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In that I received out of the blue two things from my wishlist: A history of CURRY and a big coffee table book of picture of ATOMIC BOMB BLASTS, both courtesy of the lovely, talented, and much-appreciated rumplestimpskin!!!

Off to read one or both of them to the cat.

THANKS STIMPY!!!

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I didn't like Vonnegut.

He had one good book in him (Slaughterhouse-Five) and then he kept writing it again. Norman Mailer had a similar trajectory. The war, then The Naked and the Dead, followed by celebrity and admiration and a string of terrible books. Vonnegut had good ideas after that ( Read more... )

A dictionary just for you!

http://amazon.com/dp/0877796262

:)

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I have no joke, I just like saying "Old Man Eggers".

edit: quisatsatterak wrote the best comment in that thread. Oh dear god that was good.

I want books written by the kids of today! With upgraded brand names and rock bands and haircuts! This "Moby-Dick" thing doesn't fit my TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC!

I just ordered The Logic Of Failure ( at amazon ) ( at isbn.nuI like Amazon's SIPs, and I particularly like the ones for this book ( Read more... )

I went to Kéan today to get more coffee beans. They have the La Lucie, meaning the real La Lucie the way it used to be. Recommend you pick some up if you're local and like that dark roast Zimbabwean thing ( Read more... )

So, Muriel Spark died after a long and illustrious career. I was reminded that the band Public Image Ltd. named themselves after a novel of hers, which then made me think about literary-rock connections. I started to make a list in my head of Musical Groups Named After Things Literary. Add any you can think of! Note: I cheated and used Wikipedia ( Read more... )