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doombilly:
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Gravity's Rainbow - Thomas Pynchon.
Also, V; and Vineland. same auth
TheFuriousWombat:
Don't read Pynchon's 'Vineland' as suggested above. 'Gravity's Rainbow' is superb but 'V', 'Mason and Dixon' and 'The Crying of Lot 49' are all actually a lot better than 'Vineland' on many levels are much worthier of the time it takes to muddle through a Pynchon book.
This is a somewhat unorthodox recommendation but it's timely I guess. "The Body in Pain" by Elaine Scarry is a psychological examination of torture from the point of the view of the perpetrator and the victim. The book becomes far more than just a philosophical treatise. It emerges as a poignant social critique as well. It is a work that clearly took a lot of exhaustive research and before it ends it goes on to present examples of artistic and cultural creation that work against pain and the debased uses that are made of it. It's a fairly tough book and not for the weak of stomach in many cases but it's really fascinating and is made even more so considering the political climate of the day.
doombilly:
--- Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 16 Mar 2008, 17:52 ---Don't read Pynchon's 'Vineland' as suggested above. 'Gravity's Rainbow' is superb but 'V', 'Mason and Dixon' and 'The Crying of Lot 49' are all actually a lot better than 'Vineland' on many levels are much worthier of the time it takes to muddle through a Pynchon book.
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Whaevoh. I stand by what I said. And also I could not, not, not get into Mason & Dixon. And I thought Lot 49 was just a glimpse at what is to come. Vineland while pretty weak compared to GR and V, was still worth it to me. M&D, i cannot explain why i could not get into caring about this book. I thought for a long time it was the period. But i just finished Stephenson's Quicksilver and that went pretty quick for a book of that size.
0bsessions:
Leaked script for the newest Dexter:
--- Quote ---Dexter: I'm lost alone in the dark, black depths of my black dark soul.
Dexter's Sister: Blah blah stupid blah blah why don't I get respect blah blah acts awkward
Token Black Guy: GRAR SMASH PUNY DEXTER
Dexter: Blood dark black black blood crimson.
Everyone else: Oh, Dexter! You're so dreamy!
Dexter: Darkness
(Dexter broods for forty-two minutes)
To be continued...
--- End quote ---
Seriously. Fuck that show. It's like if someone got drunk and decided to have James O'Barr write an episode of Monk.
pen:
Fuck you. I love Dexter. You are the only person who I know of that has seen it and was bored by it.
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