Serene Queen 4,786 Posted December 10, 2018 this thread 2 Quote Hell, I Suppose if You Stick Around Long Enough, They Have to Say Something Nice About You Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
callmedecember 2,319 Posted December 10, 2018 I just finished "For Everyone" by Jason Reynolds, I don't know how to describe it but it is like... a poem? But divided in four chapters? idk, but I totally recomend it, ugh, it's so good (and also pretty short). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jazzmin 302 Posted December 11, 2018 "Cam Girl" by Elliot Wake. I liked "Unteachable" quite a lot (found it well-composed on the whole, despite the weaker, abrupt ending; I saw potential there) but Wake's newer works... IDK, most of the time, the plot seems lackluster and chaotic, while the characters come off one-dimensional. Such a pity, since I can see it's written by a very talented author and the writing style, oh, it's sometimes even prettier than in his debut novel, but the story itself... I definitely can see some cool ideas break through that all and I've been enjoying the second half of the book so much more than the first one - but the author could have done a hell of a lot better, IMHO. Don't get the hype. There is actually some plot (as opposed to "Black Iris"), especially later on in the novel, however, I wish the writer had devoted some more attention to the way he wrote it out in practice. Don't get me wrong, despite all my criticism, I was pleasantly surprised, having read "Black Iris" - if only because of my low expectations. It is readable, at least when the protagonist is not bitching about everything and everyone (which initially happens nearly all the time). And well, I am not the target audience for YA novels anyway; I used to read them once in a blue moon and the only reason my reading habits changed a bit in that regard is that I've been having trouble staying focused. Confronted with a more complex text, I usually end up not understanding it at all, mindlessly staring at the letters like a fucking zombie. 1 Quote And the wind I know it’s cold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
callmedecember 2,319 Posted December 12, 2018 I read "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by Yeats today (in class) and I really liked it, so go read it, is a really short (and very easy to read) poem. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
four leaf clover 395 Posted December 14, 2018 interiew with the vampire - anne rice (was reading, took a break) me talk pretty one day - david sedaris (reading) dress your family in corduroy and denim - david sedaris (going to read after) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddisease 17,892 Posted January 9, 2019 I'm reading a bunch of stuff: A World To Win: The Life and Works of Karl Marx by Sven-Eric Liedman Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution by Mary Gabriel Up and Out of Poverty by Xi Jinping Black Bolshevik: Autobiography of an Afro-American Communist 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beautiful Loser 48,724 Posted January 15, 2019 I began reading The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee last week and since I'm so bad with reading lately, I'll probably take me a year to finish it. So far it's pretty good though! Cover art 1 Quote LB DEMOGRAPHICS SURVEY 2024 | SECRET SANTA 2024 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
callmedecember 2,319 Posted January 16, 2019 I just read How to Be an Alien by George Mikes, not much of a very interesting read but pretty funny, perfect to spend a bored afternoon as I did. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fl0ridakil0s 3,959 Posted January 21, 2019 just finished this and I'm speechless..... A must read for all women and men too 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
callmedecember 2,319 Posted January 31, 2019 i'm currently reading Pájaro Azul by Clara Cortés and Crush by Richard Siken I also have to read the York Cycle Mistery Plays for my english theatre subject 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Serene Queen 4,786 Posted January 31, 2019 Currently reading The Golden Tresses Of The Dead by Alan Bradley, the latest book in my fav book series ever, and just finished Lily Allen’s wonderful memoir My Thoughts Exactly. Other recent reads include Sounds Like Me by Sara Bareilles, Ava: My Story by Ava Gardner, and The Pelican Brief by John Grisham (I love the movie also) 1 Quote Hell, I Suppose if You Stick Around Long Enough, They Have to Say Something Nice About You Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fl0ridakil0s 3,959 Posted February 3, 2019 Just finished this today and my house looks brand new. I'm so excited about her method, I really recommend