currently reading?

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osho - meetings with remarkable people. can't wait for the buddhist take on hitler...

[grady]

The Pillowman - Martin McDonagh

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charlie brooker's 'screen burn' a little outdated, but the funniest thing i've ever come across. i was giggling constantly on the train this morning.

unfortunately the three were hell-bent on turning the entire show into an extended commercial for Planet Hollywood, their newly-founded chain of mediocre dunce troughs

has a face like a freeze-frame snap of a frog's head exploding

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

charlie brooker's 'screen burn' a little outdated, but the funniest thing i've ever come across. i was giggling constantly on the train this morning.

That one's on my every-growing wish list.

(I trust you've been catching Newswipe on BBC4/iPlayer?)

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

... i was giggling constantly on the train this morning.

POT-HEAD!!!!

[grady]

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz.

[Strangelet]

Neil gaiman: the cemetery book

As in the jungle book but instead of lions and tigers and bears (oh fucking my) there are ghoulies and ghosties. Not as good as neverwhere but a damn sight better than stardust

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

Who Is Mark Twain?

Required reading. Hard to believe we had to wait 100 years for this, it's all quite true even to today. AND SO FUNNY!!!

If [italics]I[end/italics] were a writer, I wouldn't hold back saying what needs to be said.


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And I retract a comment of, "Straight boys just aren't very good in the wit department", which I made to a certain individual in the past. I stand corrected with @ pg. 145, now THAT'S golden shit talk.

[monochrome]

I'm deep into Roberto Bolano's work and would highly recommend it to those of you who lean a bit closer to the academic side of contemporary lit. I know 2666 is enormous and I'm sure you've heard the buzz about it... in my opinion it is really worth it. Kind of life-changing. Take it slow an you'll be rewarded.

Also, I've started a book-collecting blog, thought I'd plug it here:

http://theoxenofthesun.blogspot.com

take a look and let me know what you think.

[grady]

Lapham's Quarterly: vol. 2, issues 2 - topic: Crime & Punishment
ed. Lewis Lapham

link