tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post9055610243011541792..comments2024-03-26T08:34:47.920-04:00Comments on this girl called automatic win: Autowin Book Club #2: Lying, by Lauren Slaterriesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-4138051245032893492019-08-20T06:33:20.698-04:002019-08-20T06:33:20.698-04:00I invite you all to post your comments here:
http...I invite you all to post your comments here:<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/pg/Laurenslaterhaters/posts/<br /><br />Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746371805582090546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-914261148295956672008-09-23T15:51:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:51:00.000-04:00You know how I feel about making everyone buy expe...You know how I feel about making everyone buy expensive books, but I think we're going to have to read <A HREF="http://www.thenightofthegun.com" REL="nofollow"><I>The Night of the Gun</I></A> next. I just started it, and I find his approach to the "truth" to be far more interesting and expository than *cough* Ms. Slater's and I think it would be an interesting next book to talk about. The author,riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-65087207346761766282008-09-23T14:22:00.000-04:002008-09-23T14:22:00.000-04:00I have a lot of feelings to address a lot of thing...I have a lot of feelings to address a lot of things, but right now I'm having that me-me-me feeling best visually expressed by an 8-year-old girl raising her hand in the air, squealing, possibly even getting up onto her knees, supporting her right arm with her left, and going "meeeeee, i know meeeee!"<BR/><BR/>So ... quickly ... here's the thing, from a publishing POV. Memoirs sell better than riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-60913261960449872142008-09-23T10:36:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:36:00.000-04:00hazel -- I did find a lot of her lies appealing (l...hazel -- I did find a lot of her lies appealing (like, for example, the affair with the older man..)...I found a lot of them super appealing and interesting...I don't think thats the point. I think what I'm saying is that I actually liked the book, and as someone who doesn't know Slater, from a distance, I think it's sort of cool, what she did. <BR/><BR/>I'm just saying if I knew her, if she Havilandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004764292580316149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-76408491544645642832008-09-23T07:21:00.000-04:002008-09-23T07:21:00.000-04:00There seems to be a general disdain for Slater bec...There seems to be a general disdain for Slater because of the lies she chose to tell. So, what if she had told lies that you approved of or found appealing?hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419853598174906005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-74347680527629981902008-09-23T01:24:00.000-04:002008-09-23T01:24:00.000-04:00hav - You're right. We are made up of the stories ...hav - You're right. We <I>are</I> made up of the stories we tell. They're our armor and our security blanket. I'm pretty sure I've been in character since going to college. Other people take this to an extreme and "reinvent" themselves, trying on a new style as they see fit. Maybe the business woman renounced her punk past. Maybe the hipster guy got tired of the yacht club. Who are we to know? The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-4409832631761116442008-09-23T00:57:00.000-04:002008-09-23T00:57:00.000-04:00Bright Shiny Mornings is a metaphor for how I feel...<I>Bright Shiny Mornings</I> is a metaphor for how I feel. <BR/><BR/>Speaking of feelings... I feel like I'm glad I didn't buy/read the book. I fully intended to until you told me about the feigning illness aspect, and then I got angry.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211311298443231193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-11551923171065642502008-09-22T17:33:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:33:00.000-04:00hav, riese -- Saw your comments. Interesting point...hav, riese -- Saw your comments. Interesting points and questions. The kid's got answers, promise. But I have to cover a team event tonight, so it might be a while (i.e. much later tonight). Be back.The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-463606941899077972008-09-22T17:27:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:27:00.000-04:00ok so i know that i didnt read the book so i reall...ok so i know that i didnt read the book so i really have no right to comment about this, but im going to. you made this book sound good, and i almost thought about buying it after reading your post, but then you mentioned that she faked seizures. i could never read a book where someone actually does that, i would get pissed, find the author, and probably beat her to near death. and through what autumn mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395259925818304817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-32324689296017558062008-09-22T17:25:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:25:00.000-04:00me and haviland just had a commenting jinx experie...me and haviland just had a commenting jinx experienceriesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-72250651936277682252008-09-22T17:24:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:24:00.000-04:00BB - But wouldn't you say that Slater wants