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Old 09-23-2013, 06:59 PM   #4851 (permalink)
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I've been reading the Hard Case Crime stuff.
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Old 09-25-2013, 09:40 AM   #4852 (permalink)
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I quite enjoyed one of his other books Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs so I figured I'd give this a try. He always has interesting things to say about pop culture.
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Old 09-25-2013, 10:33 AM   #4853 (permalink)
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I listen to Audiobooks - right now I am listing to Jeremy Irons read Lolita.
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Old 09-25-2013, 05:55 PM   #4854 (permalink)
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Never heard of it.
I'd like to know what you think of Infinite Jest, though (I assume you're into it seeing as how you made your custom user title Himself). Did you finish it?
I did. It's a fascinating mess, I love the Gately and Joelle stuff but there's so only much tennis I can read about.
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Old 09-27-2013, 08:46 AM   #4855 (permalink)
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probably rereading this next, since I just found a digital copy when I've been looking for ages
Pretty sure we had this four post conversation before, but that book gives me the creeps. I don't even want to finish it cause the empty feeling it gives me just ruins my week.
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Old 09-27-2013, 09:15 AM   #4856 (permalink)
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Most of her books are creepy tho. I thought the Gravedigger' s Daughter was a hell of a lot creepier.
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Old 09-27-2013, 09:22 AM   #4857 (permalink)
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Most of her books are creepy tho. I thought the Gravedigger' s Daughter was a hell of a lot creepier.
I've only read maybe one or two others by her and sure, they're definitely on the creepy side, but a book with an emotionless sociopath narrator just gives me the willies. Same thing with Lolita.
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I've only read maybe one or two others by her and sure, they're definitely on the creepy side, but a book with an emotionless sociopath narrator just gives me the willies. Same thing with Lolita.
Ew I hated Lolita so much, everyone always talks about how they end up sympathising with Humbert Humbert and I felt absolutely none for him.

Have you read Filth by Irvine Welsh? Bruce Robertson knocks HH out of the park on creeper level
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Ew I hated Lolita so much, everyone always talks about how they end up sympathising with Humbert Humbert and I felt absolutely none for him.
They were probably closet pedos. I don't understand that. He's pretty much the worst person on Earth without any redeeming qualities. He's one of those people you see on the news in a mug shot and say, "I hope they give him the chair."

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Nope. I'm a lazy reader and I've got a stack of books taller than me to read so I really have to get through them before I can read anything else. Especially something that's gonna have me feeling lifeless and contemplating suicide. I prefer Chuck Palahniuk for that kinda thing anyway. Not that he's anything like that, but you know what I mean.
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