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Forum: Games and Tabs 07-24-04
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Totally. The introduction that always sticks out...

Totally. The introduction that always sticks out the most in my mind is the one for Night Shift--my favorite of his short story collections. He goes on and on about "the body under the sheet" and...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-23-04
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Just now. Well, "just now" in the sense of "last...

Just now. Well, "just now" in the sense of "last night." :)

Forgot a few... as I knew I would...

The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold - I wasn't planning on reading this at all, but I got roped into...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-23-04
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
I've got to get caught up here, so, a sampling of...

I've got to get caught up here, so, a sampling of the past few months:

Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, Helen Fielding - Yes, seriously, I hadn't read them until now. ...
Forum: Games and Tabs 09-12-03
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Apparently so. ;D What's more interesting,...

Apparently so. ;D What's more interesting, though, is what kind of pill the doctor might give you. Literacil? :p



These are two of my favorites. I love Michael Chabon, painfully so. ...
Forum: Games and Tabs 09-11-03
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Lately: Reread The Remains of the Day, by...

Lately:

Reread The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro. Every time I pick up that book, I expect it to be boring and can't remember why I read it and loved it so in the first place. And every...
Forum: Games and Tabs 09-27-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Matt, be sure to read The Handmaid's Tale, as...

Matt, be sure to read The Handmaid's Tale, as well. I believe I've already preached the word on that one to you... :)
Forum: Games and Tabs 09-27-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
I haven't had much time for reading since the...

I haven't had much time for reading since the semester started, except, of course, for workshop stories and (sigh) student papers.

What I'm trying to read when I have a spare moment:

Thomas...
Forum: Games and Tabs 08-12-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
So f*cking incredible that I nearly sh*t my...

So f*cking incredible that I nearly sh*t my pants.

That's how incredible.

:D
Forum: Games and Tabs 08-08-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Just finished (literally--"just" as in this...

Just finished (literally--"just" as in this morning) Brady Udall's The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint. And it was f*cking incredible.
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-31-02
Replies: 2,527
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
I loved, loved, loved that book. I agree that...

I loved, loved, loved that book. I agree that it's highly recommended, especially for Evil Dead fans. :yup:
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-27-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Finished Stephen King's On Writing. Very, very...

Finished Stephen King's On Writing. Very, very good.

My favorite line, about the vagueries of writing workshops/seminars:

"It seems to occur to few of the attendees that if you have a feeling...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-18-02
Replies: 2,527
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
I'm glad you liked it, Raz. :) If you're...

I'm glad you liked it, Raz. :) If you're wanting more Vonnegut, try Galapagos. It's one of my favorites. :yup:

Just finished James Ellroy's L.A. Confidential. Spec-f*cking-tacular, and I...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-14-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
That could be a problem, if I weren't always...

That could be a problem, if I weren't always conscious of it. I'm not worried about content, 'cause my plot and story are lightyears away from everything I'm reading.

And it really is the form...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-14-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
It seems like everything I've read lately has a...

It seems like everything I've read lately has a galvanizing effect on me. Especially Wonder Boys. In form and tone, it's so much like what I'm trying to do that it inspired the hell out of me.
...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-14-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Coupla days ago: Finished Lummox: The...

Coupla days ago:

Finished Lummox: The Evolution of a Man. A damn good memoir written in third person.

Today:

Finished Michael Chabon's Wonder Boys. Lovely, lovely, lovely.

And read The...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-09-02
Replies: 2,527
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Hmm... still haven't got my third favorite,...

Hmm... still haven't got my third favorite, although here are a coupla of contendas:

Slaughterhouse-Five
Little Women
Riddley Walker
The World According to Garp
Straight Man

But how to...
Forum: Games and Tabs 07-02-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Favorite books for me: Lonesome Dove by...

Favorite books for me:

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. F*cking fabulous. I don't go for westerns, especially in book form, but this book isn't about being a western. It's got some of the best...
Forum: Games and Tabs 06-30-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
It's good. Not as good as some of his others,...

It's good. Not as good as some of his others, but very, very good. If you keep on the Vonnegut kick, check out Cat's Cradle and Galapagos. Both are excellent. :yup:



You go, boy. :D
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Forum: Games and Tabs 06-22-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
I haven't read the John Lydon book, but my...

I haven't read the John Lydon book, but my husband has, and he loved it. And this is Troy, who doesn't read. It's practically tattooed on his forehead: Me No Read. :laugh:

Preacher is a comic...
Forum: Games and Tabs 06-22-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
I just finished Thief of Time, the new Discworld...

I just finished Thief of Time, the new Discworld book, and I thoroughly, throroughly enjoyed it. Pratchett just keeps getting more and more sharp... It's amazing. :eek:

I've also been reading...
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-31-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
God, that's a great book. Irving is just a...

God, that's a great book. Irving is just a brilliant writer, period. One of my old creative writing profs was friends with Irving--they went to school together. Of course, this did not mean that I...
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-22-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
Right on, pally! I just borrowed The Amazing...

Right on, pally!

I just borrowed The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents--haven't started it yet.

A heaping helping of Pratchett is good anytime. :yup:
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-22-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
That's an easy play to sexually pervert (so to...

That's an easy play to sexually pervert (so to speak)...

"Lovers, to bed. 'Tis almost fairy time."

:laugh:
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-22-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
But, seriously, folks... how about those books? ...

But, seriously, folks... how about those books?

Now I'm gonna be humming Lou Reed tunes for the rest of the night...

"Now I'm goin' out
to the dirty boulevard..."
Forum: Games and Tabs 05-22-02
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Posted By Mary Loquacious
And the colored girls go: Do, de do, de do,...

And the colored girls go:

Do, de do, de do, do de do do...

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