Well, the bright spot in an otherwise shitty day is that the sequel to "e" is out ... "e2". That's pretty much the only good thing to happen to me today, other than actually getting out for a "lunch" break.
Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?
Womack ,'The Message'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Toddson - Jan 28, 2010 10:03:36 am PST #10837 of 28359
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2010 10:24:03 am PST #10838 of 28359
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can't believe you haven't read Catcher, Hec. I thought you were standards guy.
Me, I hated it.
I read the summaries of Vampire Diaries on Wikipedia. Crack! And I'm pretty sure the CW series is not going there.
DavidS - Jan 28, 2010 10:24:51 am PST #10839 of 28359
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I can't believe you haven't read Catcher, Hec. I thought you were standards guy.
I suspect it's one of those books you need to read by a certain age for it really resonate.
brenda m - Jan 28, 2010 10:25:15 am PST #10840 of 28359
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Catcher did nothing for me. But I read it late. I have a feeling you have to be in a certain pretty narrow window to really connect with it.
Or maybe that's just what I tell myself.
ETA: X-post vindication!
Jessica - Jan 28, 2010 10:26:56 am PST #10841 of 28359
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I suspect it's one of those books you need to read by a certain age for it really resonate.
And sometimes, not even then.
(Everyone in my class loved that book but me. I thought Holden was whiny and irritating.)
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2010 10:27:26 am PST #10842 of 28359
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought Holden was whiny and irritating
Me too.
Amy - Jan 28, 2010 10:28:34 am PST #10843 of 28359
Because books.
I didn't love Holden. But I did love Franny and Zooey.
flea - Jan 28, 2010 10:31:07 am PST #10844 of 28359
information libertarian
Holden *is* whiny and irritating. He's a depressed teenager.
I love For Esme with Love and Squalor. A lot of Salinger is too overdone for me, but that one has restraint.
Polter-Cow - Jan 28, 2010 10:37:23 am PST #10845 of 28359
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I read it in high school, and I don't really remember what I thought about it. I don't think I LOVED it, but I didn't dislike it either.
megan walker - Jan 28, 2010 11:01:45 am PST #10846 of 28359
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I thought Holden was whiny and irritating.
Oh God, yes. I think it was standard non-required prep school reading, so, I read it, but I didn't enjoy it.