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Ash Wednesday is on page 606 of 771
“that picture was an ideal of happiness in its way, the hike of his shoulders and the slightly embarrassed quality of her smile, that open-ended look like they might just wander off anywhere they wanted together”



YES. I effing love that album cover.
Aug 08, 2014 07:28AM
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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is on page 356 of 771
"Do you hear what I said?” she repeated, with an aggressive side-to-side head tic. She was as wide as a prizefighter; the nametag, atop her impressive bosom, read 'Denese'.”

Well I like Denese, but it needs to be said:



#YMMV
Aug 06, 2014 08:42PM
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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is on page 249 of 771
"You think I beat girls up?" I said.
He shrugged. "She might have deserved it."
"Um, we don't hit women in America."
He scowled, and spit out an apple seed. "No. Americans just persecute smaller countries that believe different from them."
"Boris, shut up and leave me alone."


Boris is giving me Peter Stormare in Armageddon vibes.

Aug 06, 2014 03:18AM
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Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is on page 92 of 771
Sometimes, unexpectedly, grief pounded over me in waves that left me gasping; and when the waves washed back, I found myself looking out over a brackish wreck which was illumined in a light so lucid, so heartsick and empty, that I could hardly remember that the world had ever been anything but dead.

If I don't post as much in the next few days, I'M NOT DEAD, I'M JUST READING THIS.
Aug 04, 2014 06:24AM
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message 1: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 08, 2014 01:53PM) (new)

Same here!
I was watching an interview w/ Donna Tartt, check it out
when you finish (not now because spoilers), it answered some of my questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPgPi...

P.S. She's so interesting.
I want to read The Secret History soon.
<3


message 2: by Ash Wednesday (last edited Aug 08, 2014 03:48PM) (new) - rated it 4 stars

Ash Wednesday I read somewhere she used to date Bret Easton Ellis and I can actually see it based on American Psycho and this, lol


message 3: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 08, 2014 04:20PM) (new)

Ash Wednesday wrote: "I read somewhere she used to date Bret Easton Ellis and I can actually see it based on American Psycho and this, lol"

LOL i read that they went to college together and dated yep. Did you finish?


Ash Wednesday Not yet, but close (view spoiler) right now.


message 5: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 08, 2014 05:50PM) (new)

Ash Wednesday wrote: "Not yet, but close [spoilers removed] right now."

Ah yes, crucial but my least favorite part of the book.


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