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FUUUUUCCCKKKKK tell me a book to buy myself for Christmas. Swear I'll do it.
— Dec 21, 2017 06:59AM
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Dec 21, 2017 07:06AM
*puts on hype hat* Mark Z. Danielewski's The Familiar.
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Fernando del paso - news from the Empire
Ian wrote: "*puts on hype hat* Mark Z. Danielewski's The Familiar."OKAY THAT ONE'S A POSSIBILITY HEARD GREAT STUFF
Jonathan wrote: "Fernando del paso - news from the Empire"Already on the shelves! Maybe I should just read that instead of buying a new book. Or both.
Geoff wrote: "the gift wrote: "reread this: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5..."Another potential WINNER"
WAIT I've never read that
Anybody know how and where to find and make sure I'm getting the unabridged vol. 1 of Plum In The Golden Vase? I'm struggling trying to find it online, and like be sure I'm getting the right one. WHY EVEN MAKE ABRIDGED EDITIONS?!
Dan Yack by Blaise Cendrars; that before Confessions of Dan Yack.
Abridged editions drive me crazy. I usually search by ISBN, otherwise you never know what you are going to get. I think the David Tod Roy translation for Princeton University Press is unabridged -- I have to dig out my copy to check. If so, ISBN-10: 0691016143ISBN-13: 978-0691016146
Kris wrote: "Abridged editions drive me crazy. I usually search by ISBN, otherwise you never know what you are going to get. I think the David Tod Roy translation for Princeton University Press is unabridged --..."Grrr -- Powell's has it, but it says it's abridged. NYT article about his edition here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/boo...
Jeff wrote: "Dan Yack by Blaise Cendrars; that before Confessions of Dan Yack."Ooh hell yes thanks Jeff!
Kris wrote: "Kris wrote: "Abridged editions drive me crazy. I usually search by ISBN, otherwise you never know what you are going to get. I think the David Tod Roy translation for Princeton University Press is ..."I know - this is the problem I'm coming up against - as soon as I think I've located the unabridged I see something indicating it is indeed abridged WTF
Nathan wrote: "Genoa: A Telling of Wonders"Hey good call I have all three volumes of the complete Metcalf on the shelves at home! Gotta get on it. Screw buying a book i'ma read the ones I have
It's odd, bc Roy makes a point in his introduction about retaining lots of repetitive phrases that others left out, to be truer to the text.(BTW, if you want to take a look at a PDF version of the book to comb through the introduction, let me know.)
Also, gonna pre-order that paperback Women and Men for damn sure
In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan is a masterpiece you can read in a night. It's hilarious, sad, and surreal.
Person113 wrote: "In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan is a masterpiece you can read in a night. It's hilarious, sad, and surreal."Read it probably two or three times! A fantastic book
Geoff wrote: "Anybody know how and where to find and make sure I'm getting the unabridged vol. 1 of Plum In The Golden Vase? I'm struggling trying to find it online, and like be sure I'm getting the right one. W..."David Tod Roy is the one you want. It is not abridged. But I do recall seeing some mislabeling on some listings.
You may want to get Steven Moore's copy of The Combinations. It's what I'll be OverHype'ing in coming days. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...
Combinations and Mystery.doc - have heard much of the latter and nada of the former - on it!
Geoff wrote: "and nada of the former - on it! "That's what we're up against! We'll be breakin' on through afore too long no worries.
Oh yeah so ended up buying myself as Christmas presents The Combinations and The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan as well as Dara's the Lost Scrapbook. Yay!
Geoff wrote: "Oh yeah so ended up buying myself as Christmas presents The Combinations and The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan as well as Dara's the Lost Scrapbook. Yay!"Dude. Lost Scrapbook. And I'm growing increasingly interested in The Invented Part. Well wrought, my goodsir.
Nice! Invented Part looks sick.Lost Scrapbook is master-level.
Yes fellas, yes. My Dara time has come.
Oh MJ's review is the reason I picked up Invented Part
Geoff wrote: "Oh MJ's review is the reason I picked up Invented Part"Oh. Right. Good point. Damn books are cheap and easy to have shipped to one's very doorstep....
Nathan "N.R." wrote: "Geoff wrote: "Oh MJ's review is the reason I picked up Invented Part"Oh. Right. Good point. Damn books are cheap and easy to have shipped to one's very doorstep...."
Aren't they though!
