My husband & I finally started Orange is the New Black a few weeks ago (this is how I read so many freaking books, people — I’m five years behind on must see TV). Kate Mulgrew’s portrayal of Red quickly became one of my favorite performances. She’s tough, she’s smart, and she’s a person. I’m constantly impressed with her. I was so happy to see Mulgrew’s autobiography well-reviewed on this site. While it doesn’t touch on her time as Red (it ends with her role as Capt. […]
“You see it in all animals – the female of the species is more deadly than the male.”
I downloaded this one after reading Caitlin’s review, despite her warnings about the more disturbing bits. I’m glad I did — this book stressed me the fuck out, but it was really pretty incredible. “There are laws in place that stop us from doing things. This is what we tell ourselves. In truth we stop ourselves; the law is a guideline for how to punish someone who is caught.” Alex’s sister Anna was murdered, and now she’s just that dead girl’s sister. People don’t really see her — […]
“BUT ENOUGH SPIRITUALITY. BACK TO TITS AND BAD DECISIONS.”
This book is ridiculous, but very very funny. If you have a twisted sense of humor and no issue with constant all-caps swearing, you ought to check it out. Apparently Cory O’Brien has a blog where he’s been doing this for years, but I’ve never read it so I started fresh with the book. It’s basically him re-telling myths, from Greek to Hindu to Native American to whatever else he can think of, with his own spin and like, a LOT of cursing. It’s all written like […]
Mike Mullane: juvenile ass & proud of it!
Look, I get that things were different in 1978 (things = women in the workplace, and the men who harassed them). And they weren’t greatly improved by 2006 (when Mullane wrote this book) or even now. But this is a 400 page book about going into freaking space, and 75% of it is either Mullane and his cronies acting sexist, OR Mullane pointing out sexism in others (while totally making sexist cracks of his own). When you point one finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back […]
“Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars…”
I really wanted to read more A.S. King after loving Still Life with Tornado, and one of y’all had reviewed this one positively so I picked it up next. It wasn’t quite as good as Still Life, mostly because the weirdness level was a bit lower and I like weird, but it was still really good — a very touching read in a totally not-sappy way. “All those people who are chained here thinking that their reputations matter and this little shit matters are so freaking shortsighted. […]
Still waiting for another Tremblay as good as A Head Full of Ghosts
Okay, we all agreed that A Head Full of Ghosts rocked, right? I’ve read a few other novels by Tremblay since, and while none of them has really come close to the mindf*** that was A Head Full of Ghosts, this one came the closest. Also, as a PSA: If you liked (is liked the right word?) The Library at Mount Char but haven’t read A Head Full of Ghosts, you should rectify that immediately. But don’t rush out to get this one. Tommy and his two best friends […]
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