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Leo’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Leo’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Leo X. Robertson’s Followers (495)
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Leo X. Robertson
Goodreads Author
Born
in London, The United Kingdom
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
February 2012
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/leoxrobertson
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Bonespin Slipspace
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The Grimhaven Disaster
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2017
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Jesus of Scumburg
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Rude Vile Pigs
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2014
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Sinkhole
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2014
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Unfortunates
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Findesferas
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2013
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The Blood-Drenched Honeycomb
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Diary of a Prostitute's Landlord
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Weird Fauna of the Multiverse
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Leo’s Recent Updates
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Didn’t make it through, honestly. Insane dialogue, bizarre descriptions—just messes with language and structure in ways that are to its obvious detriment. There’s the occasional beautiful flight of words but those sentences are few and far between a v ...more |
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She's so good at this—mystery, violence, the story of a Weinstein-style abuse of power, male sexual assault on other males, and how this doesn't affect a person's innate sexuality—and asexual representation! Ahead of the curve as always, Joyce <3 ...more |
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She's so good at this—mystery, violence, the story of a Weinstein-style abuse of power, male sexual assault on other males, and how this doesn't affect a person's innate sexuality—and asexual representation! Ahead of the curve as always, Joyce <3 ...more |
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"Manic pixie dream corpse"
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NEW REVIEW: Slow and dull. EARLIER REVIEW: Not really fair to rate it, just abandoning because I'm not feeling it... You know how with postmodern books they kinda want to lock you out, and your concentration fades in and out because you want to read at a ...more |
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Incredible! Beautifully elegiac Texan absurdism, that glissandos nicely between protagonists towards the end such that we get this weird unexpected epilogue of old age which, it turns out, was the entire point. It's much clearer in the novel where the ...more |
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When I was about the age of the kid in this book I used to have a recurring dream of trying to take off flying with other kids on the playground—they all managed and I didn’t—I lifted a little then came back down to earth. The kids in this book litera ...more |
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“Fuck you motherfucker
I hate to watch you try
Fuck you motherfucker
Why don't you fucking die?
If I woke up as you
I'd gas myself and fry
But you don't have the guts
To even watch my suicide”
― Jesus of Scumburg
I hate to watch you try
Fuck you motherfucker
Why don't you fucking die?
If I woke up as you
I'd gas myself and fry
But you don't have the guts
To even watch my suicide”
― Jesus of Scumburg
“Because to exist meant making copies and copies of your own DNA with less and less accuracy with time, to lose the spring in your skin, to inhale a poisonous gas that both allowed your next breath and exploded you from the inside at an insidiously slow pace. To exist was to give way to entropy. To live, in no uncertain terms, was to die.”
― Jesus of Scumburg
― Jesus of Scumburg
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“Dance," said the Sheep Man. "Yougottadance. Aslongasthemusicplays. Yougotta dance. Don'teventhinkwhy. Starttothink, yourfeetstop. Yourfeetstop, wegetstuck. Wegetstuck, you'restuck. Sodon'tpayanymind, nomatterhowdumb. Yougottakeepthestep. Yougottalimberup. Yougottaloosenwhatyoubolteddown. Yougottauseallyougot. Weknowyou're tired, tiredandscared. Happenstoeveryone, okay? Justdon'tletyourfeetstop.”
― Dance Dance Dance
― Dance Dance Dance
“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
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“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
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You're looking good in that new photo of yours matey. Cool enough to be a member of Goldie Lookin Chain. :)
Leo wrote: "Hiya Vessey!Glad to meet you :)
Thanks for the friend request and I look forward to future book chat!
Cheers,
Leo :)"
Hi there! After I sent the request, I realized that there was a follow option. I was about to cancel and just start following you for a while, so I wouldn't appear impertinent, but you accepted! Oh thank you so much! I'm really happy to be friends with you and I too am looking forward to our future interactions. Vessey :)
Hello! #900 was taken, as you feared - but happy to make your acquaintance as I move toward #1000! :)
Happy to help out! I so rarely browse the recommendation section, but enjoy recommending books to my friends.
Shakespeare Character Analysis:http://electricliterature.com/infographic-analyzing-shakespeares-characters/
Same. Wish I had some horror short stories to share for the collection too, but sadly I'm just behind on my short story writing in general :)
I'm glad you are in such a good/tipsy/high on life etc mood and all compliments accepted graciously. I am glad that you are happy about certain things and of course you are pretty too and ALL of your books are doing cracking and I'm extra itching for your future writing. Hope that you are having an extra extra nice evening. I've just come back from watching Crimson Peak, which actually had one bit that was a bit chilling, and I never get scared at horror films. I'll stop now as I've just glanced at Harry's post below (!!)
I sat down to start reading Saxual Healing last night and wasn't able to focus at all, as my neighbours were having multi-orgasm-fuck-me-that's-the-loudest-sex-I've-ever-heard-why-don't-they-shut-the-fucking-window for well over two hours. Who is he? Superman?It must've been a sign. Saxual Healing reading will resume soon.
Thank you, Leo for accepting my Friend request. I had liked your comments in someone else's reviews, and we also share some friends.
Yes, some great books and some great friends. It would be great chatting books with you.
Thanks for befriending, Leo! Ah yes, I too thought we were friends already! But I also thought a little formalizing doesn't hurt, right? :) Looking forward to good times over books!
Just noticed your profile picture. Love it...and the cat of course. :D
I just saw your message and yes I do suck.I will make it up to you - I swear!
binnudeya wrote: "No Lynch yet tho Mullholland Drive was next!! I do agree with "the hipsters" on Von trer, and heneke not sure, I liked la pianist but Amour was fucking agony!! took me 3 days to finish it because I..."Great! I've been looking for a new sitcommy bright coloured thing so OITNB it is!!
