books, mountains, vince vaughn
Christ, dear internet, how are we going to get past this great mountain in our relationship? We have travelled far, internet, every stain on the car seats a treasured memory, every scratch on the paint a point where I got a little upset and apologized later. But this isn't something we can get by, internet, this mountain in the middle of the road. I was just going for a piss, internet, and then there was a mountain about Himalaya-high between me and the car. You didn't have to take this metaphor so damn seriously. How am I supposed to climb this? But i'll go, internet, for you I will tear every thread of my pants on these rocks. That is just how much I love you. More than pants. More than two pairs of pants.
Yeah, I know. It's been a weird year.
I read some books in May!
Alan Moore, et al
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing! He is a thing that lives in a swamp! He's a part-human incarnation of elemental Gaia! He- fights crime? And evil. He also fights evil.
Seriously, why do I even read comics within any continuity? It's fucking impossible to tell any good story.
Haim Yaacobi & Sheli Cohen (edited by)
Seperation: The Politics Of Space In Israel (hebrew)
A little radical booklet I had no idea you were allowed to publish, Seperation is about walls as indicators of cultural seperation in Israel. And it is very goddamn smart. There are illustrative pictures. It is an Important Pamphlet for The Informed Citzen. Marina. Yes, you're the only Israeli on my friends list, this reccomendation is for you.
Barry B. Longyear
Infinity Hold (reread)
Not, as the link purports to be, a collection of three short novels, but the first of that, which is not to be found on Amazon. In Infinity Hold all the prisoners in the galaxy are sent to this one planet which is, get it, a prison planet. And it is the best thing ever. There is slang. It is about the impossiblty of justice.
Mark Gatiss
The Vesuvius Club
The Vesuvius Club is the first, and hopefully, let's be honest here, the last, book I ever read because I had been told by more than two people that the protoganist reminded them of me. Let's just get some things clear; Lucifer Box, pretty gay protoganist of The Vesuvius Club, is a long, slim, elegant & witty blonde with a diploma with honours from the Dorian Gray School For Wildean Dandies. I'm just witty.
And not as gay.
yrs respectfully idan cohen
Clifford D. Simack
A Choice Of Gods
Recently I discovered this seemingly out of date masterpiece, in full hardcover but sadly with the funky slip-cover art missing, hiding somewhere in my mothers old apartment. Oh, memories! This lovely, understated meditation on philosiphies of living and belief probably had a big impact on my formation as the handsome, dashing & charming young man I am today. It is such a great book. It is about what happens to people when they are allowed to be people, and also about robots. I am willing to loan you my copy only if you promise to give it back.
Tom Godwin
Space Prison (free ebook version there yo)
This crazy old book about, yes, a prison that is in space and is basically a world is kind of crazy and old. And yet weirdly awesome! I will sum up what it is in very few words. It is the proto-Baen novel. Yes. That is what it is. It is a Baen novel from 1950. It is free, so no money wasted if you don't like it!
Katherine Anne Porter
Ship Of Fools
Oh this is just a good book. Srsly guys. Have you read this? It is about a collection of a dozen or more characters on a ship voyage from Mexico to Germany. And each of them is human and broken and v. sadly so so so human. It is seriously a masterpiece and amazing and it will make you be sad too. But buck up! It is only some words on something that used to be a tree!
Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast Of Champions
Oh oh oh in this book Kurt Vonnegut draws a cow. You should read this book. He draws a cow!
Iain M. Banks
Look To Windward
In this book Iain M. Banks is still as awesome as he usually is and then some shit explodes.
That is just how Iain M. Banks rolls.
Iain Banks
The Business
In this book there is a gorgous view of modern life & also very cool things happen and it is interesting and meaningful, because Iain Banks rolls any way he wants to roll.
