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Old 07-23-2017, 04:05 PM   #5851 (permalink)
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Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
I'm about halfway through. Interesting concept, though there's something a little cheesy about it. Curious to see where it's all going.




Ulysses by James Joyce
I've read about a third of this so far, and as expected, it's a slog. Thank heavens for online chapter summaries or otherwise I'd have no idea what the fuck is going on. That said, in the moment I do enjoy Joyce's way of describing things and his turns of phrase, even if all taken together it's pretty incomprehensible. (Sidenote: I was surprised to discover that Foetus is actually quoting a line from this book in his song "Water Torture" when he sings "The snot-green sea, the scrotum-tightening sea". That made me laugh.)




Rabbit, Run by John Updike
Not too far in, but it seems good so far. It's definitely a product of its time (the late 1950s), but the writing is great.
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