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I would have liked to entitle this thread "What's wrong with this site" but, of course I do not want to be so negative, so here it is: Searching for an author or a book brings an entire set of entire threads, rather than individual posts. That means that to find the relevant post, one must...

So I just read Here's the Story, which is Maureen M's total exposure of her horror life while being Marcia Brady. It was heart wrenching, to the point of pullin my heart out. Plus, it was true. Marcia had a messed up time, even though Greg probably hooked up with her in Hawaii. Some of the...

You guys are behind the times. I've read maybe five books that you all have no trace of since I was last here. Here's a list: I was going to review One Fifth, but what's the point when nobody's reading anything? One Fifth Avenue Girl with the Dragon Tattoo State by State The...

This article from yesterday's NY Times is about the growing trend in newspaper publishing to shrink and consolidate book reviews. Can't say it's a bad thing, as everyone knows that the big reviews are all about the reviewers, not the books. Plus, they have long been so corrupted by the favors...

Over quite a long time I"ve noticed that this is a really common thing to do on this website. How do you feel about recommending books you haven't read? Do you think it's okay? Do you ever feel guilty, like you might really be giving bad advice?

Tried it. Read it. Thought about it. And. . . I think the blogs aren’t going to bring any richness to this forum. For one thing, anyone who’s really writing anything worth reading will not blog here, because you have to own and control your own material. It’s rule number one of writing. It’s...

I want to read this. Just ordered it. Anyone read it yet? I'm thinking it will be very good.

what are you thinking? Bear with me. If you are willing to answer this, there's a lot to talk about.

Nick Flynn deserves a thread. I think people have probably mentioned him here and there, but I think he’s great, and he’s definitely coming up. Another Bullshit Night in Suck City is his autobiographical account of his teens and early 20s. Let the title be a warning that it’s not a happy...

I finished Mother’s Milk by Edward St. Aubyn a few weeks ago. I hesitated to review it immediately, as I was not sure that my assessment was fully formed. While I love St. Aubyn’s writing—it’s full of unexpected sharp observations and funny self-reflection—this story didn’t appeal to me...

Occasionally I read a comment about the 1950s to the effect that it was a decade of commercialism and dumbing down of culture. I read a comment like that (by veggiedog) on this forum this week. I’m interested in a discussion of where this perception comes from. My understanding of that...

Has anyone heard Around yet? Could not find a sample online.

A short story I remember the day I first noticed him . . . let’s call him Bruno, for that is how I named him that day, thinking only that he was the sort of Italian who finds art in life. Something about the cut of his clothes, the way his hair was just the right amount too long. I was...

Has anyone seen these? I've been waiting for them forever. Just ordered FE through my library, but the one I really want to see is End of the Century. Plus the Metallica one is supposed to be a laugh. Comments?

Wow, this article about these seemingly innocent series for young girls is a real eye-opener. 13 year olds having sex left and right, as if it's normal. The shopping, the stress, the nastiness. I'm not big on censorship, but I doubt I would buy these for my kid. Even if I didn't, I'd have a...

I'm just starting this. Has anyone read it? I'll get back to this thread when I'm further along.

Here's a link to the first one, with a sidebar on classic SF reads. You need to register for NYT, but it's free. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/05/books/review/05itzkoff.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1141930921-WO0t8Rr52zS4qkpkgjQMkw

Does anyone else do these? Sort of a freewriting associative exercise, just to see what comes out . . . here are two, based on random strings of letters (for poetry aficionados, I think John Ashbery does something similar in his work): Experimentals #1 Bring my little dinner slut to me...

John Book John Book asked questions about his birth, Asked his mother for things he didn't know but in the answers he saw that she made things up Invented a life so like the life she wanted him to have but bearing little on his own blood and bone. She collected words only to play...

Are you or have you met jealous readers? I don't mean 'jealous' in the sense of envious, but in the sense of having to read whatevery they think you've read or will read. Competitive readers who guard their hoard. My sister and hub qualify. They are the kind of people who, when you wake up...