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The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard - 10
Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s by Kier-La Janisse - 9
Sleazoid Express by Bill Landis - 7
Lets Go Play At The Adams' by Mendal W Johnson - 9
Assisted Living by Nikanor Teratologen - 8
Baptized in the Blood of Millions by David Britton - 9
Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s by Kier-La Janisse - 9
Sleazoid Express by Bill Landis - 7
Lets Go Play At The Adams' by Mendal W Johnson - 9
Assisted Living by Nikanor Teratologen - 8
Baptized in the Blood of Millions by David Britton - 9
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started a digital edition of Mad Man by Samuel R. Delaney but gave up half-way through.
e-readers are fucking irritating.
e-readers are fucking irritating.
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I finished Dhalgren about a month ago. Good book but a bit of an endurance test to say the least.
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If It Bleeds - 8
Full Dark No Stars - 8.5
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The Master’s Apprentice - 4.5/10
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In Watermelon Sugar - annoying hippie bullshit for the most part. Some of the contrasts between the surrealistic dopeyness and the stark violence is really jarring which I enjoyed.
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“Filth” - Irvine Welsh 10/10
Was a bit tedious at times but the crescendo to the end more than makes up for it. Far more depressing then I would have thought.
Was a bit tedious at times but the crescendo to the end more than makes up for it. Far more depressing then I would have thought.
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The Acid House - Irvine Welsh 9/10 a few of the stories felt like filler but most were great. “A Smart Cunt” ends with a sickening thud. He really seems to have a knack for that.
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Yes. It was.ibn Horowitz wrote: ↑Wed Feb 11, 2009 6:59 pm Wise Blood - Flannery O'Connor: 7/10
Totally fucking weird.
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“The Obscene Bird Of Night” - José Donoso 10/10
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I finished the trilogy a few days ago. I enjoyed it. The sense of dread felt genuine and the emotionally manipulative stuff in the second and third book managed to be depressing. The ideas of dissolving identity is fleshed out much more. Don’t expect any resolution into what is actually happening if you read the rest of the series. It’s asks 100 questions and answers none of them.Necrometer wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 11:38 am annihilation 6.66/10 this is a decent, short book. fantastical sci-fi that's basically a hybrid of Stalker, Lost, and Sphere. there's two more books in the trilogy and I just read their wikipedia pages... the ex machina guy is making this into a movie starring Natalie Portman so I thought I'd check out the source before I inevitably see the adaptation. pretty curious how well this will translate to the screen...
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Have you ever read the Kalevala in full? And thought about what it means, like the true meaning
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do you have elaborate or somewhat questionable facial hair, lil dickie?
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I think I’d rather read Gargantua And Pantagruel in full.lil dickie wrote: ↑Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:49 pm Have you ever read the Kalevala in full? And thought about what it means, like the true meaning
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“‘Salem’s Lot” - Stephen King 8/10
“The Silence” - Don DeLillo eh, whatever/10
“The Silence” - Don DeLillo eh, whatever/10
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle -
How well can you really know a book?
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What are we rating based on ? how much you enjoy? objective literary goodness?
It wasn't made for me, but also it might just be bad?
It's like ready player one (bad) but for millennial new england women
It wasn't made for me, but also it might just be bad?
It's like ready player one (bad) but for millennial new england women
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