what are you reading? - Page 182

pony · 11.03.2014, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gmku

JUST LOOKING by John Updike
STAINED GLASS by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Took the summer to slowly read Updike's SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS. Fascinating read.

ARE YOU BACK???

so.... lemme tell you about what i've been reading

I think I liked it. It was just a bummer that my professor told me something I didnt want to know about the book after i've read parts 1-3. Kinda made it hard to read the last part of the book.
reminded me of the bell jar, a little bit at least.

only bought it cause everyone was posting it on instagram. when it arrived I was scared I would never read it/never finish it cause it's HUGE. once I started reading I couldn't put it down though. lots of interesting pieces by women and what clothes mean to them, how clothes make them feel, etc.
kim gordon is in it as well!

now I am gonna start with this bby for university

and for PLEASURE I can't decide.. I am in the mood for some lorrie moore but I don't have anything by her at home that I haven't read but so many other unread books...

tesla69 · 11.03.2014, 04:14 PM

BRAD THOR - ACT OF WAR

more freaky thought provoking military fantasy about Chinese unrestricted warfare...we are fucked

gmku · 11.06.2014, 11:17 AM

The Stories of John Cheever

evollove · 11.06.2014, 11:39 AM

^

We have remarkably similar bookshelves.

By the way, I have a sad, small life and its the petty things that cheer me. Do me a favor and tell me this makes you jealous: I have a shelf-and-a-half of Updike. All the novels, short story collections, the poetry and all but a few of the essays, plus about five academic books devoted to his work. I'm irrationally proud of this.

gmku · 11.06.2014, 12:07 PM

I am green! And you should be proud, indeed. I'm not a fan of Updike's poetry, but I like his essays and other prose as much as his fiction. I read Self-Consciousness this summer. An amazing book. (Oops. Just realized I'd already talked about that book in an earlier post.)

gmku · 11.06.2014, 12:19 PM

I am just now getting around to Cheever, believe it or not. Finished THE WORLD OF APPLES. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that it really clicked into place, and now I'm hooked. The guy was amazing.

demonrail666 · 11.06.2014, 01:16 PM

My umpteenth go at this. These guys do a great job of critiquing their enemy but I'll be buggered if I can work out what they actually stand for.

demonrail666 · 11.06.2014, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

I am just now getting around to Cheever, believe it or not. Finished THE WORLD OF APPLES. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that it really clicked into place, and now I'm hooked. The guy was amazing.

Oh wow. Glad you're well!

gmku · 11.06.2014, 03:59 PM

Thank you, Sir!

!@#$%! · 11.06.2014, 04:14 PM

hey, hold on a sec-- had you been unwell or am i reading too much into this?

gmku · 11.06.2014, 04:54 PM

Rumors of my unwellness have been greatly exaggerated.

No, I've been completely well.

demonrail666 · 11.06.2014, 05:31 PM

It was just a figure of speech. I hadn't heard any rumours in either direction.

pony · 11.15.2014, 11:55 AM

I started a book club at the bar I work at.. Our first book will be this one

Another member picked it and it's about Hitler waking up in 2011.. and it's supposed to be funny. WE SHALL SEE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er_ist_wieder_da

gmku · 11.17.2014, 11:59 AM

Well into the Cheever stories now. My God, they're like little Hitchcock movies.

!@#$%! · 11.17.2014, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Rumors of my unwellness have been greatly exaggerated.

No, I've been completely well.

that is good to know!

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

It was just a figure of speech. I hadn't heard any rumours in either direction.

see, you can tell i'm not a native english speaker whenever i run into an idiom.

Rob Instigator · 11.17.2014, 02:10 PM

Rob Instigator · 11.17.2014, 03:28 PM

some new updates to my book blog.

http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/

Rob Instigator · 11.21.2014, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gmku

Well into the Cheever stories now. My God, they're like little Hitchcock movies.

The Cheever stuff was so funny on Seinfeld!

"I fear my orgasm may have left me a cripple..."

Rob Instigator · 11.26.2014, 10:57 AM

I love books http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/

Rob Instigator · 11.26.2014, 11:52 AM

Starting this

11.03.2014, 04:14 PM	#3622
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	BRAD THOR - ACT OF WAR more freaky thought provoking military fantasy about Chinese unrestricted warfare...we are fucked
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11.06.2014, 11:17 AM	#3623
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	The Stories of John Cheever __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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11.06.2014, 11:39 AM	#3624
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	^ We have remarkably similar bookshelves. By the way, I have a sad, small life and its the petty things that cheer me. Do me a favor and tell me this makes you jealous: I have a shelf-and-a-half of Updike. All the novels, short story collections, the poetry and all but a few of the essays, plus about five academic books devoted to his work. I'm irrationally proud of this.
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11.06.2014, 12:07 PM	#3625
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I am green! And you should be proud, indeed. I'm not a fan of Updike's poetry, but I like his essays and other prose as much as his fiction. I read Self-Consciousness this summer. An amazing book. (Oops. Just realized I'd already talked about that book in an earlier post.) __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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11.06.2014, 12:19 PM	#3626
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	I am just now getting around to Cheever, believe it or not. Finished THE WORLD OF APPLES. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that it really clicked into place, and now I'm hooked. The guy was amazing. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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11.06.2014, 01:16 PM	#3627
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	My umpteenth go at this. These guys do a great job of critiquing their enemy but I'll be buggered if I can work out what they actually stand for.
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11.06.2014, 03:59 PM	#3629
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Thank you, Sir! __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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11.06.2014, 04:14 PM	#3630
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,548	hey, hold on a sec-- had you been unwell or am i reading too much into this?
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11.06.2014, 04:54 PM	#3631
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Rumors of my unwellness have been greatly exaggerated. No, I've been completely well. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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11.06.2014, 05:31 PM	#3632
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	It was just a figure of speech. I hadn't heard any rumours in either direction.
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11.17.2014, 11:59 AM	#3634
gmku invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Oxford, England Posts: 15,225	Well into the Cheever stories now. My God, they're like little Hitchcock movies. __________________ Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
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11.17.2014, 02:10 PM	#3636
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,961	__________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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11.17.2014, 03:28 PM	#3637
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,961	some new updates to my book blog. http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/ __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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11.26.2014, 10:57 AM	#3639
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,961	I love books http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/ __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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11.26.2014, 11:52 AM	#3640
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,961	Starting this __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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