I loved Silicon Valley if you haven't seen that :)
I chose The White Ribbon for me and the family to watch- biggest waste of time ever! Haneke not for me, haha!
No Lynch yet tho Mullholland Drive was next!! I do agree with "the hipsters" on Von trer, and heneke not sure, I liked la pianist but Amour was fucking agony!! took me 3 days to finish it because I just fall asleep after 10 mins :DBut generally I like more the odd films oout from a late night going through imdb lists than following "The Directors" and the occasional dark comedy GAAHH .. now this convo has gone too smart for me to be in it- I'll go watch some Mindy Project :D
oh and have you seen Orange is the new black? YOU NEEEED TO if you haven't :D
binnudeya wrote: "Actually I'd figured they'd be alooot more pretentious? hah let's say 70 to 30, agony to enjoyment since there's no in between ... eveeerrrrrHipsters are usually spotted reading IJ and Gravity's ..."
Got it, Aya :)
Yeah I agree! The funny thing is they're both good books! Like Animal Collective is a great band and Spike Jonze a great director. They (all hipsters) got Lynch wrong though, only about half of the first season of Twin Peaks was any good, and maybe Blue Velvet- everything else though?? Have you seen Mulholland Drive? Eraserhead? Eugh those films suck, haha!!
Actually I'd figured they'd be alooot more pretentious? hah let's say 70 to 30, agony to enjoyment since there's no in between ... eveeerrrrrHipsters are usually spotted reading IJ and Gravity's Rainbow while drinking coffee (starbucks).
PS: Call me Aya :D
binnudeya wrote: "I found this and immediately was like you would appreciate this!:D http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/0..."Thanks for thinking of me binnudeya!!
I really love these choices- just goes to show DFW remains the people's least popular writer for the people haha!!
Easy to see why he's been surrounded by pretention- you can usually spot the hipsters by how much they claim to "enjoy" reading DFW, but maybe you'd agree that there's not much "enjoyable" about it :P
Great share! :)
I found this and immediately was like you would appreciate this!:D http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2012/0...
Leo wrote: "Cheers for the friend request, Josh! "Your tastes are 91% similar for the books you both rated." - bodes well for future chat :D"Thanks! And totally agreed!
Cats like boxes way too small for them. Part of the deal for cats is putting up with their human's projected wants and desires. Although, I think my cat would like the Indy bridge and taking that high ground.
This was in my inbox today and I thought you might appreciate:http://www.boredpanda.com/cat-furniture/
Marc wrote: "Leo wrote: "Looks good! Shame I am not from US, but I've bookmarced a few competitions here and there :) Cheers for..."Looks like I scanned the requirements a little too quickly and didn't realiz..."
Approved! :)
Leo wrote: "Looks good! Shame I am not from US, but I've bookmarced a few competitions here and there :) Cheers for..."Looks like I scanned the requirements a little too quickly and didn't realize it was limited to the U.S.
I know such an oversight cannot be easily remedied, but I offer you this humble song in exchange for your wasted time:
Where Would We Be Without Books?
Marc wrote: "Possibly of interest to you...FC2 Ronald Suckenick Innovative Fiction Contest"
Looks good! Shame I am not from US, but I've bookmarced a few competitions here and there :) Cheers for thinking of me!
No problem, Leo. Glad to have more book-friends on here. I stumbled upon your page after reading your review on The Castle by Franz Kafka. I am still reading the book, but think I have to agree with what you said :D
A comment you made about Sims made me think you might enjoy this Chuck Kosterman piece called "Billy Sims"... I believe it's a bit dated, but amusing (more so, I imagine, if you've played the game, which I haven't)..."Billy Sims"
hi Leo, it seems we have a lot of books in common and some common sentiments. i look forward to seeing your continuing updates
Thank you for the friend request, Leo. I see we have quite a few books in common which probably bodes well for our GR friendship. Look forward to our bookish discussions. :)
"- My girlfriend is too much like me/ I can't turn my girlfriend into me no matter how much I try (but I'd hate that anyway because I hate myself)- agony distant relatives address your every weirdly-worded bizarrely overthought restless and deliberately unsolvable whine"I spit coffee out my nose over that one! Love that image, and the line. I'm up to chapter 3, obv., and having a great time.
I'm down with the light reading unless there's angst, angst is my kryptonite :D I tried listening to American Gods but after 5 mins and registering zeroo words, I have the attention span of a toddler really :D so I'll get it and read it cuz thats on my 2014 list and if I don't like that one too noo more Gaiman for me! :D
Well that was easy :D I feel a little guilty tho since I don't get Gaiman, like everything is good but I'm just detached and boooored ughhh so frustrating!!
Shamus wrote: "I thought "Hydra Kids, Hydra Wife" was the funniest thing ever, so I had to click the friend button."Glad to have made you laugh! :D
I thought "Hydra Kids, Hydra Wife" was the funniest thing ever, so I had to click the friend button.
Thanks for accepting, Leo! As I'm going to study in England starting this September, most of the books on that shelf are required reading material. I still have so much to catch up on! Best wishes, Sam.
Haha! Mostly they just sit there... stupid Masters! :D
Haha can't see what you said since you removed the Prestige, but you removed it so... victory!
Thanks Leo! I've been using Shelfari, but it doesn't seem like nearly as many people use it. :(
Thanks for adding me! Glad you enjoyed my review! :)
Katrina (Kindred Dreamheart) wrote: "Thanks so much for friending me!" No problem :)
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