Go Back   Sonic Youth Gossip > Non-Sonics
Reload this Page what are you reading?
Register FAQ Members List Mark Forums Read

 
Thread Tools
Old 11.03.2014, 07:13 AM   #3621
pony
the end of the ugly
 
pony's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: pony farm
Posts: 1,061
pony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's asses
Quote:
Originally Posted by gmku
JUST LOOKING by John Updike
STAINED GLASS by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Took the summer to slowly read Updike's SELF-CONSCIOUSNESS. Fascinating read.
ARE YOU BACK???


so.... lemme tell you about what i've been reading

 


I think I liked it. It was just a bummer that my professor told me something I didnt want to know about the book after i've read parts 1-3. Kinda made it hard to read the last part of the book.
reminded me of the bell jar, a little bit at least.

 

only bought it cause everyone was posting it on instagram. when it arrived I was scared I would never read it/never finish it cause it's HUGE. once I started reading I couldn't put it down though. lots of interesting pieces by women and what clothes mean to them, how clothes make them feel, etc.
kim gordon is in it as well!

now I am gonna start with this bby for university
 


and for PLEASURE I can't decide.. I am in the mood for some lorrie moore but I don't have anything by her at home that I haven't read but so many other unread books...
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by gmku
Yeah, hillarious. I guess because I'm OLD (all of 60, oh, my god), I'm a pedophile. People around here don't have any sense of humor or class, yourself included. So fuck you, too, you stupid cunt.
pony is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.03.2014, 04:14 PM   #3622
tesla69
Banned
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: NYC
Posts: 4,055
tesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's assestesla69 kicks all y'all's asses
BRAD THOR - ACT OF WAR

more freaky thought provoking military fantasy about Chinese unrestricted warfare...we are fucked
tesla69 is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 11:17 AM   #3623
gmku
invito al cielo
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oxford, England
Posts: 15,225
gmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's asses
The Stories of John Cheever
__________________
Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
gmku is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 11:39 AM   #3624
evollove
invito al cielo
 
evollove's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,879
evollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's assesevollove kicks all y'all's asses
^

We have remarkably similar bookshelves.

By the way, I have a sad, small life and its the petty things that cheer me. Do me a favor and tell me this makes you jealous: I have a shelf-and-a-half of Updike. All the novels, short story collections, the poetry and all but a few of the essays, plus about five academic books devoted to his work. I'm irrationally proud of this.
evollove is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 12:07 PM   #3625
gmku
invito al cielo
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oxford, England
Posts: 15,225
gmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's asses
I am green! And you should be proud, indeed. I'm not a fan of Updike's poetry, but I like his essays and other prose as much as his fiction. I read Self-Consciousness this summer. An amazing book. (Oops. Just realized I'd already talked about that book in an earlier post.)
__________________
Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
gmku is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 12:19 PM   #3626
gmku
invito al cielo
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oxford, England
Posts: 15,225
gmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's asses
I am just now getting around to Cheever, believe it or not. Finished THE WORLD OF APPLES. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that it really clicked into place, and now I'm hooked. The guy was amazing.
__________________
Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
gmku is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 01:16 PM   #3627
demonrail666
invito al cielo
 
demonrail666's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 18,509
demonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's asses
 


My umpteenth go at this. These guys do a great job of critiquing their enemy but I'll be buggered if I can work out what they actually stand for.
demonrail666 is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 01:17 PM   #3628
demonrail666
invito al cielo
 
demonrail666's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 18,509
demonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's asses
Quote:
Originally Posted by gmku
I am just now getting around to Cheever, believe it or not. Finished THE WORLD OF APPLES. It wasn't until about halfway through the book that it really clicked into place, and now I'm hooked. The guy was amazing.

Oh wow. Glad you're well!
demonrail666 is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 03:59 PM   #3629
gmku
invito al cielo
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oxford, England
Posts: 15,225
gmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's asses
Thank you, Sir!
__________________
Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
gmku is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 04:14 PM   #3630
!@#$%!
invito al cielo
 
!@#$%!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: mars attacks
Posts: 42,449
!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses
hey, hold on a sec-- had you been unwell or am i reading too much into this?
!@#$%! is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 04:54 PM   #3631
gmku
invito al cielo
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oxford, England
Posts: 15,225
gmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's asses
Rumors of my unwellness have been greatly exaggerated.

No, I've been completely well.
__________________
Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
gmku is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.06.2014, 05:31 PM   #3632
demonrail666
invito al cielo
 
demonrail666's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 18,509
demonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's assesdemonrail666 kicks all y'all's asses
It was just a figure of speech. I hadn't heard any rumours in either direction.
demonrail666 is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.15.2014, 11:55 AM   #3633
pony
the end of the ugly
 
pony's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: pony farm
Posts: 1,061
pony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's assespony kicks all y'all's asses
I started a book club at the bar I work at.. Our first book will be this one

 


Another member picked it and it's about Hitler waking up in 2011.. and it's supposed to be funny. WE SHALL SEE.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er_ist_wieder_da
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by gmku
Yeah, hillarious. I guess because I'm OLD (all of 60, oh, my god), I'm a pedophile. People around here don't have any sense of humor or class, yourself included. So fuck you, too, you stupid cunt.
pony is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.17.2014, 11:59 AM   #3634
gmku
invito al cielo
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Oxford, England
Posts: 15,225
gmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's assesgmku kicks all y'all's asses
Well into the Cheever stories now. My God, they're like little Hitchcock movies.
__________________
Ever notice how this place just basically, well, sucks.
gmku is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.17.2014, 12:11 PM   #3635
!@#$%!
invito al cielo
 
!@#$%!'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: mars attacks
Posts: 42,449
!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses!@#$%! kicks all y'all's asses
Quote:
Originally Posted by gmku
Rumors of my unwellness have been greatly exaggerated.

No, I've been completely well.

that is good to know!

Quote:
Originally Posted by demonrail666
It was just a figure of speech. I hadn't heard any rumours in either direction.

see, you can tell i'm not a native english speaker whenever i run into an idiom.
!@#$%! is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.17.2014, 02:10 PM   #3636
Rob Instigator
invito al cielo
 
Rob Instigator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In the land of the Instigator
Posts: 27,930
Rob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's asses
 
__________________
RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
Rob Instigator is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.17.2014, 03:28 PM   #3637
Rob Instigator
invito al cielo
 
Rob Instigator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In the land of the Instigator
Posts: 27,930
Rob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's asses
some new updates to my book blog.

http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/
__________________
RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
Rob Instigator is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.21.2014, 11:10 AM   #3638
Rob Instigator
invito al cielo
 
Rob Instigator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In the land of the Instigator
Posts: 27,930
Rob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's asses
Quote:
Originally Posted by gmku
Well into the Cheever stories now. My God, they're like little Hitchcock movies.


The Cheever stuff was so funny on Seinfeld!

"I fear my orgasm may have left me a cripple..."
__________________
RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
Rob Instigator is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.26.2014, 10:57 AM   #3639
Rob Instigator
invito al cielo
 
Rob Instigator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In the land of the Instigator
Posts: 27,930
Rob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's asses
I love books http://rxttbooks.blogspot.com/
__________________
RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
Rob Instigator is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
Old 11.26.2014, 11:52 AM   #3640
Rob Instigator
invito al cielo
 
Rob Instigator's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: In the land of the Instigator
Posts: 27,930
Rob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's assesRob Instigator kicks all y'all's asses
Starting this
 
__________________
RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
Rob Instigator is offline   |QUOTE AND REPLY|
82
132172179180181 182 183184185192232282 > »
-->

Thread Tools

All content ©2006 Sonic Youth