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i_need_the_eggs

Four Days 'Til Freedom...

May 01, 2006 00:16

Stuff I've Been Reading

Valencia by Michelle Tea

Franny and Zooey by J.D. Salinger

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller

Comments 10

runlowarun May 1 2006, 04:44:30 UTC

Franny and Zooey and Tropic of Cancer = sweet.

I was going to recommend the latter to my English class but I settled on The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test instead because it's been awhile since I read Miller. I should pick it up again this summer.

i_need_the_eggs May 1 2006, 06:39:06 UTC

If both Tropic of Cancer and The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test were being held at matchpoint by vigilante-book-burning-neo-fascists and I could only save one, I would have to choose the latter. No offense to 1930's Paris, but I think Wolfe did the whole boho autobiographical novel thing a bit more to my liking.

runlowarun May 1 2006, 13:16:26 UTC

Oh yes.

paperispatient May 1 2006, 12:57:01 UTC

I've never been able to make it through Tropic of Cancer, and I've tried multiple times. I don't think of myself as fussy or uptight at all, I think I've just gotten exasperated and never made it far enough to get past all the naughty sex.

i_need_the_eggs May 1 2006, 15:43:51 UTC

It actually took me two tries to get through Tropic of Cancer, but it wasn't on account of the promiscuity and proliferation of gonorrhea. I just had trouble getting over the books apparent lack of plot and structure.

paperispatient May 1 2006, 16:07:26 UTC

Yeah, I kept getting bored with it - okay, you fuck a lot, where is this going? Will have to try again this summer, since you enjoyed it.

thetouchofgrey May 1 2006, 17:15:41 UTC

there was a seinfeld episode about tropic of cancer. it's the only seinfeld episode i've ever seen.

amazing_emu May 1 2006, 18:54:43 UTC

I love Michelle Tea hardcore. I've read everything I can find by her but the Chelsea Whistle, actually. I ordered that and have been waiting patiently for it to arrive in my mailbox. What did you thnik?

i_need_the_eggs May 1 2006, 21:22:31 UTC

I'll just copy the posts I had with Kel-Z (who loaned me the book) about Valencia ( ... )

_snarla May 2 2006, 03:12:46 UTC

man, that makes it look like i lost that fight. i didn't in my mind.
megan, i have the chelsea whistle! what i can't find is "the passionate mistakes and intricate corruption of one girl in america."