What are you currently reading?
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With my students, I'm reading Colson Whitehead's The Intuitionist for the third time. On my own, reading Eugenides's The Marriage Plot and a book on late-70s and early-80s America called Decade if Nightmares. Also, I might finally have a bead on a dissertation proposal.
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About 10 pages to go in Swann's Way. Very tedious at times, but I'm glad I got through it. It'll be a while before I go back to Proust, though.
Anyone read this?
I think that's what I'll start reading next.
Anyone read this?

I think that's what I'll start reading next.
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Started The Damned trilogy. So far it's alright but the subtext is what's keeping me going.
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The Mothman Prophecies
What a strange puzzle. It's based on a true story of John Keel's investigation, but man some of those stories are truly out there. I haven't seen the movie with Richard Gere, but I can tell they butchered the hell out of the book.
What a strange puzzle. It's based on a true story of John Keel's investigation, but man some of those stories are truly out there. I haven't seen the movie with Richard Gere, but I can tell they butchered the hell out of the book.
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I do not understand a world in which anybody has not seen every Richard Gere film.Harry Lime wrote:The Mothman Prophecies
What a strange puzzle. It's based on a true story of John Keel's investigation, but man some of those stories are truly out there. I haven't seen the movie with Richard Gere, but I can tell they butchered the hell out of the book.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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I'm with you on that, len.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:I do not understand a world in which anybody has not seen every Richard Gere film.Harry Lime wrote:The Mothman Prophecies
What a strange puzzle. It's based on a true story of John Keel's investigation, but man some of those stories are truly out there. I haven't seen the movie with Richard Gere, but I can tell they butchered the hell out of the book.
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Rivers of London by Ben Arrinovitch.
Haven't been able to put it down. It's really good
Haven't been able to put it down. It's really good
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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And I just realised it a series:)
Even better:)
Even better:)
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These books are great.
Thanks Sarah for the recommendation!!
Thanks Sarah for the recommendation!!
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Re-reading Personal Days by Ed Park, as I'm doing it with my students this week. Highly recommended.
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I've just finished the whole Rivers of London series.
Excellent books!! Heartily recommend them.
Excellent books!! Heartily recommend them.
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i did. i'm pretty lukewarm on it.Bob Loblaw wrote:About 10 pages to go in Swann's Way. Very tedious at times, but I'm glad I got through it. It'll be a while before I go back to Proust, though.
Anyone read this?
I think that's what I'll start reading next.
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Some of the stories are awesome, about half are ok, the rest are pretty meh.Malloy wrote:i did. i'm pretty lukewarm on it.Bob Loblaw wrote:About 10 pages to go in Swann's Way. Very tedious at times, but I'm glad I got through it. It'll be a while before I go back to Proust, though.
Anyone read this?
I think that's what I'll start reading next.
Anyway, I started Los Enamoramientos, by Javier Marias.
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nice. you need to tell me about living in montreal sometime. depending on how things shake out, i'm thinking of moving there in 18 monthsBob Loblaw wrote:Some of the stories are awesome, about half are ok, the rest are pretty meh.Malloy wrote:i did. i'm pretty lukewarm on it.Bob Loblaw wrote:About 10 pages to go in Swann's Way. Very tedious at times, but I'm glad I got through it. It'll be a while before I go back to Proust, though.
Anyone read this?
I think that's what I'll start reading next.
Anyway, I started Los Enamoramientos, by Javier Marias.
Jorge wrote:I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
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translation: can i convince A in a year an a half to let me sublet that extra room in nashvilleMalloy wrote:nice. you need to tell me about living in montreal sometime. depending on how things shake out, i'm thinking of moving there in 18 monthsBob Loblaw wrote:Some of the stories are awesome, about half are ok, the rest are pretty meh.Malloy wrote:i did. i'm pretty lukewarm on it.Bob Loblaw wrote:About 10 pages to go in Swann's Way. Very tedious at times, but I'm glad I got through it. It'll be a while before I go back to Proust, though.
Anyone read this?
I think that's what I'll start reading next.
Anyway, I started Los Enamoramientos, by Javier Marias.
Jorge wrote:I remember I was in Miami when it happened. I was posting from the balcony of my apartment overlooking the beach. And I was having an argument with Adamdude.
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Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. Been meaning to read it for years, finally started earlier this week.
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so finally we've arrived at the nadir of 'What are you currently reading?' shea gets as good as he gave
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This is available online in those ebook libraries for free and so far I heartily recommend it.
If only for the fact that people including members of his family, maintain Tesla was left on earth by an alien ship, as a child and was meant to make things better for us.
It's written by his grand-nephew and really moves at a fair clip. And the guy was genius beyond telling. Give it a go

If only for the fact that people including members of his family, maintain Tesla was left on earth by an alien ship, as a child and was meant to make things better for us.
It's written by his grand-nephew and really moves at a fair clip. And the guy was genius beyond telling. Give it a go
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Halfway through "Brothers Karamazov". Trying to make up for the fact that I'll probably never finish "Infinite Jest" because I just don't want to.
Anyway, I love Dostoyevsky. He just gets it.
Anyway, I love Dostoyevsky. He just gets it.
