Red Mosquito

Simple Torture wrote:I’m re-reading all of Roberto Bolaño’s work in 2024, nearly chronologically (I cheated a bit and read a few short things at the end of 2023). So I have now read 4 of his books in a row, and I’m struggling trying to decide if I give myself a break and read someone else, or really just plow through. I imagine this is going to take me around 1/3 of this year to complete.

Vitalogist wrote:Has anyone read the Dune series? I’ve spent plenty of time in bookstores and libraries thinking about taking those books home, but never have. Any thoughts?

washing machine wrote:I went to a Tommy Orange reading last night. I haven't read There There or Wandering Star, but my sis had an extra pass and needed company.

There was plenty of pearl clutching amongst the academics in the crowd during the Q&A session. The writer was simply on a completely different trip than the interview host, and it was a fun spectacle to witness.

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washing machine wrote:I went to a Tommy Orange reading last night. I haven't read There There or Wandering Star, but my sis had an extra pass and needed company.

There was plenty of pearl clutching amongst the academics in the crowd during the Q&A session. The writer was simply on a completely different trip than the interview host, and it was a fun spectacle to witness.

I've not yet read Wandering Stars, but There There is pretty good. Borrow a copy from your library.

washing machine wrote:

dad wrote:

washing machine wrote:I went to a Tommy Orange reading last night. I haven't read There There or Wandering Star, but my sis had an extra pass and needed company.

There was plenty of pearl clutching amongst the academics in the crowd during the Q&A session. The writer was simply on a completely different trip than the interview host, and it was a fun spectacle to witness.

I've not yet read Wandering Stars, but There There is pretty good. Borrow a copy from your library.

I'm #58 in the audiobook queue on Libby

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.

washing machine wrote:He was very real about his discomfort with the whole process, but I could tell it wasn't what the interviewer or a lot of the audience came to hear. His answers were all non-linear dances around stuffy questions and he may or may not have just been kinda stoned. He was polite and had very interesting ideas and stories, but he made it obvious that his publisher was the reason he was there. I appreciated it all for its authenticity.

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.

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.