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finished up The Trees last night. my third Everett book this year.
started on The Ministry of Time.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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i know...i know...tragabigzanda wrote:“This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitandad wrote: started on The Ministry of Time.
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I also enjoyed Dr. No and Telephone by Everett.dad wrote:finished up The Trees last night. my third Everett book this year.
started on The Ministry of Time.
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I liked Dr. No as well. Haven't read Telephone yet, but it's on my list.blueviper wrote:I also enjoyed Dr. No and Telephone by Everett.dad wrote:finished up The Trees last night. my third Everett book this year.
started on The Ministry of Time.
he's quickly becoming a favorite.
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How is it, though?dad wrote:i know...i know...tragabigzanda wrote:“This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitandad wrote: started on The Ministry of Time.
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I'm only about 40 or so pages in and it feels a little slow. Hoping things pick up. if not, I'll have to throw my kindle in the wood chipper.epilogue wrote:How is it, though?dad wrote:i know...i know...tragabigzanda wrote:“This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitandad wrote: started on The Ministry of Time.
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dad wrote:I'm only about 40 or so pages in and it feels a little slow. Hoping things pick up. if not, I'll have to throw my kindle in the wood chipper.epilogue wrote:How is it, though?dad wrote:i know...i know...tragabigzanda wrote:“This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitandad wrote: started on The Ministry of Time.
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I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
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I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself. I'd just finished Big Swiss. Both feature flawed lead characters...both also happen to be female. It was a nice one-two punch.
I'm with you. Who cares what they're marketed as/labeled. They're intriguing.
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that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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Have you read Big Swiss?epilogue wrote:that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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I found that book to have a lot of holes in itdad wrote:Have you read Big Swiss?epilogue wrote:that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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I'm mad at myself for laughing at this.doug rr wrote:I found that book to have a lot of holes in itdad wrote:Have you read Big Swiss?epilogue wrote:that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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I'm happy now...go broncosdad wrote:I'm mad at myself for laughing at this.doug rr wrote:I found that book to have a lot of holes in itdad wrote:Have you read Big Swiss?epilogue wrote:that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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I have not.... Should I?dad wrote:Have you read Big Swiss?epilogue wrote:that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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I'm mad at you too.dad wrote:I'm mad at myself for laughing at this.doug rr wrote:I found that book to have a lot of holes in itdad wrote:Have you read Big Swiss?epilogue wrote:that's whatsup, that's whatsupdad wrote:I read The Girls a few years back and enjoyed it.epilogue wrote:I'm reading The Girls by Emma Cline. The Guest was outstanding and this is shaping up to be excellent as well (50% through). I'm kinda surprised more people don't talk about her in literary terms. Feels like her books are marketed as "chick lit" or "beach reads." And they are? I guess... but they're so much more, too. They aren't just page turning plot machines. They have real deep, complex themes and fascinating characters. I don't know. She's really fucking good.
I read The Guest a couple of months ago, and enjoyed it very much. One of those books you could read in a day if you let yourself.
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