Roger Williams
The Metamorphosis Of Prime Intellect
Hey hey The Metamorphosis Of Prime Intellect is Singularity Fiction that was written way before that dude whose name begins with a V thought it up! (No, not Vonnegut. No, not Vince Vaughn. come on, you know who I mean). It is pretty goddamn neat and I like it a little bit. It is free online in that there link! I think you could read it but that is just my opinion and you are allowed to disagree
hey
hey how are
you guys anyway
Yeah, I know. It's been a weird year.
I read some books in May!
Alan Moore, et al
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing! He is a thing that lives in a swamp! He's a part-human incarnation of elemental Gaia! He- fights crime? And evil. He also fights evil.
Seriously, why do I even read comics within any continuity? It's fucking impossible to tell any good story.
Haim Yaacobi & Sheli Cohen (edited by)
Seperation: The Politics Of Space In Israel (hebrew)
A little radical booklet I had no idea you were allowed to publish, Seperation is about walls as indicators of cultural seperation in Israel. And it is very goddamn smart. There are illustrative pictures. It is an Important Pamphlet for The Informed Citzen. Marina. Yes, you're the only Israeli on my friends list, this reccomendation is for you.
Barry B. Longyear
Infinity Hold (reread)
Not, as the link purports to be, a collection of three short novels, but the first of that, which is not to be found on Amazon. In Infinity Hold all the prisoners in the galaxy are sent to this one planet which is, get it, a prison planet. And it is the best thing ever. There is slang. It is about the impossiblty of justice.
Mark Gatiss
The Vesuvius Club
The Vesuvius Club is the first, and hopefully, let's be honest here, the last, book I ever read because I had been told by more than two people that the protoganist reminded them of me. Let's just get some things clear; Lucifer Box, pretty gay protoganist of The Vesuvius Club, is a long, slim, elegant & witty blonde with a diploma with honours from the Dorian Gray School For Wildean Dandies. I'm just witty.
And not as gay.
yrs respectfully idan cohen
Clifford D. Simack
A Choice Of Gods
Recently I discovered this seemingly out of date masterpiece, in full hardcover but sadly with the funky slip-cover art missing, hiding somewhere in my mothers old apartment. Oh, memories! This lovely, understated meditation on philosiphies of living and belief probably had a big impact on my formation as the handsome, dashing & charming young man I am today. It is such a great book. It is about what happens to people when they are allowed to be people, and also about robots. I am willing to loan you my copy only if you promise to give it back.
Tom Godwin
Space Prison (free ebook version there yo)
This crazy old book about, yes, a prison that is in space and is basically a world is kind of crazy and old. And yet weirdly awesome! I will sum up what it is in very few words. It is the proto-Baen novel. Yes. That is what it is. It is a Baen novel from 1950. It is free, so no money wasted if you don't like it!
Katherine Anne Porter
Ship Of Fools
Oh this is just a good book. Srsly guys. Have you read this? It is about a collection of a dozen or more characters on a ship voyage from Mexico to Germany. And each of them is human and broken and v. sadly so so so human. It is seriously a masterpiece and amazing and it will make you be sad too. But buck up! It is only some words on something that used to be a tree!
Kurt Vonnegut
Breakfast Of Champions
Oh oh oh in this book Kurt Vonnegut draws a cow. You should read this book. He draws a cow!
Iain M. Banks
Look To Windward
In this book Iain M. Banks is still as awesome as he usually is and then some shit explodes.
That is just how Iain M. Banks rolls.
Iain Banks
The Business
In this book there is a gorgous view of modern life & also very cool things happen and it is interesting and meaningful, because Iain Banks rolls any way he wants to roll.
Roger Williams
The Metamorphosis Of Prime Intellect
Hey hey The Metamorphosis Of Prime Intellect is Singularity Fiction that was written way before that dude whose name begins with a V thought it up! (No, not Vonnegut. No, not Vince Vaughn. come on, you know who I mean). It is pretty goddamn neat and I like it a little bit. It is free online in that there link! I think you could read it but that is just my opinion and you are allowed to disagree
hey
hey how are
you guys anyway