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frenchcookie47 finished reading The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon: The Crying of Lot 49 (Hardcover, 1997, Buccaneer Books)

The Crying of Lot 49 is a novel written by American author Thomas Pynchon and …

Tl:Dr - Gonna be honest, I still not super clear about what this book was about and I think I need to read it again to really get it. Maybe this time with the Wikipedia page open. But the writing was great and very smooth and the wit that I was able to keep up with delicious!

frenchcookie47 finished reading Hyperbole and a Half : Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh

Allie Brosh, Allie Brosh: Hyperbole and a Half : Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened (Paperback, 2013, Square Peg)

Tl:Dr - Allison Bosh has lived rent free in my head since I read Alot in senior year of high school.

frenchcookie47 finished reading I lost it at the movies by Pauline Kael

Pauline Kael: I lost it at the movies (1994, M. Boyars)

Tl:Dr - (Feels good to do that on a new site) Local Californian has opinions on movies! I'd have on on her opinions about movies if I'd ever seen any of them, but I've only seen Citizen Kane (Not reviewed, only mentioned) and West Side Story which I agree with Kael about, but that's more because I'm a bitter hater of Romeo and Juliet. Kaels writing is really pretty and I can tell she deeply cares about her subject. And I don't think she ever wanted any of the movies to eviscerated to be bad, but she wasn't going to write anyone a puff piece, y'know? Additionally this was int resting to read from a time capsule sort of perspective. Like getting to look back at how people were thinking about media in the 50s/60s. Kaels thoughts on relations between men/women and consent WOULD NOT land today but I thought …

Tl:Dr - (Feels good to do that on a new site) Local Californian has opinions on movies! I'd have on on her opinions about movies if I'd ever seen any of them, but I've only seen Citizen Kane (Not reviewed, only mentioned) and West Side Story which I agree with Kael about, but that's more because I'm a bitter hater of Romeo and Juliet. Kaels writing is really pretty and I can tell she deeply cares about her subject. And I don't think she ever wanted any of the movies to eviscerated to be bad, but she wasn't going to write anyone a puff piece, y'know? Additionally this was int resting to read from a time capsule sort of perspective. Like getting to look back at how people were thinking about media in the 50s/60s. Kaels thoughts on relations between men/women and consent WOULD NOT land today but I thought it was fascinating to read about. Good book. You should read it.