I’m writing an FAQ post to answer the slew of questions I’ve gotten since starting this blog. But first, a brief letter to people who take this blog more seriously than a Cholera outbreak in their firstborn’s kindergarten:
Take your meds. Count backwards from ten. Remember: we’re all going to die.
Onto the questions. A lot of people have been asking whether I actually read good authors as well, and whether I can recommend any. Well, YEAH. 99% of what I choose to read is pure loveliness. Some of my favorites, which I would heartily recommend:
Lolita by Nabokov
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Hot Water Music by Bukowski
…And about a million more.
Some people have asked me if I have written anything myself, and if it has been published. Yes and yes.
A reader, Lindsey, also asked:
What advice do you have for aspiring writers on how not to make your list?
Ha: beware the Dunning -Kruger effect. The reason why making fun of Sparks and Picoult is so hilarious is because they both take themselves incredibly seriously. You don’t see Marilynne Robinson whining about the New York Times supposedly having it in for books written by women.
Now, some comments:
«If you are going to pick on actors, at least have the forethought to READ the movie poster that you used as an image (Mandy Moore’s name is RIGHT ON IT in plain text).»
How dare I insult the good name of Mandy Moore that way? Duly corrected.
«Well, I’ve read a few of [Picoult's] books – absolutely loved them!! Guess most of us (the general public) like the whole similar plot thing. Guess that’s why she’s been #1 on the NYT bestseller list so many times??»
Please die.
Some dude named Boris Milkshake also posted a rant about this blog. He has a couple of questions, one of which is:
«There are several so called book reviews for you to find uninteresting and untrue, as she has not even read the books… Example Taylor Swift, how the fuck can you review a book that you have not seen or read you Muppet?»
Because I’m a fucking ninja. That’s why.
I love your blog and everything for which it stands.
I was planning on saying more, but I think that covers it.
I stumbled upon your blog, and I must say <3. If one more person tells me upon declaring how much they love to read but the only books they read are sparks…then gasp in shock because i hate the crap I'm going ot stab them to death with a spork.
More evidence that the world is going to hell in a grocery cart:
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-real-stuff-white-people-like/
Scroll down to the subhead “So here’s the real stuff white people like” and click on the female icon. UGH.
Wait, did that guy just call you a Muppet as if it was an INSULT? Becoming a Muppet automatically increases anybody’s cool factor by a minimum of 47 percent. If the Muppet in question is Gonzo, that goes up to 62.
Haha!