Re: Jimger Ale......so what books are you currently reading?

I'm currently reading Gravity's Rainbow, at an incredibly slow pace. It
seems to take me days to read a page. And when I finish that I'm moving on
to For Whom the Bell Tolls. I have to say though, I just finished Tender is
the Night a few months back and I did not fall in love with it the way most
others on the list did. I'm not really sure why, it just didn't "click" with
me I guess.

----Jaime

----- Original Message -----
From: "lray" <lray@centenary.edu>
To: "bananafish" <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: RE: Jimger Ale......so what books are you currently reading?

> Moving right along.
> Doot Do Doo
> On another note I was wondering what books are floating around in the
mind's
> eyes of all the bananafish.
> I am currently reading Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald, Fight Club by
Chuck
> Palahniuk, and Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. I had to step away
from
> Tender is the Night for a bit because Rosemary was just becoming too much
too
> handle. Fight Club seemed like a nice alternative, a quick gritty read
with
> some content thrown in in short sharp bursts. And then there is Infinite
> Jest, the month long read as a professor of mine calls it. Infinite Jest
is a
> phenomenal book but there is only so much talk about AA at one time I can
> handle. When I have more time and a clearer head I will finish it. Then
on
> to Dubliners by Joyce and Gravity's Raibow by Pynchon. How about all of
you?
> -Levi
>
>
> >===== Original Message From Jim Rovira <jrovira@drew.edu> =====
> >Levi -- I have nothing to say to John except by way of response to his
> absolutely
> >pointless personal insults. I do -not- initiate any of this crap, and he
> always
> >responds, out of the blue, to conversations I'm already having with
someone
> else.
> >
> >If you aren't perceptive enough to see that's what's going on, I can't
help
> you
> >any more than this. I've also already apologized to you for my part in
this.
> >
> >If you choose to delete all my posts unread, that's fine, really (i.e., I
> don't
> >care). I don't see how you can consider that a threat to me. For my
part,
> I've
> >already decided to do that to John's posts, so you shouldn't be getting
any
> more
> >of my responses to John (because there won't be any more). I won't be
seeing
> >anything to respond to (there really wasn't anything to respond to
anyhow).
> >
> >Message filters are beautiful things.
> >
> >Jim
> >
> >lray wrote:
> >
> >> My goodness Jim and John. Maybe some people on the list do not mind
> arguments
> >> and insults taking place in their inbox but I do. By all means feel
free
> to
> >> put each other down off-list, but I am on the verge of just deleting
every
> >> single post the two of you make because they are likely to just be
pissing
> >> contests between the two of you. Now I'm sure you are both just peachy
> people
> >> and all but the list is so much less enjoyable when people argue,
> especially
> >> when the "discussion" they were originally having has long since been
lost
> >> among the trash. Of course, no one may feel the same as me, in which
case
> >> continue berating each other, spiced eggnog or no.
> >> -Levi
> >>
> >> >===== Original Message From "John Gedsudski"
<john_gedsudski@hotmail.com>
> >> =====
> >> >>
> >> >>Yep, I agree. I probably shouldn't respond...don't know if that
would
> help
> >> >>or
> >> >>not, but it certainly wouldn't hurt...
> >> >>
> >> >>Jim
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Dear Lord Jim,
> >> >
> >> >If you are wondering why I have erased all that clap-trap (mine
included)
> >> >below, it is because I can't stand those messy quotes behind us. So
you
> can
> >> >fee free to call me "dishonest", as you have so before.
> >> >
> >> >Deciphering your posts on this board has given me some unexpected joy.
> >> >Finding a point in a particular thread of yours, though, I feel like a
> blind
> >> >man in a dark room looking for a black cat, which doesn't even exist.
> >> >Your web page is another reason why I am sure you need help.
> >> >So pretentious, so full of disinformation...
> >> >And that picture, shall I return to the old pscyhology thread and have
you
> >> >give the old projective test a whirl?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"You Needn't Be So Mean, Baby"
> >> >
> >> >If I insult you, Jim, understand I have begun to unravel under the
> pressure
> >> >of the ice and snow surrounding my domicile. Reading your pedantic
> postings
> >> >between swigs of spicy eggnog gives me hope for mediocrity in the
world.
> >> >With such low standards conspicuous as they are, I am sure everyone
can
> live
> >> >peacefully in a warm and fuzzy universe where someone who remarks "Don
> >> >Quixote is a fun book" can Make It Big.
> >> >
> >> >We've got a new year ahead of us, kiddo. There's still time for
renewal.
> >> >In closing Jim, lets take a page from Issa:
> >> >
> >> > O snail
> >> >Climb Mount Fuji,
> >> > But slowly, slowly!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Yours,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >John Gedsudski
> >> >Adjuct Professor of Egos
> >> >Philistia Community College
> >> >507 Boorish Drive
> >> >NY,NY
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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