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    flol
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    Serious question: is there anyone here who first saw Raiders as an adult, and still thinks it's a good flick?
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    doublename replied to a topic in General Banter

    Found WHite Noise to be really bleak and depressing, how does Libra and the rest of his work compare in that aspect? Speaking of, afte White Noise left me in a sour mood I thought of reading something more lighthearted but grabbed Saramago's "Blindness" instead, which is shaping up to be another 300 pages of despair Libra is maybe slightly less depressing than White Noise, and definitely has less of the 'essay' feel than most of his novels. It's one of the few with a real plot, and has easily the most memorable characters. I'd even say it reads like a psychological crime/espionage thriller in places. I kind of think of his career as having 3 phases: the PoMo-ish (darkly) comedic stuff up to and including White Noise, a couple of huge (and mostly successful) cuts at writing the Great American Novel in Libra and Underworld, and his late career super spare, elliptical stuff like Point Omega and Zero K. His recent work is good, but facking soul crushing tbqh. Duder is easily my favorite American writer. edit: Am I wrong in thinking that Blindness is ~50% rape scenes? It's been ages since I read it, but that's what I think of when ever it comes up.
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    Never met a problem we couldn't shoot our way out of.
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    No lackin out here in the last days.
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    Amazon's got plenty of other stuff. It seems like they've gotten rid of the "show prime only" toggle though (in the mobile app).
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    Megyn Kelly's off to NBC News - http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/03/508046088/megyn-kelly-is-leaving-fox-news-to-join-nbc-news?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=politics&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews
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    Poplar Don't Peach
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    doublename replied to a topic in General Banter

    Give Libra a shot if you're still curious about Delillo.
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    doublename replied to a topic in General Banter

    Gotta re-read that soon, great novel.
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    Have you guys seen the Species films?
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    Nm
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    Creamy Stool Thick as Tar
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    Mods, move all this shit to the psychology thread.
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    Lambo' Leap
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    I actually hope this administration kills everything on earth ffs.
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    So that's why he changed his name.
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    doublename replied to a topic in General Banter

    Verso is having a 90% off sale on all their eBooks, so, like, fill yer head. http://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3014-90-off-all-our-ebooks-until-january-1st?discount_code=endofyear2016
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    3/4's of Vektor have quit the band
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    Reagan on meth is a bit optimistic, considering the 80s were literally Reagan on crack. edit: Andrew Johnson on PCP imo
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    Politics aside, I don't think it's possible not to hate Trump if one of his hideous buildings is in your city.
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    +there are 23 US cities with higher per capita murder rates than Chicago.
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    Watership Down author Richard Adams dies aged 96 http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38446309
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    23 Civilized
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