September 2011
12 posts
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“If you want to write, read a lot, then write a lot. Write all the time… and...”
– Maureen Johnson via Shelf Awareness (from bookish)
Sep 28th
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Sep 23rd
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Sep 23rd
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Sep 20th
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a few people asked what i thought of the magic...
i didn’t like it. none of characters resonated with me, the plot felt stagnant, and there was too much description for my taste—to the point that after slogging through the first 500 pages i started skimming pages at a time to get to the next bit of dialogue or action. why did i stick with it? it came heavily recommended by a few people whose literary taste is usually in line with my...
Sep 16th
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seven weeks later
i finally finished the magic mountain. absolving myself of any self-imposed responsibility to read the classics for the remainder of the year.
Sep 16th
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“I’m not lonely, and I think that has a lot to do with what’s on my bedside table...”
– Michelle Williams, 2011 10 Vogue (via jjoongie)
Sep 14th
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The Paris Review: Dorothy Parker, The Art of...
INTERVIEWER What, then, would you say is the source of most of your work? PARKER Need of money, dear. INTERVIEWER And besides that? PARKER It’s easier to write about those you hate—just as it’s easier to criticize a bad play or a bad book.
Sep 13th
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Sep 9th
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“We are all at risk of something. Of ending up exactly where we began, of failing...”
– DEAR SUGAR: The Distance of the Leap.
Sep 8th
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slumping.
guys, i have been reading the magic mountain by thomas mann for 5+ weeks now. this is the longest a single book has ever taken me and i still have over 200 pages in size 8 font to trudge through. i keep contemplating chucking it but now that i am more than halfway done i am too stubborn to quit. i’m resolving to power through the last of it by the end of this week so i can move on to...
Sep 6th
“Publishing world mainstay Peter Mayer toasted Cole Stryker’s book, “Epic Win For...”
– Getting a Read on Anonymous ‘Hacktivists’ - WSJ.com Cole: “Hey guys, my tome comes out today. Buy my tome.” (via nickdouglas) i just ordered my copy on amazon and apparently there are only 5 copies left?! get at it people!
Sep 1st