Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison for the last time.

Aug 21, 2007 13:29

I just finished it. My brain is melted, my arms are numb and shaking, my face is burning, I feel giddy to have finished it but also extremely unsettled and sick to the stomach because I read it in the first place. If good literature is supposed to evoke a strong emotion, I guess it achieved its goal... disgust and confusion can be pretty strong, ( Read more... )

four scottish dances, op. 59: i. pesante- sir malcolm arnold

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snipafist August 22 2007, 00:35:27 UTC
Having read "the Bluest Eye" and heard your discussions about "Song of Solomon," I really do wonder if Toni Morrison was a victim of incest as a child. She writes about it so much in her books, it just seems unhealthy...

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e_corgi August 22 2007, 02:44:01 UTC
And don't forget the excessive importance she places on tits. That's always important.

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Naked Harry Potter Naked Bill Gates snipafist August 26 2007, 07:40:13 UTC
you always seem to be reading these horrible disturbing books.
like 1408 or whatever that orwell one was.

speaking of disturbing, Heart Shaped Glasses, a crap song by Marilyn Manson has him "actually having sexual intercourse with a 19 year old girl" - his girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood. (hes 38)

i was somewhat scarred after watching it.
it was like a musical porno D:

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Re: Naked Harry Potter Naked Bill Gates snipafist August 26 2007, 07:42:01 UTC
oh yeah, its gina.

as if you didnt know.

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