#asortofbookevent

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asortofbookevent replied to your post “I’m watching Buffy for the first time and all I can see is the makeup”

for the first time??!!! I'm so excite for u! and want to hear all teh reactions! Try to give it at least til S2, the productions values go up also shit gets real :)

I’m on S2 now! I don’t know why I haven’t watched this earlier.  Also I’m having fun imagining that Giles moved back to the UK and changed his name to Herc which is why Caroline doesn’t phase him at all. 

[sherlockiansbepositive]

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asortofbookevent replied to your post “Cabin Pressure - Zurich episode”

I saw a tweet from david tyler or something about there being an issue between pozzitive and itunes so you'll have to find it elsewhere!

Ah, okay. Thanks for letting me know!

[baander]

asortofbookevent replied to your post “I just messaged my other OKCupid profile because I felt like I was the...”

nice otp! also this reminds me of my student who when asked what he was thankful for replied "Myself!"

hahaha an inspirational and timely holiday message! 

[baander]

book meme

authurdentistry tagged me and I love me a book so hey why not?! Thanks friend!

Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them.

The Passion by Jeannette Winterson (all her books really were very important to me and she's brilliant and I don't even know if this one is my favorite but maybe it was the first? for some reason this one. Lesbian geniuses are always important)

The Baroque Trilogy by Neal Stephenson (who is the exact opposite of a lesbian but man I really enjoy his books. A lot. Also The Diamond Age which is my other favorite)

Other Powers by Barbara Goldsmith (fuck this book is so good. Everyone should read it but I'm pretty sure in all the years I've been saying that no one has. Their loss, I enjoyed this book so dang much you don't even know. Victoria Woodhull is my #1 lady. I should make a powerpoint about her, tumblr would fucking love this woman. She was a dirt poor backwoods con artist who became one of the most influential women in the US for many years, a whore, sort of a feminist, an anti-racist, the first woman to run for POTUS, responsible for a major national financial crisis, and when she was eventually run out of the US moved (destitute) to England where she turned up a few years later married to a Lord! She is my hero)

all the old Maggie and Hopey Love and Rockets comics by Jaime Hernandez

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (just reread this for the first time in years and yeah it still gave me chills and made me sob like a lunatic at the end because I was so moved and stirred. When I was a teenager I thought I'd get a crescent moon tattooed at my hairline- I'm actually surprised I never did that)

The Dialectic of Sex by Shulamith Firestone is my fucking bible even though actually Robin Morgan was more formative for me. But she's kinda problematic. And Shulamith is my girl.

England's Dreaming by Jon Savage and Lipstick Traces by Greil Marcus

Neuromancer by William Gibson (you wouldn't believe how many times I've read this trilogy. Or I mean, you know I'm a fangirl and have seen my ability to obsess so maybe you would )

And right now I am reading everything I can round up by Hilton Als and loving it so much-- hello new favorite person/author in the world. I want very much to meet him and hang out with him and be his new BFF. I think this is more realistic than some things, in any case...

[unreconstructedfangirl]

asortofbookevent reblogged your post and added:

My heart grew three times when I saw this post!...

Of course! So happy to have you! :-)

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 asortofbookevent: #this book has been in my to read stack for 119 years

I'd do "House of Silk" first, if you haven't. "7% solution" had an awesome premise, but some of the conclusions about Holmes' life were a bit out there, without much explanation, in my opinion.

"House of Silk" has a pretty clever mystery throughout and Horowitz's rules do work for him (even if the mere existence of that list annoys the hell out of me-- rant for another day). But there's a good bit of quotability in that book despite it and the preface nearly made me tear up. 

If you've already read it, I'd love to hear thoughts on it! I want someone to talk about that book with. 

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asortofbookevent replied to your post: if the imitation game doesn’t properly...

(whispers: I share your concern but from what I remember about the buzz around the script, it does address it… if i remember where i have seen good commentary about this before i will pass it on…)

yeah well they couldn't be bothered to include it in the trailer which is why i have very low expectations for this shit but thank you i appreciate that xx