this book + her tv show on Netflix. She's so cute and inteligent 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fl0ridakil0s 3,959 Posted February 9, 2019 talk to me about books, guys I just finished this collection of short stories from Dostoievsky, it was so good He's really one the best writers of all the times. My final thesis on college will be about him and I'm excited 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bummersummer 2,218 Posted February 9, 2019 just started Twentynine Palms by Deanne Stillman (non fiction abt 2 girls murdered in the Mojave by a marine), but these 2 are in my immediate to-read list: - The Pillow Book by Sei Shonagon (diary of a 11th century japanese courtesan) - Animals Eat Each Other by Elle Nash (fiction abt a girl who starts an obsessive poly relationship with a m/f couple) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bummersummer 2,218 Posted February 9, 2019 Have you guys heard of The Girls by Emma Cline? I impulsively bought it because it reminded me of the stories Lana told about being in a cult and stuff and apparently the book is inspired by the Manson family. I'm gonna read it listening to Ultraviolence to set the mood late af but this book is like my obsession so i just have to reply lol. idk if you've read it since, but i loved it so. much. i know it was a critical success, but a lot of people who read it were disappointed because it wasn't the mansonesque thriller it was marketed as but a coming-of-age introspective story abt a not-always-likeable main character who becomes fascinated with another girl and kinda stumbles into a cult bc of it. emma cline is such a good writer, her descriptions of what is is to be a teen girl were sf accurate and beautiful. anyway, if i ever meet lana irl i'm gonna ask her if she's read this book bc i'm 95% sure she has & i wanna bond, lol. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PrettyReckless 479 Posted February 9, 2019 Bert Kreischer- Life of the Party: Stories of a Perpetual Manchild. It reads like Tucker Max. Entitled and tone deaf with decent comedic timing. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cacciatore 19,347 Posted February 10, 2019 late af but this book is like my obsession so i just have to reply lol. idk if you've read it since, but i loved it so. much. i know it was a critical success, but a lot of people who read it were disappointed because it wasn't the mansonesque thriller it was marketed as but a coming-of-age introspective story abt a not-always-likeable main character who becomes fascinated with another girl and kinda stumbles into a cult bc of it. emma cline is such a good writer, her descriptions of what is is to be a teen girl were sf accurate and beautiful. anyway, if i ever meet lana irl i'm gonna ask her if she's read this book bc i'm 95% sure she has & i wanna bond, lol. i haven't read it yet, but reading this makes me happy and excited to read it soon 2 Quote into your eyes my face remains Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bummersummer 2,218 Posted February 21, 2019 just finished this & omfg i can't stop thinking abt it! it's a pretty dark novel about a girl who embarks in a poly s&m relationship with a m/f couple with a baby (they're all in their early to mid 20s) and she gets totally obsessed with the guy, who's a wannabe tattoo artist and also a satanist (in the church of satan sense, not in the sacrificing small children & drinking the blood of virgins one). she story is set in the early 2000s and she lives in a trailer park with her widowed mother; she has a drinking & pill addiction and even though it's never specifically mentioned, p sure she has bpd. the prose is STUNNING and it's been 3 days and i'm still reeling. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moon Driver 226 Posted February 26, 2019 Salem by Stephen King 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fl0ridakil0s 3,959 Posted February 26, 2019 just finished this & omfg i can't stop thinking abt it! it's a pretty dark novel about a girl who embarks in a poly s&m relationship with a m/f couple with a baby (they're all in their early to mid 20s) and she gets totally obsessed with the guy, who's a wannabe tattoo artist and also a satanist (in the church of satan sense, not in the sacrificing small children & drinking the blood of virgins one). she story is set in the early 2000s and she lives in a trailer park with her widowed mother; she has a drinking & pill addiction and even though it's never specifically mentioned, p sure she has bpd. the prose is STUNNING and it's been 3 days and i'm still reeling. I wanna read this so badly but can't find a pdf and it's not avaible on my country D: you guys are making me curious 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites