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Forum: Media 07-14-2022, 12:11 PM
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Posted By adidasss
Wow, social realism and Harry Potter. Can't for...

Wow, social realism and Harry Potter. Can't for the life of me find a connection. And I've read all the HP books.
Forum: Media 07-14-2022, 10:01 AM
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Posted By adidasss
Magical realism? I recognize Rowling from the...

Magical realism? I recognize Rowling from the description but doesn't she just write fantasy (and the occasional thriller)?
Forum: Media 05-27-2022, 01:25 PM
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Posted By adidasss
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Salman Rushdie - Satanic verses

I really like this guy's style, totally captivating. Transforms India...
Forum: Media 02-05-2022, 09:34 AM
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Posted By adidasss
Finished reading Matrix by Lauren Groff set in...

Finished reading Matrix by Lauren Groff set in 12th century England and revolving around a very ungainly lesbian nun who turns the fortunes of a poor monastery she was sent to after being banished...
Forum: Media 01-26-2022, 08:44 AM
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Posted By adidasss
Yeah, I can see how that can be the case. Maybe...

Yeah, I can see how that can be the case. Maybe I'll give it a try... :)
Forum: Media 01-26-2022, 01:41 AM
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Posted By adidasss
My take on it from goodreads: ...

My take on it from goodreads:



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Forum: Media 01-08-2022, 09:58 PM
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Posted By adidasss
I only read The year of magical thinking and...

I only read The year of magical thinking and thought it was a weirdly neutral report about the loss of her husband with some emotional clarity thrown in at the end as an afterthought. Last night we...
Forum: Media 11-17-2021, 11:09 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By adidasss
Never happened to me, but this thread is on page...

Never happened to me, but this thread is on page 249 for me so I guess I have different settings.
Forum: Media 11-17-2021, 08:28 AM
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Posted By adidasss
Yeah I like BoC a little better too but both are...

Yeah I like BoC a little better too but both are excellent works and the pinnacle of his oeuvre I think.

He's not for everyone I guess (who is?), although I would say he is quite easy to read and...
Forum: Media 09-12-2021, 09:21 AM
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Posted By adidasss
^^Oh God I found it so tiresome. A great document...

^^Oh God I found it so tiresome. A great document of the era and of that particular type of people, but boy oh boy, I would not have liked to be around them. Very immersive though.
Forum: Media 09-09-2021, 09:54 AM
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Posted By adidasss
:laughing:

:laughing:
Forum: Media 08-24-2021, 08:24 PM
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Posted By adidasss
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Death on credit - Louis-Ferdinand Céline

500 pages of violent misanthropy. Can't wait. :D
Forum: Media 08-14-2021, 01:43 AM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By adidasss
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Confessions of a mask - Yukio Mishima

Didn't like. Confessions of a pretentious adolescent...
Forum: Media 07-27-2021, 06:21 AM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By adidasss
Recently finished Giovanni's room by James...

Recently finished Giovanni's room by James Baldwin, I didn't like it as much as Go tell it on a mountain, despite the gay theme.

Currently reading:
...
Forum: Media 04-07-2021, 09:33 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
Dayum dude. Good luck with that. I tried to read...

Dayum dude. Good luck with that. I tried to read the first part some 10-15 years ago. Couldn't get past the first chapter. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood. It's definitely on my to-do list. Rooting...
Forum: Media 03-09-2021, 09:34 PM
Replies: 7,670
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Posted By adidasss
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My brilliant friend - Elena Ferrante

It was probably incredibly difficult to translate as she was apparently switching...
Forum: Media 02-15-2021, 05:17 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
https://i.ibb.co/Qfy4Fs8/71-Yxz-PUl-H4-L-1.jpg...

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Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast of champions

Re-reading some of Vonnegut's best of.
Forum: Media 02-09-2021, 05:34 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
It was a breeze to read and yet I have no idea...

It was a breeze to read and yet I have no idea what it was about. Pretty rich people suffer too? You can sleep yourself into mental health? Huh?




Agreed, this guy has aged terribly. I much...
Forum: Media 02-08-2021, 04:42 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
I think the plot per se isn't difficult to...

I think the plot per se isn't difficult to follow, it's understanding who the **** is who! I had to draw myself a ****ing family tree to make it readable! :laughing:
Forum: Media 02-07-2021, 08:17 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
Not yet. Is there any anti-muslim propaganda in...

Not yet. Is there any anti-muslim propaganda in it? ;)
Forum: Media 02-07-2021, 07:46 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
:rolleyes:

:rolleyes:
Forum: Media 01-30-2021, 02:34 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
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James Baldwin - Go tell it on a mountain

First thing I'm reading by him. I was wary but this is...
Forum: Media 12-24-2020, 07:59 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
Ahh, thanks for the explanation. Yeah she did a...

Ahh, thanks for the explanation. Yeah she did a lot of stuff right, but yes, considering the motor of the story is abuse and the resultant "need" for dominance it was just difficult for me to enjoy,...
Forum: Media 12-24-2020, 05:08 AM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
You mean you don't want to share the intimate...

You mean you don't want to share the intimate details of your life with strangers on an online forum, like I do every 5 posts?? How weird of you! ;)

Anyway, just finished it. Not sure I would...
Forum: Media 12-23-2020, 08:54 PM
Replies: 7,670
Views: 681,569
Posted By adidasss
Well I hope it's not all the abuse and related...

Well I hope it's not all the abuse and related psychological damage that you recognize but rather the general awkwardness of youth and first love!
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