#miss subways

[mrsfoxmulder]

Okay so who here has read David’s books?

I’ve only read Holy Cow and Bucky F*cking Dent. But I liked them!

If you’ve read others what did you read and what did you think?? (Because I need to find more books to read! lol)

[dd-is-my-guiltypleasure]

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This might be cheating a little, but she did love reading it on the beach recently: "Miss Subways," written by her co-star Duchovny. He gave her the book before they filmed "What Happens Later," and the two joke that a photo taken by the paparazzi of her reading it at the beach single-handedly bumped sales for the book.

[amplifyme]

"Two thousand years ago, we were everywhere; now nobody's heard of us. Do you know how hard it is to have to sit back and watch the vampires and the werewolves and the mutherfecking Game of Thrones Dinklages get all the tail? Maybe we need a publicist; haven't had one since Yeats." Sid ~ Miss Subways

[ghostsversusvibes]

Thoughts on David Duchovny’s Books; The Book Review-ish Post No One Asked For (Spoiler Alert)

Holy Cow: The first book of his that I read. It was not at all what I was expecting his writing to look like, but I found it very enjoyable. Every time the main character used “modern” slang it made me giggle because I could only picture David Duchovny himself saying it and that image is amusing to me. Holy Cow reminded me a lot of Pixar films in that it has two levels, what children would take from it and what adults will take from it. Of course it was originally written as a screenplay that he pitched to Pixar so that isn’t surprising. It’s a very cute book and I’ll likely read it to my future children someday (I understand some people may not want to read it to their kids for the same reason Pixar didn’t want to make it as a film, but those reasons aren’t a problem in my eyes personally.)

Bucky F*cking Dent: THIS is what I expected his writing to look like. Heartwarming, clever, funny, while still tugging your heart strings. It took me forever to finish the last 10 chapters because I didn’t want the book to be over. In the end, the part that made me cry was not the moment Ted confirmed his father had passed, but when they arrive home in Brooklyn and all Marty’s friends have prepared a Red Sox themed wake for him. I found it really beautiful.

Miss Subways: In the beginning this was another example of what I expected from him. That changed when the book started to take on more fantastical/supernatural elements and the inclusion of old gods. That surprised me in the best way possible. I was also shocked at how well he can write from the perspective of a woman. Some things that are mentioned in Miss Subways touch on some of the unspoken social contracts women have and I remember thinking “how does he know this?” (In thinking about it I’m sure the answer is that he was married for 18 years, has a daughter, and pays attention, but I was surprised in my initial reading nonetheless.) I cite Miss Subways as my favourite of his books.

Truly Like Lightening: I was not expecting this. I should have, but I didn’t. TLL is those Princeton and Yale English Literature degrees put to work and showcased. This book is not fantastical in the way Miss Subways is, but a little fantastical none the less. The wager between Praetorian and the Powers family could never have happen in real life, but it is so well written that it never occurred to me it was a little fantastical until I listened to a book review of TLL. In saying that, I think all great novels have some element of “this couldn’t happen in real life” to them, so when I say that it is certainly not a criticism. I could do another entire post just discussing my thoughts on TLL and I might, because although I don’t cite it as my favourite it is certainly the book I keep thinking about despite having finished it long ago. It really is his epic, and I would love it if he has more books like this in him.

The Reservoir (audiobook): This one really threw me for a loop. Before listening I only ever saw it described as something to the effect of “a love story for these unprecedented times” so I was expecting just that, a love story. However as things became more fantastical without explanation I became very confused. When everything came to light in the end, I remember being mad, and telling my fiancé all about it. I remember thinking “Seriously Duchovny? What the hell!” But of course in a good way. I love stories that get me fired up. I anxiously await the arrival of the copy of The Reservoir (the novella) that I have preordered and will arrive in the summer.

So there it is, my thoughts on all of David Duchovny’s books. I love each and every one and do hope he writes more. Tune in next time for what will undoubtedly be a lengthy post about my thoughts on TLL, because I have not stopped thinking about it since I finished it months ago.

[beyondtxf]

“Why? Why me? Why am I getting this deal?” “Because your love is lukewarm and your wish is half-assed and prideful. I’m from another time and place, my dear, when love made the cup run over and love killed. That’s what I stand for. When gods and men wrestled, fought, and fucked; and the offspring of their union was sometimes hideous, sometimes wondrous. Sometimes the Minotaur, sometimes Hercules. Win some, lose some, get mauled, raped, and eaten by some. Your love is the holding of hands, the peck on the cheek, the Cialis couple in matching tubs. Your love is the tepid treacle left on Oprah’s hanky.” ― David Duchovny, Miss Subways

[thelonecoyote]

All the crap of the world answered

That's from Miss Subways by David Duchovny....

The man gets it... He really gets it... Shit

[jamofappreciation]

Just finished Miss Subways. I honestly had no idea what was going to happen for a one moment to the next (craziness), and the ending was so good. 😭❤️

[chaoticcharm]

*birds chirping* David: Oh, those are the parrots of Malibu. You know, there are parrots of Malibu. Wild parrots in there. That's them. I'm not making that noise, if you hear it. Those are birds. Do you hear it? Interviewer: I'll tell you what, I lived— last summer I spent in Santa Clara Valley, and... David: Did you have parrots? Interviewer: I was plagued by these like, wild parrots. There was like, little flocks of them. These little green parrots, right? David: Yeah, they're really loud. Yeah, I love 'em. Interviewer: They don't have a good sound. David: No, they don't. But I just love that they exist.

In the continuing story of: David Duchovny loves birds

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