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I'm in! I had a fun time last year, and I'm even more financially stable this year. This is my GoodReads shelves. If a book is on that list, that means I own it. It's up-to-date and everything. Amazon Book Wishlist and kindle list, and a poetry list. I own all the Thomas Pynchon books on the kindle list, they're just there so I can (eventually) have kindle versions as well. I'd prefer to get physical books for this, though. I like post-modern lit, classics, and modern literature. If it gets discussed in the Literature Thread, I'll probably dig it. I also really enjoy horror and mysteries (especially detective fiction). I also really like short story and/or poetry collections and anthologies. Not a huge sci-fi fan and I don't like fantasy or romance. I'm open to anything new; I've been in a reading rut all year and I'd like to energize my reading habits somehow. I like weird, unusual, surreal, absurd, etc. I can totally read hosed up books and depressing books. I also like non-fiction books that explore literary theory, mythologies, etc. I also like non-fiction books that explore art, the weird side of history, the weird side of culture (like Jon Ronson), etc. Authors I like: Thomas Pynchon, Etgar Keret, Orhan Pamuk, Richard Farina, the Beats, Stephen King, John Irving, Vonnegut, Flannery O' Conner, Nabakov, George Saunders, Jon Ronson, DFW... Favorite books: Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me by Richard Farina, A Prayer for Owen Meany by Irving, Pale Fire by Nabakov, Lincoln in the Bardo by Saunders, Complete Short Stories of Flannery O'Conner, Also, I'm a US Goon. Franchescanado fucked around with this message at 23:37 on Nov 8, 2017 |
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Santaman came to town early! Looks like a fun urban noir horror, a character driven literary novel, and a literary mystery! Can't wait to dig in. The Devil You Know seems like a fun book to read over the holidays. Thanks to my Santa! Lots of love! My Santee should expect theirs soon.
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Dec 2, 2017 18:38
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My last book came in days ago, but I was so busy, I forgot to take a pic and say thank you. In addition to the three novels I received, I was also gifted This book has been on my eye for quite a while. Thanks very much to Pleiades for a fun science book!
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Dec 12, 2017 23:54
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Bilirubin posted:I have learned that UPS delivered a thing from a place further south than I might have expected. Counting the minutes until I can Fred Flintstone down my dinosaur's back! Glad you like them! The main genre fic I read outside of Literature is horror, so I was happy to share some stuff with you! Let me know what you think of them whenever you get around to them!  There are more collectible cards in the other horror books!
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Dec 19, 2017 13:23
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The Vegetarian is so drat good. I haven't seen that edition, but it's beautiful and I like it more than my copy. Be sure to check out the BotM thread from a year ago after you read it, it was one of the best book threads of the year (in my opinion).
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