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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
PostPosted: Sat October 07, 2017 9:09 pm 
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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.


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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.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
PostPosted: Sat October 07, 2017 9:19 pm 
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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.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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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.

And yet with every post we make, Emily St. John Mandel's notoriety grows...


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
PostPosted: Sat October 07, 2017 9:25 pm 
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tragabigzanda 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.

And yet with every post we make, Emily St. John Mandel's notoriety grows...

I'm not sure you understand how this works.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda 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.

And yet with every post we make, Emily St. John Mandel's notoriety grows...

I'm not sure you understand how this works.

Emily St John Mandel.

There. I helped.

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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda 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.

And yet with every post we make, Emily St. John Mandel's notoriety grows...

I'm not sure you understand how this works.

Emily St John Mandel.

There. I helped.

She'll be famous in no time!


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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wease wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda 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.

And yet with every post we make, Emily St. John Mandel's notoriety grows...

I'm not sure you understand how this works.

Emily St John Mandel.

There. I helped.

You're not helping.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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:cry:

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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
PostPosted: Sat October 07, 2017 11:22 pm 
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I still love you, weaser.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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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.


I actually just finished Station Eleven, and it was fantastic.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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digster 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.


I actually just finished Station Eleven, and it was fantastic.

:hooray:

Right?! I goddamn love that book so much. It really stays with you. I read it last year and I think about it all the time.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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I'd wager Emily St. John Mandel's popularity has seen a big bump today.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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I still love you, weaser.

:luv:

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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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I have at least 3 books ahead of her, but I'll bump her into line.

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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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I have at least 3 books ahead of her, but I'll bump her into line.

You won't regret it. And then we can chat and you can make me smarter about her work.


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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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Simple Torture wrote:
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Finally:

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Man, I want to read this so fucking badly.


It's good.

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Addendum: I went to my nephew's birthday party today, and through conversation found out that my brother and my dad are also reading this, and none of us knew.

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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.

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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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I last read this in 2009, and now I'm back:

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 Post subject: Re: What are you currently reading?
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I last read this in 2009, and now I'm back:

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God damn, his prose is so smooth. I know it's translated, but woah.

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