us to ...BB - But wouldn't you say that Slater wants us to think about who she is? I mean she name-drops the other books she's written, draws attention to the lying thing about 100 times, and breaks the fourth wall every chance she gets. I would've loved the story if it had stood on its own, but she seemed to want the story to be about her personal decision to lie about her illness than about the story riesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11088087483121384868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-80701926539503890832008-09-22T17:14:00.000-04:002008-09-22T17:14:00.000-04:00Bklyn boy, to your point: you say you don't have t...Bklyn boy, to your point: you say you don't have to like a character to like their story...but what about liking a person but not liking their story? Don't you think that's more to the point? And aren't we made up, on some level, of the stories we tell? Don't we have to have some accountability for what we SAY? People have to have something to go on, something to know is tangible about someoneHavilandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004764292580316149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-56255571759686232042008-09-22T16:59:00.000-04:002008-09-22T16:59:00.000-04:00I had a similar experience: The first time I read ...I had a similar experience: The first time I read Lying, I thought about trying to parse what was "true." Until I read the paragraph about resisting gravity on p. 51 and decided I didn't want to know. Not yet. So I just read it for the story. And I liked it, though I did find the occasional second-person passage to be irritating -- I just wanted more narrative. Stop telling me you're lying. Or The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-64630708135970609332008-09-22T15:36:00.000-04:002008-09-22T15:36:00.000-04:00I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of words....I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of words. It touched me. Not like an uncle, but more like a curious cousin who has developed faster than the other girls. I liked it, and I almost felt bad about liking it so much.<BR/><BR/>The part that really made me fall in love with the book was when the feelings really came pouring out. It was like this book was written about my life. I just hope thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-81516397238846128502008-09-22T12:17:00.000-04:002008-09-22T12:17:00.000-04:00When I first started reading this book I got reall...When I first started reading this book I got really caught up in wanting to know the TRUTH. I kept asking myself, is this a lie? is this a lie? I soon realized that I was missing the point and once I relaxed and just allowed myself to read the book as Slater presented it I discovered two things. One: what saves the book from being mediocre is the fact that Slater is a talented stylist. That hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419853598174906005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-29842846391758483542008-09-22T11:41:00.000-04:002008-09-22T11:41:00.000-04:00i'm pretty sure that anyone who reads this book ha...i'm pretty sure that anyone who reads this book has a personal reaction to it. i think these days it's hard to find someone who has not been seriously deceived in one way or another. i think that is probably why this book causes such a stir in people, because it hits most people on such a personal level and causes such a personal reaction.<BR/><BR/>i don't have a problem with some of the 'lies' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-82255809627506162652008-09-22T08:39:00.000-04:002008-09-22T08:39:00.000-04:00There is an essay somewhere that, if I could find ...There is an essay somewhere that, if I could find it, would lead me to believe it was about _Lying_. It was Slater's reaction to poor reviews, taking valium, being overall crazy. I thought maybe it was in _In Fact_, but that's a different crazy essay. Where the hell is this essay?<BR/><BR/>Also, we're reading _The Woman Warrior_ in my long forms class, which had me thinking about _Lying_ and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-72528192689125773342008-09-22T08:14:00.000-04:002008-09-22T08:14:00.000-04:00Riese, I wish you were my literature teacher. Oh,...Riese, I wish you were my literature teacher. Oh, wait - you kind of are! This post is like a dream assignment from Paideia...seriously. If you lived in Atlanta, I would tell them to hire you right now to teach high school lit. You would rock that. <BR/><BR/>I, like you, struggle not to add personal "thoughts" to my analysis and feelings of this book and Ms. Slater. Hm. Some of you readingHavilandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004764292580316149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-22041725762650765602008-09-22T07:07:00.000-04:002008-09-22T07:07:00.000-04:00So many feelings. Will post more later. Helluva ru...So many feelings. Will post more later. Helluva rundown, kid.The Brooklyn Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948928776452062001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25704113.post-40557589563312090672008-09-22T02:03:00.000-04:002008-09-22T02:03:00.000-04:00first!!!!there is no dr. kreigier? wtf. i should h...first!!!!<BR/><BR/>there is no dr. kreigier? wtf. i should have done my research.<BR/><BR/>i think i need to sleep on this.mirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097150697950787573noreply@blogger.com