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  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    I'm listening to Rise and Fall of the Third Reich right now. It's pretty riveting.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    Hey - Have you ever read Matt Ruff? I'm giving away a copy of his latest - The Mirage - at 50-book challenge. I'm about 1/3 of the way through. It's very interesting. Could be something to put on your radar.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Andra

    Andra says

    I know I've become a complete and total slacker- I suppose that is what grad school and new job gets me!

    I loved Marriage Plot although it wasn't quite what I expected. I kept waiting for the Eugenides twist to pop up and it never did. Regardless, it was a fun read and I was impressed with his combo of Victoriana and post-modern relationships. As for Benedict Society it is great fun! If K is at all into quirky YA fiction she will love it. It is never patronizing or just stupid like so many Lemony Snickett wannabes are. It is also the most intellectually chanllenging thing I can handle right now... :0)

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    love this book, love the dreamlike landscape he creates. a thought that keeps coming to me--when I read 1984 (and don't want to ever have to read again, to revisit the horror that I felt while reading), what struck me was that different things were horrible to different people I talked to. what got my dad was that they rewrote history; for me, i think it was the rats in the cage and especially the person on tv who told (winston? can't remember his name) that his pushups weren't up to snuff. anyway, i keep thinking about what dad said as i read the parts about tengo rewriting air chrysalis. he's taking the bare bones of the novel and rewriting it. not a wholly formed thought, just one that i thought i'd mention. i'm not quite 70 pages in, so a looong way to go. anyone else on the 1q84 train yet? love this meandering ride!

    posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    just barely started it this morning, sitting in the taxicab with Aomame listening to Janacek. love the way he drew me in from the very beginning.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    One last neurotic stalker post - Eugenides article http://www.powells.com/blog/interviews/jeffrey-eugenides-the-powells-com-interview-by-jill/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium-web&utm_campaign=facebook_fans&utm_content=Eugenides+Interview+Oct24

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  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    LOL

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  • jane v

    jane v says

    Hey Matt...you are exactly right. But on Sunday I realized the next book for you to carry around....IQ84! I was just reading the New York Times Book Review with the profile on Murikami. Sounds great...think it is out today. Then there is always the letters of Samuel Beckett...that one is more for Andra though ha! Take care, best, Jane

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  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Yay! Great that you're buying a house--one of the best things we ever did. I'd love to see pictures! I'm mostly good, have some bad days.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    Your group is back, sorry for the jillion messages. Evidence of said "jackedness"

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    I should say, Shelfari's been jacked for two days

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    I should say, Shelfari's been jacked for two days

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    I should say, Shelfari's been jacked for two days

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    I should say, Shelfari's been jacked for two days

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    it's been jacked for two days. I'm sure it will re-appear.

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  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Matt--It's probably just one of their screwups. I wrote to Shelfari help. Maybe Amanda knows what's going on. Sorry to bear bad news! Hope you, Kristin and Paige are all good. Leslie

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Andra

    Andra says

    This is an outrage! To whom do I need to make a little visit with my cement shoe making kit??

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  • Leslie E

    Leslie E says

    Hi, Matt--What happened to "You Will Read...?" All of a sudden, I get this note from Shelfari saying I'm not in any group and can't find it on either your group list or Jane's. I'm enjoying "The Marriage Plot" btw and also looking forward to talking about the Murakami when it comes in.

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  • jane v

    jane v says

    Hi Matt. I am wondering if you think "The Marriage Plot" is meaty and challenging enough...it is fun and I like the skewering of the early eighties in academia....but I know you like your reading to be a bit more difficult. Do you like Ondaatje? I find him so dense that I thought of you.....I haven't found anything I loved as much as "Cloud Atlas" lately. Thanks again for doing the reading group, it is always fun to see what you choose, etc. Best, Jane

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  • Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic)

    Nicole D (aka Coyotemusic) says

    I know, I really loved it when I read it. But after reading a bunch of reviews on it, I'm not sure why. The kid drove me nuts. I liked Bee, though.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
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