021 3:48 am ] |
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Simple Torture wrote: 4/5 wrote: :lol: To answer the thread's question, just started Some good and some meh in this one. Good Old Neon |
Author: | dad [ Sun February 14, 2021 9:01 pm ] |
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Borrowed Train Dreams from the library yesterday. Finished it this morning. Loved it. I’ll definitely read it again soon, and check out Jesus’ Son. |
Author: | dad [ Mon February 15, 2021 7:30 pm ] |
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Author: | Rangi Guy [ Mon February 15, 2021 7:32 pm ] |
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Don't usually care too much for politics - even less when it's a foreign country, but this is really interesting |
Author: | epilogue [ Mon February 15, 2021 9:24 pm ] |
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dad wrote: |
Author: | lennytheweedwhacker [ Wed February 17, 2021 3:38 am ] |
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epilogue wrote: dad wrote: 100% |
Author: | lennytheweedwhacker [ Wed February 17, 2021 3:39 am ] |
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Song of Solomon...around halfway through, but so good |
Author: | dad [ Wed February 17, 2021 4:18 pm ] |
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote: epilogue wrote: dad wrote: 100% Such a fun and funny read. Having seen the trailer for the movie it’s been hard to read it and not hear their voices, even harder to not want to just put the book down and watch the movie. My favorite chapter has to be when Eli decides he wants to trim down his waistline to look more attractive, and tries to order lighter portions of food at the saloon/restaurant. |
Author: | Mickey [ Wed February 17, 2021 6:16 pm ] |
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Read the first five chapters in Spanish in the fall but put it down for life reasons. Enjoying the hell out of it this time, teaching it in two weeks |
Author: | Simple Torture [ Wed February 17, 2021 6:19 pm ] |
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Mickey wrote: Read the first five chapters in Spanish in the fall but put it down for life reasons. Enjoying the hell out of it this time, teaching it in two weeks Nice! I forgot the new Bolaño came out yesterday. Gotta finish an eternal scifi novel soon. |
Author: | Mickey [ Wed February 17, 2021 6:26 pm ] |
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Yeah the novellas got a lukewarm review in the NYT today but I'll still read them at some point. |
Author: | epilogue [ Fri February 19, 2021 7:32 pm ] |
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Author: | tragabigzanda [ Tue February 23, 2021 3:33 am ] |
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Author: | wease [ Tue February 23, 2021 5:35 pm ] |
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I haven’t gotten that one yet. |
Author: | bada [ Tue February 23, 2021 7:13 pm ] |
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Some of the stories are genuinely scary but some are horribly racist which is the norm for Howard. It's too bad. His occasional brilliance will forever be lost in his bullshit. |
Author: | 4/5 [ Tue February 23, 2021 7:16 pm ] |
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4/5 wrote: Finished this last night. I don't want to grade another essay so I'll write about my impression of this collection. So DFW is unlike any other novelist that I read. I assume a lot of that is just because of how relatively few contemporary novelists I've read, so I read him and wonder if he's as unique as it feels like when I read him. For reference, the only other fiction I've read for him was Infinite Jest. Probably because of this uncertainty I feel more self-conscious when I read him or think about my feelings about what I've read. For example, in Oblivion my favorite story was also probably the most straight forward story of the bunch and didn't have the normal DFW vocabulary flexes. And that sets me to thinking, "Do I think I loved that one so much just because it was so much easier than the others?" And I don't think it's that, I think it was a masterful piece of storytelling, but I can't help but wonder. I also can't help but wonder if I like the idea of being a DFW fan because it's like a literary merit badge signifying that I can focus and keep my eye on the ball as he shifts the story and perspective and context all around. Idk. I do know that I loved Infinite Jest and I loved Consider the Lobster and I loved parts of Oblivion and I can't wait to read more from. Oh, and he's really good at endings, even though most of the stories don't really feel like they have an ending somehow. Even some of the stories I didn't love seemed to turn and feel compelling in the end. Impressions of each story with spoilers:
Okay, I guess I'll go read essays now. |
Author: | wease [ Tue February 23, 2021 7:22 pm ] |
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Crom! |
Author: | bada [ Tue February 23, 2021 7:31 pm ] |
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indeed |
Author: | Simple Torture [ Tue February 23, 2021 11:40 pm ] |
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Mickey wrote: Yeah the novellas got a lukewarm review in the NYT today but I'll still read them at some point. I finished the first section of Cowboy Graves and really liked it, but I guess your mileage may vary depending on how much you like the scattered Arturo stories. It's been one of my favorite parts of his work, and I like how these stories have filled in various gaps as I've read them over the past 13 years or so. Read the last sentence of "The Days of Chaos" right before reading this, and it's contextualized well. |
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