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Silent Majority wrote:
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About an hour and a half into Alberta's book (still dealing with 2008). It's extraordinarily generous to W. as a sincere and well-meaning guy who genuinely cared more about the average person than Wall Street suits, his economic team and Congressional leadership were serious about the financial meltdown, and John McCain was more than a bit of an empty suit. Um, okay, you redeemed yourself with the last part, guy, but the rest is laughable.
26 hours on the audiobook is too long for me on this one.
It's a beast, to be sure, but I chug thru 45–50 mins per bike ride. Should be done by the end of August.
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44) Mel Brooks: Funny Man - Patrick McGilligan. Audiobook. An extremely in-depth biography of Mel Brooks who comes across as a hard driving businessman who made being funny his game. It's a good showbusiness book, all the more interesting because of Brooks' longevity. I find each part of his career equally fascinating and, despite some shittiness, mostly his treatment of his first wife, am glad to leave him with his happy ending of being rich as hell with his all his wit intact in his 90s. A long book, but not one that ever drags.
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45) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. A fine novel I took no joy in consuming. I went into it expecting to loathe it, and I did for a while, then I realised it was the settings and the characters that I completely failed to identify with. Written prettily and honestly, I still never expect to return to it. This wasn't the exercise in crossing off a stodgy piece of fiction off a list, it wasn't Leo DiCaprio smiling and sipping cocktails, and it wasn't any fun at all. Read by Jake Gyllenhall: the lesser Gyllenhall.
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45) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. A fine novel I took no joy in consuming. I went into it expecting to loathe it, and I did for a while, then I realised it was the settings and the characters that I completely failed to identify with. Written prettily and honestly, I still never expect to return to it. This wasn't the exercise in crossing off a stodgy piece of fiction off a list, it wasn't Leo DiCaprio smiling and sipping cocktails, and it wasn't any fun at all. Read by Jake Gyllenhall: the lesser Gyllenhall.
I have Tender is the Night sitting on my shelf but I haven't mustered the brain power. Gatsby was fine, whatever. I don't know if I should bother.
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Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:13pm
Silent Majority wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 1:02pm
45) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. A fine novel I took no joy in consuming. I went into it expecting to loathe it, and I did for a while, then I realised it was the settings and the characters that I completely failed to identify with. Written prettily and honestly, I still never expect to return to it. This wasn't the exercise in crossing off a stodgy piece of fiction off a list, it wasn't Leo DiCaprio smiling and sipping cocktails, and it wasn't any fun at all. Read by Jake Gyllenhall: the lesser Gyllenhall.
I have Tender is the Night sitting on my shelf but I haven't mustered the brain power. Gatsby was fine, whatever. I don't know if I should bother.
I said this before, but I haven't liked any of Fitzgerald's novels, but I mostly like his short stories.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:27pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:13pm
Silent Majority wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 1:02pm
45) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. A fine novel I took no joy in consuming. I went into it expecting to loathe it, and I did for a while, then I realised it was the settings and the characters that I completely failed to identify with. Written prettily and honestly, I still never expect to return to it. This wasn't the exercise in crossing off a stodgy piece of fiction off a list, it wasn't Leo DiCaprio smiling and sipping cocktails, and it wasn't any fun at all. Read by Jake Gyllenhall: the lesser Gyllenhall.
I have Tender is the Night sitting on my shelf but I haven't mustered the brain power. Gatsby was fine, whatever. I don't know if I should bother.
I said this before, but I haven't liked any of Fitzgerald's novels, but I mostly like his short stories.
What do you find to be the appeal that they have that the novels don't? Is it just that you don't want to read him for too long?
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Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:27pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:13pm
Silent Majority wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 1:02pm
45) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. A fine novel I took no joy in consuming. I went into it expecting to loathe it, and I did for a while, then I realised it was the settings and the characters that I completely failed to identify with. Written prettily and honestly, I still never expect to return to it. This wasn't the exercise in crossing off a stodgy piece of fiction off a list, it wasn't Leo DiCaprio smiling and sipping cocktails, and it wasn't any fun at all. Read by Jake Gyllenhall: the lesser Gyllenhall.
I have Tender is the Night sitting on my shelf but I haven't mustered the brain power. Gatsby was fine, whatever. I don't know if I should bother.
I said this before, but I haven't liked any of Fitzgerald's novels, but I mostly like his short stories.
What do you find to be the appeal that they have that the novels don't? Is it just that you don't want to read him for too long?
Granted, it's been some time since I've read either novel or short story, but I found his work benefited from concision. The longer he went on—with the novels—the more bored I became. A nice, chapter-length story had a greater impact than his longer works.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:23pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:27pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:13pm
Silent Majority wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 1:02pm
45) The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald. Audiobook. A fine novel I took no joy in consuming. I went into it expecting to loathe it, and I did for a while, then I realised it was the settings and the characters that I completely failed to identify with. Written prettily and honestly, I still never expect to return to it. This wasn't the exercise in crossing off a stodgy piece of fiction off a list, it wasn't Leo DiCaprio smiling and sipping cocktails, and it wasn't any fun at all. Read by Jake Gyllenhall: the lesser Gyllenhall.
I have Tender is the Night sitting on my shelf but I haven't mustered the brain power. Gatsby was fine, whatever. I don't know if I should bother.
I said this before, but I haven't liked any of Fitzgerald's novels, but I mostly like his short stories.
What do you find to be the appeal that they have that the novels don't? Is it just that you don't want to read him for too long?
Granted, it's been some time since I've read either novel or short story, but I found his work benefited from concision. The longer he went on—with the novels—the more bored I became. A nice, chapter-length story had a greater impact than his longer works.
Don't tell Zelda that, she'll rip your eyes out.
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Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:23pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:27pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:13pm


