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Jay M

Jay M

has 34 followers and is following 36 people

Alternative influences, suburban upbringing, intellectual pretensions, bohemian dabblings, bookish demeanor, art professional, sophomoric humor, micro-managed wanderlust, existential jitters

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  • Saint Louis, MO, USA
  • member since March 29, 2008

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  • xfmjunky

    xfmjunky says

    Yes, try youtubing his appearance on The Book Show on the UKs Sky Arts channel, he's a real old school writer's writer ... to the point of keeping his manuscripts in the freezer, supposedly the safest place in case of fire, bomb, nuclear fallout.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • xfmjunky

    xfmjunky says

    Hi Jay, I read Christine Falls a while back, let me know what you make of it when your done or maybe post a review. Have you read an of Banville's straight fic? I deliberately held off when he began writing this series but I've not gotten around to reading any of the sequels ... yet.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Johnie S

    Johnie S says

    Your review of Winter's Bone was outstanding and very accurate. I prefer the writer's version of Ree, but the actress portraying her did a wonderful job. Living in the foothills of the Ozarks is an ongoing adventure and deep look into the harsh reality of what is really going on in rural America. I love it and I hate it and love it again. I feel as if I know Ree and many countless others just like her. What are you reading these days?

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Johnie S

    Johnie S says

    Hi Jay, I was just wondering what you thought of Winter's Bone. I recently finished reading it and would love to hear your opinion. Thank you.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SandyGirl

    SandyGirl says

    Jay- I am glad you did like Time And Again. thank you for the reply and I am glad to be your friend. another book that used old photographs well in a story, but not actually showed them, like in Time And Again, was The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It is an excellent novel...as are the other 2. -Julie

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • SandyGirl

    SandyGirl says

    Jay- I like your shelf. You rate some of my favorites high: Plainsong, Life of Pi, Son of the Circus (my 2 favorite John Irving novels are A Widow for One Year and The Hotel New Hampshire), The Road (try Blood Meridian by McCarthy if you haven't read it) and The Flannery O'Conner stories. I see that Time and Again by Finney is somewhere on your shelf but has no rating. have you read that one? it is one of my very favorites. thank you for listening. -Julie (ps- existential is my word)

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • xfmjunky

    xfmjunky says

    Hello Jay, I see you read The White Tiger recently, I had the pleasure of doing so this time last year in India. What did you make of it?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Lord Manleigh

    Lord Manleigh says

    Yes, McEwan is extremely insidious. He can create menace out of just about any situation. Read "On Chesil Beach" (it's not a thriller, don't misunderstand me) if you want to see an example... I've never read a thing of his I didn't admire. Of course, "Atonement" is his great masterpiece.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Denis L

    Denis L says

    Hello Jay!

    Dear Jay,
    I would emphatically recommend Mapp and Lucia. If you're not smiling after a few paras, this is not for you, but if you are...be warned, you too, may get hooked! And what fun you'll have! I've been re-reading these timeless treasures for years. With luck you'll find yourself in the same wonderful predicament.

    As they say in riseholme and Tilling...
    Au reservoir

    Best

    Daggers

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Christopher H/Captain Sir Roddy, R.N. (Ret.)

    Christopher H/Captain Sir Roddy, R.N. (Ret.) says

    I notice you're reading Cather's Death Comes for the Archbishop. What a wonderful novel that is! I am a big Cather fan. My oldest daughter goes to Univ. Nebraska-Lincoln, and is getting her Ph.D. in English, and has written numerous articles and spoken on Cather many times. I'd say that Cather and Edith Wharton are my two favorite American authors. Enjoy the book, Jay! Cheers! Chris

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • xfmjunky

    xfmjunky says

    Hi Jay, so you finished Diaz's Wao recently. What did you make of it? Have you read Drown? Would love to know your thoughts.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Stephen Hines

    Stephen Hines says

    Jay, Transmetropolitan is quite different from Planetary, but I like Trans even more. It's darker and funnier.

    Godland is very good, especially if you love Kirby's art from the old day.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Christopher H/Captain Sir Roddy, R.N. (Ret.)

    Christopher H/Captain Sir Roddy, R.N. (Ret.) says

    Jay, thanks for seeking me out here! I am delighted to make your acquaintance and look forward to sharing books and discussions with you. Your library is fabulous; we have lots in common, but also you have some stuff that I want look at more closely. Have a great day, and do stay in touch. Cheers! Chris

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Stephen Hines

    Stephen Hines says

    Thanks for befriending me...and for the compliment on my shelves! Your shelves look as eclectic as mine. That's a compliment, btw. :)

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Omid G

    Omid G says

    And the book about Marx Brothers excited me so much also....I gotta find it...

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Omid G

    Omid G says

    Nice pic Jay!!! It reminds me of Alan Jackson, the great country singer! Good luck pal...

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Lord Manleigh

    Lord Manleigh says

    Oh, dear, and "Amsterdam" had me chuckling, but then I have the gift of being able to laugh at the misfortunes of others, which keeps me young.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Nathan B

    Nathan B says

    Hi Jay, So what do you think of Thor? I enjoyed it. Well paced and enjoyable. Thank you by the way for the feedback on the "Discovery of France" I am glad that you found it useful.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Omid G

    Omid G says

    “Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.”

    Krapp's Last Tape, Samuel Beckett

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Omid G

    Omid G says

    My recommendation this week: Italo Svevo!

    posted 3 years ago. ( send a note )

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