Comments on: Linking Up Thursday Like We Mean It

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:53:26 +0000

I’m like that with TV, Paria. So many things out there I should probably watch (30 Rock, Damages, Battlestar Galactica), and what do I watch? Season 4 of The Wire. Again.

I’m actually going to re-read Kate Christensen’s The Epicure’s Lament because I’ve been feeling awfully Hugo Wittier lately, and because it’s really what I want to do.

By: Paria

Paria — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:42:34 +0000

Most of the books I’ve hated are the ones I read out of a self-imposed sense of obligation/guilt. Like Love in the Time of Cholera. It took me so long to get through the first half that I finally gave it up as a lost cause. Or Brave New World — which I hated so much I actually yelled at my husband for recommending it. I finally decided I wasn’t going to read books just because I thought I “should” anymore. Now I need to work on not feeling guilty when I re-read old favorites (which I do from time to time, because I find it comforting). I have to admit, I have four great books I want to read on my nightstand right now (all literary fiction). But what am I reading? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. For the third time.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:34:15 +0000

It’s true that we all disagree about what makes a “great” book — and to prove it, I have to tell you that I finished “The Corrections” only because I was really hoping that all the characters would die in ugly, painful ways. And when I was done — I THREW IT AWAY.

And it felt good.

By: Alessandro Cima

Alessandro Cima — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:42:10 +0000

Totally a joke. Yes. Don’t worry. You are not losing your mind. Now whether or not it’s insane to create such a joke is another matter entirely. But perhaps fighting insanity with insanity is the perfect choice.

By: Shaun Mason

Shaun Mason — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:28:45 +0000

Holy fuck, I meant Charles Portis. Jesus, what a dumbass.

By: Shaun Mason

Shaun Mason — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:24:48 +0000

Haven’t we learned by now that there is no agreement on what books are great? We all have our reasons for liking or disliking a particular book, we all have our little line we draw, below which we will not stoop. For example, when people talk about funny books, they hardly ever mention Norwood by William Portis. For me there is hardly a funnier book. Friends of mine don’t get it. Bottom line, who gives a fuck? Nobody gives a fuck. The life of a literary snob is a lonely one.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:01:53 +0000

It has to be a joke, right, Alessandro? Please reassure me.

By: Alessandro Cima

Alessandro Cima — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:00:17 +0000

The ‘Censor the Book’ site is just absolutely hilarious. One of my favorite things is that the CIA is listed as a site sponsor! Totally cool, spelling errors and all. I love it. There are actually people out there willing to commit serious time and effort to concocting slow-burn humor. What better way to spend one’s time than purposely misspelling Sarah Palin’s name? I can’t imagine that she gets it right every time either.