I have Tender is the Night sitting on my shelf but I haven't mustered the brain power. Gatsby was fine, whatever. I don't know if I should bother.
I said this before, but I haven't liked any of Fitzgerald's novels, but I mostly like his short stories.
What do you find to be the appeal that they have that the novels don't? Is it just that you don't want to read him for too long?
Granted, it's been some time since I've read either novel or short story, but I found his work benefited from concision. The longer he went on—with the novels—the more bored I became. A nice, chapter-length story had a greater impact than his longer works.
Don't tell Zelda that, she'll rip your eyes out.
I think I could take her.
"I never doubted myself for a minute for I knew that my monkey-strong bowels were girded with strength, like the loins of a dragon ribboned with fat and the opulence of buffalo dung." - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:54pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:23pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:19pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 3:27pm


I said this before, but I haven't liked any of Fitzgerald's novels, but I mostly like his short stories.
What do you find to be the appeal that they have that the novels don't? Is it just that you don't want to read him for too long?
Granted, it's been some time since I've read either novel or short story, but I found his work benefited from concision. The longer he went on—with the novels—the more bored I became. A nice, chapter-length story had a greater impact than his longer works.
Don't tell Zelda that, she'll rip your eyes out.
I think I could take her.
Good luck to you, old sport.
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Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:54pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:23pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:19pm


What do you find to be the appeal that they have that the novels don't? Is it just that you don't want to read him for too long?
Granted, it's been some time since I've read either novel or short story, but I found his work benefited from concision. The longer he went on—with the novels—the more bored I became. A nice, chapter-length story had a greater impact than his longer works.
Don't tell Zelda that, she'll rip your eyes out.
I think I could take her.
Good luck to you, old sport.
Call me over-confident, but I think I could beat up a middle-aged woman in a straitjacket.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:03pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:54pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:44pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:23pm


Granted, it's been some time since I've read either novel or short story, but I found his work benefited from concision. The longer he went on—with the novels—the more bored I became. A nice, chapter-length story had a greater impact than his longer works.
Don't tell Zelda that, she'll rip your eyes out.
I think I could take her.
Good luck to you, old sport.
Call me over-confident, but I think I could beat up a middle-aged woman in a straitjacket.
See it's the straightjacket that gives me pause. I don't think she's going to feel pain. She's just going to keep coming at you until you're exhausted. It's the Fitzgerald Rope-a-Dope manoeuver.
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Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:03pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:54pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:44pm


Don't tell Zelda that, she'll rip your eyes out.
I think I could take her.
Good luck to you, old sport.
Call me over-confident, but I think I could beat up a middle-aged woman in a straitjacket.
See it's the straightjacket that gives me pause. I don't think she's going to feel pain. She's just going to keep coming at you until you're exhausted. It's the Fitzgerald Rope-a-Dope manoeuver.
She wouldn't have no Foreman thump in her, tho. I think I could keep flat-palming her in the forehead, low energy stuff for me, that would finally break down her stamina. And if there were no rules, I could sweep the leg and just knock her down. Good luck trying to get up in a straitjacket when I'm there to keep pushing her back. Oh yeah, I'd take her easy.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:11pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:03pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:54pm


I think I could take her.
Good luck to you, old sport.
Call me over-confident, but I think I could beat up a middle-aged woman in a straitjacket.
See it's the straightjacket that gives me pause. I don't think she's going to feel pain. She's just going to keep coming at you until you're exhausted. It's the Fitzgerald Rope-a-Dope manoeuver.
She wouldn't have no Foreman thump in her, tho. I think I could keep flat-palming her in the forehead, low energy stuff for me, that would finally break down her stamina. And if there were no rules, I could sweep the leg and just knock her down. Good luck trying to get up in a straitjacket when I'm there to keep pushing her back. Oh yeah, I'd take her easy.
Hello,

Is this the pro-wrestling thread? If so, what about Samoa Joe denial about the car wreck with Roman Reigns?

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gkbill wrote:
07 Aug 2019, 1:03am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:11pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 8:03pm
Kory wrote:
06 Aug 2019, 7:58pm


Good luck to you, old sport.
Call me over-confident, but I think I could beat up a middle-aged woman in a straitjacket.
See it's the straightjacket that gives me pause. I don't think she's going to feel pain. She's just going to keep coming at you until you're exhausted. It's the Fitzgerald Rope-a-Dope manoeuver.
She wouldn't have no Foreman thump in her, tho. I think I could keep flat-palming her in the forehead, low energy stuff for me, that would finally break down her stamina. And if there were no rules, I could sweep the leg and just knock her down. Good luck trying to get up in a straitjacket when I'm there to keep pushing her back. Oh yeah, I'd take her easy.
Hello,

Is this the pro-wrestling thread? If so, what about Samoa Joe denial about the car wreck with Roman Reigns?
This is about literature, not trash! :naughty:
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