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David Foster Wallace--Infinite Jest (1996) [Week 3]
SOUNDTRACK: MORRISSEY-Years of Refusal (2009). I’ve been a fan of The Smiths for years. And I think that Morrissey’s debut, Viva Hate, is on par with much of the Smiths’ catalogue.… more →
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David Foster Wallace--Infinite Jest (1996) [Week 2]
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Paul wrote 2 weeks ago: SOUNDTRACK: HÜSKER DÜ-Zen Arcade (1984). When I was younger and more amused by things like this, it … more →
David Foster Wallace--Infinite Jest (1996) [Week 1]
Paul wrote 2 weeks ago: SOUNDTRACK: HÜSKER DÜ-Land Speed Record (1982). Mentioning Hüsker Dü during the Replacements reviews … more →
Infinite Summer!
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Paul wrote 3 weeks ago: I’m a fan of David Foster Wallace. I read Infinite Jest when it came out (1996) and loved it. … more →
SF/Fantasy Book Size Poll
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rockitboy wrote 1 month ago: As a matter of curiosity, given that the book trade and book buyers have been living with the preval … more →
#1 nonfiction release of 2009?
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Trisha wrote 1 month ago: That’s what David Young, chairman and CEO of Hachette Book Group, hopes for Twelve’s u … more →
David Foster Wallace--"Wiggle Room" & D.T. Max "The Unfinished: David Foster Wallace's struggle to surpass Infinite Jest (New Yorker, March 9, 2009)
Paul wrote 4 months ago: SOUNDTRACK: LOVE-Da Capo (1967). A few years ago, my friend John gave me Love’s Forever Change … more →
Throwing in the Towel
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Brady wrote 7 months ago: After three months and four hundred pages, I’m giving up on Theodore Dreiser’s An Americ … more →
I Did It
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belleofthebooks wrote 7 months ago: Tuesday night to Sunday afternoon. Not bad for a 973 page book and babysitting a 5 year old during t … more →
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel: Love or Hate It - Or Both?
jacobschriftman wrote 7 months ago: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel by Susanna Clarke With the possible excepti … more →
Pillars of the Earth
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belleofthebooks wrote 7 months ago: I’ve done it. I started Pillars of the Earth and I’m aldready hooked. This means I prob … more →
William H. Gass--The Tunnel (1995)
Paul wrote 11 months ago: SOUNDTRACK: STARLIGHT MINTS-Built on Squares (2003). The Pixies were a weird band…. They wrot … more →
Big Books List
debrennersmith wrote 11 months ago: Today I cleaned one shelf in my office. On this shelf I keep my BIG books. WHY? Why would you mak … more →
BIG READ
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sunshineforlife wrote 1 year ago: The directions are simple: 1) Look at the list and bold those you have read. 2) Italicize those you … more →
Search Terms
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bahava wrote 1 year ago: Since everybody seems to be doing it….here you go: Top 5 of All Time (aka the existence of thi … more →
Min Jin Lee--Free Food for Millionaires (2007)
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Paul wrote 1 year ago: SOUNDTRACK: RUSH-Snakes and Arrows Live (2008). Rush puts out a lot of live CDs. They started out … more →
Mark Z. Danielewski--Only Revolutions (2006)
Paul wrote 1 year ago: SOUNDTRACK: BARENAKED LADIES-Everything to Everyone (2003) & Barenaked for the Holidays (2004). … more →
[Finished] Zadie Smith--On Beauty (2005)
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Paul wrote 1 year ago: SOUNDTRACK: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE-Something About Airplanes (1999) & We Have the Facts and We … more →
J.K. Rowling--Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (2007)
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Paul wrote 1 year ago: SOUNDTRACK: THE DECEMBERISTS-Castaways and Cutouts (2002) & Her Majesty (2003) & Picaresque … more →
What I learned... (3) [Book covers]
Paul wrote 2 years ago: Obviously, I’m stealing my book and album cover art from Amazon.com. I could scan them myself, … more →
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