tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post5641810332449454895..comments2024-03-04T10:57:46.240-05:00Comments on this girl called automatic win: Stuff I've Been Reading: All The Time Between Then and Nowriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-88941726653202725902009-07-28T14:48:34.707-04:002009-07-28T14:48:34.707-04:00I read extracts from Wetlands in an interview with...I read extracts from Wetlands in an interview with the author and it seemed badly written and crude. It got a lot of press attention though, probably because the narrator is female and so mastbatory adventures and so on are going to be more shocking and titlating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-21603887346577027012009-05-05T23:58:00.000-04:002009-05-05T23:58:00.000-04:00update: so i went to the lgbt center at ucla for t...update: so i went to the lgbt center at ucla for the first time in my life yesterday (for some reason never got around to it before i graduated). i dragged my girlfriend along to a meeting about what to do when the CA supreme court makes its decision on prop 8 (probably not in our favor, probably gonna protest in weho again, le sigh). <br /><br />ANYWAY (there is a point i promise), i Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-4264148760956242262009-05-04T01:36:00.000-04:002009-05-04T01:36:00.000-04:00Oh yeah? Maybe that's another reason why I thought...Oh yeah? Maybe that's another reason why I thought there was gay raunch, because the front of the book told me so. My memory is ace.<br /><br />I hope you follow Brooke's lead. Just don't tell me how it ends.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211311298443231193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-12532660537666769892009-05-04T00:04:00.000-04:002009-05-04T00:04:00.000-04:00caitlinmae That is a really good way to describe C...<B>caitlinmae</B> That is a really good way to describe Chuckie P. Well done.<br /><br /><B>the brooklyn boy:</B> yes, but you will be and that excites me! I'll let you know when I have a chance to crack in to mine, as self-created rumors about my dedicaion to the cause of handling this in a reasonable time period have been greatly exaggerated.<br /><br />(skipping some where you are talking to riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-84294728203235757882009-04-29T22:17:00.000-04:002009-04-29T22:17:00.000-04:00One thing I love about wordpress is that I can ind...One thing I love about wordpress is that I can individually respond to thingssss. okay here's part A!<br /><br /><B> moonkiller</B> It picks up around page 300, if I remember correctly. I'm glad you read the books I reccommend then I feel like I am making the world a better place, one welsh girl at a time.<br /><br /><B>bee:</B> Crystal does the same thing. She always recommends books to me and riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-90186797515641991982009-04-29T20:53:00.000-04:002009-04-29T20:53:00.000-04:00The Brooklyn Boy - I should clarify: I knew what y...The Brooklyn Boy - I should clarify: I knew what you meant about being a boy, I was just kidding ;)DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211311298443231193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-72493155998047523772009-04-29T09:30:00.000-04:002009-04-29T09:30:00.000-04:00Crystal - I should clarify: I didn't meant to insi...Crystal - I should clarify: I didn't meant to insinuate girls couldn't dig it; I just personally know many boys around my age to have read Chuck, and I can't think of a single (straight?) one who's been turned off or gotten bored with him.The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-48307149142860214352009-04-29T07:08:00.000-04:002009-04-29T07:08:00.000-04:00I'm glad you mentioned that On The Road TOS has mo...I'm glad you mentioned that <I>On The Road TOS</I> has more gay raunch in it. I thought it did, but then I also considered that I may in fact be getting a little more crazy each time I read it and have more or less stopped trusting my observations or instincts. I love the way that book makes me shake, it's like no other. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that it's even better than <I>DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211311298443231193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-86087983046856191272009-04-29T04:28:00.000-04:002009-04-29T04:28:00.000-04:00Success!
I'm sure I have more to add but it's 2:3...Success!<br /><br />I'm sure I have more to add but it's 2:30 in the morning, and I should probably sleep. There are also a lot of feelings on this page that I just can not compete with.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the book.a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08724759231005942507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-55802690095885581062009-04-28T20:09:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:09:00.000-04:00Bren - Yeah, def. And I'll second you re: Autostra...Bren - Yeah, def. And I'll second you re: Autostraddle. I enjoy that part of the WebberNets.<br /><br />The shift you speak of has been noticed ... also seems like the pictorials are becoming less of a focus (maybe they can't pay like they used to?)The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-51605726399914436452009-04-28T20:02:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:02:00.000-04:00awesome list...once i get my paycheck, i'm going t...awesome list...once i get my paycheck, i'm going to the bookstore and it's on!<br /><br />ps i'm so thankful for you introducing everyone to these contemporary, kickass female authors. the world could certainly use more powerful women voices.<br /><br />-katieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-9054237345287841002009-04-28T19:44:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:44:00.000-04:00are you going to the indigo girls in central park?...are you going to the indigo girls in central park? if not... i'll cover it for you.<br /><br />xoxoeric mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768653319105163220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-72544112654777465622009-04-28T18:45:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:45:00.000-04:00I love Dorothy Allison and Two or Three Things is ...I love Dorothy Allison and Two or Three Things is one of my favorites.Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11241303252794599873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-70802282540269650672009-04-28T18:34:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:34:00.000-04:00There can never be enoug blog posts about "stuff I...There can never be enoug blog posts about "stuff I've been reading"...Natazzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602667069762466989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-36058406032880553942009-04-28T16:02:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:02:00.000-04:00Brooklyn Boy - They do have good interviews…not th...Brooklyn Boy - They do have good interviews…not that they compare to what they have going on over at autostraddle.com, but still...pretty good. I have gained and lost respect for many a person through those interviews.<br /><br />Have you noticed a shift in the magazine over the last few months? It’s not really an ideological change. It’s more of a change in tone - especially in some of the Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167923606030384617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-81190217107162367592009-04-28T15:39:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:39:00.000-04:00Bren - Right? I was like, 'Ooh! Ooh! I've retold t...Bren - Right? I was like, 'Ooh! Ooh! I've retold this to people already, and here's proof I'm not a crazy!'<br /><br />The one about people telling him crazy stories that launched into the anecdote about the orgasming Brownies.<br /><br />I quite enjoyed it -- I subscribe to that mag for the interviews and fiction. (Proof: I never would have recommended Fareed Zakaria's upcoming book to my old The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-33362696113520876292009-04-28T14:34:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:34:00.000-04:00@Brooklyn Boy-
was this at the Strand reading a fe...@Brooklyn Boy-<br />was this at the Strand reading a few years ago? Where he did the short story about the strippers with serious birth defects? In which case, HI i was there, an adorable undergrad spending her first summer in the city. I still have the roses he passed out. <br />if not, you're WAY cooler than i am. Sweet prize from Chuck.caitlinmaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16818116967103049563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-68788671067254638112009-04-28T14:09:00.000-04:002009-04-28T14:09:00.000-04:00Brooklyn Boy - That’s so cool! Which question was...Brooklyn Boy - That’s so cool! Which question was it?<br /><br />That was a good interview I thought. He didn’t come off as a huge asshole which is how I pictured him in my mind.Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167923606030384617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-87734189073315476202009-04-28T13:19:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:19:00.000-04:00Riese - Hi.
I enjoy that you mostly read things b...Riese - Hi.<br /><br />I enjoy that you mostly read things by people I'm not familiar with.<br /><br />I find it motivating.<br /><br />Rumors of my purchase have been greatly exaggerated...<br /><br />But I have time now!<br /><br />Bren - Yes. Dip your toe in; Fight Club is probably the easiest due to familiarity. Explore from there. Caitlinmae makes a pretty fair point, though being a boy, I The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-76523847858516369132009-04-28T08:58:00.000-04:002009-04-28T08:58:00.000-04:00@Bren-
I feel like Chuck Palahniuk is to a certain...@Bren-<br />I feel like Chuck Palahniuk is to a certain taste. I devoured everything he wrote within a few years, rabid for any new work, and then after having some space from him, realized his particular cadence no longer struck me as edgy and absurd. It almost seemed like he was having a pissing contest with his own literary stylings- trying to out chuck chuck.<br />But when i was reading caitlinmaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16818116967103049563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-5956509827515215152009-04-28T08:45:00.000-04:002009-04-28T08:45:00.000-04:00Is Chuck Palahniuk any good/worth reading?
His na...Is Chuck Palahniuk any good/worth reading?<br /><br />His name has come up a few times in various ways in my life recently and I’m intrigued. In fact I read an interesting interview with him this weekend. But I have this thing/mental disorder where I resist buying books by super famous people. I feel like they already have enough readers and I should spread the love around to lesser known Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06167923606030384617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-76258383968336873702009-04-28T01:22:00.000-04:002009-04-28T01:22:00.000-04:00I had several false starts to On the Road in high ...I had several false starts to On the Road in high school. I should have known that my college was a fit, because it was on that trip that I finally devoured the book, in between poughkeepsie, syracuse and ithaca.<br />But it got under my skin... in ways i'm just realizing now.<br />Let's bookclub soon yo! my commute just doubled in length so I've had beautiful opportunities to digest books- most caitlinmaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16818116967103049563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-19058301051428099792009-04-28T00:56:00.000-04:002009-04-28T00:56:00.000-04:00I have a list of queer 'ya' novels I've wanted to ...I have a list of queer 'ya' novels I've wanted to buy for a bit now (inc. Wetlands) but have kinda been embarrassed about. I'm interested in what you thought about Keeping You A Secret- I want to chuck it in the cart and buy the lot.elliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015667707542143891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-90710076680520228892009-04-28T00:07:00.000-04:002009-04-28T00:07:00.000-04:00my name was mentioned in this post. you know that?...my name was mentioned in this post. you know that?? <br />i did buy that book. i look at it everyday and think about how i should probably read it. but then i walk away. for reasons. <br />ive never heard of any of these books. but i bet they rock. i should buy them all. but..... i dont. <br />i havent been reading as much lately. i miss normalcy...autumn mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395259925818304817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-50921004246077049972009-04-27T22:30:00.000-04:002009-04-27T22:30:00.000-04:00I felt the same way about This Book Will Save Your...I felt the same way about <I>This Book Will Save Your Life</I>. I became very involved and wanted to read read read to find out what would happen. Even when I think there are various flaws with a book, I really value this effect because not many books do this to me any more (c.f. I seem to remember feeling it a lot more as a child). I want to call books that do this to me 'page-turners' even Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05959924281622116039noreply@blogger.com