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By: disenchanted

disenchanted — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:22:12 +0000

If you want to see an example of Drooker’s work, he drew the cover for a Rage Against the Machine CD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Tom_Joad_(song)#Rage_Against_the_Machine_version

By: disenchanted

disenchanted — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:28:47 +0000

Here’s a little something you should know about reading Burrough’s Naked Lunch. It reads much better at 2 a.m. than it does at 2 p.m.

By: Challenge Me! « Disenchanted Youth

Challenge Me! « Disenchanted Youth — Thu, 28 May 2009 13:09:45 +0000

[...] 28, 2009 by disenchanted In the spirit of my goal to read more “good for you” books, I looked up the top 100 challenged books from the last decade – that’s the the [...]

By: Late to bed, early to rise « Disenchanted Youth

Late to bed, early to rise « Disenchanted Youth — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:43:14 +0000

[...] last night, thanks to a 2 hour nap in the middle of the afternoon and my quest to finish reading Neuromancer before I went to bed. Added to that is the fact that I never sleep well when The Coach is out of [...]

By: disenchanted

disenchanted — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:12:27 +0000

OMG, I loved that Joan Didion book. I know, I know, the main character is all depressive and apathetic, but the writing is spectacular in its minimalist nature.

By: disenchanted

disenchanted — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:00:21 +0000

BTW, if you like sci fi books, try treading Snow Crash. It’s pretty cool (although I have to warn you that the ending isn’t as good as the rest of the book).

By: Bloglettes. « Disenchanted Youth

Bloglettes. « Disenchanted Youth — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:25:34 +0000

[...] Garden: Oh Lord, have mercy on my soul. I am reading Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer for my Overly Ambitious Program of Intellectual Self-Improvement. Oy vey. Talk about dirty, dirty language. Aside from The Vagina Monologues and Cunt, both of which [...]

By: disenchanted

disenchanted — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:22:39 +0000

Reading Notes: Oh my god, I feel dirty just touching the cover of “Tropic of Cancer.” I am going on a long car ride today, but won’t be reading *that* in public. (wink, wink)

By: disenchanted

disenchanted — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:56:05 +0000

LOL. I’m a fast reader, but not that fast! Especially since I need to keep my research mojo going and churn out a couple of articles. I’m thinking more like a year-long project.

What’s amusing is that I told my friend, the English professor, about my project and she went through the list and scratched out all the ones she thought were trash. I’ll save those for last.

By: bsgirl

bsgirl — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:08:43 +0000

Hmmm … sounds like a busy summer. But, what fun!