Books

If I admit that I'm currently reading a David Sedaris book, will I get publicly flogged by members of this board?

As long as you are reading what is the problem?

Space wrote:
If I admit that I'm currently reading a David Sedaris book, will I get publicly flogged by members of this board?

Probably just me. And honestly, a few seconds in, all the vitrol will be off of you and onto that milquetoast bore. He's the literary equivalent of Modern Family on downers. He only exists so our bigoted septuagenarian aunts can claim cover for their evangelic hate by going, "but I am reading a book by a gay man!" Fuck David Sedaris.

Julian, wrote:

Space wrote:
If I admit that I'm currently reading a David Sedaris book, will I get publicly flogged by members of this board?

Probably just me. And honestly, a few seconds in, all the vitrol will be off of you and onto that milquetoast bore. He's the literary equivalent of Modern Family on downers. He only exists so our bigoted septuagenarian aunts can claim cover for their evangelic hate by going, "but I am reading a book by a gay man!" Fuck David Sedaris.

Wait, David Sedaris is gay? And that's why we're supposed to hate him?

Julian is just a hater….there is no rhyme or reason

Space wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Space wrote:
If I admit that I'm currently reading a David Sedaris book, will I get publicly flogged by members of this board?

Probably just me. And honestly, a few seconds in, all the vitrol will be off of you and onto that milquetoast bore. He's the literary equivalent of Modern Family on downers. He only exists so our bigoted septuagenarian aunts can claim cover for their evangelic hate by going, "but I am reading a book by a gay man!" Fuck David Sedaris.

Wait, David Sedaris is gay? And that's why we're supposed to hate him?

No. Hate him because he's a humorist that has never been funny or amusing.

I mean I guess he is accusing you of virtue signaling…seems a big issue for him

there is this thing he keeps going to that DS is the way for people who are 'bigoted septuagenarians' to say 'hey who are you calling homophobic…I read Sedaris"

ivesssapology wrote:
there is this thing he keeps going to that DS is the way for people who are 'bigoted septuagenarians' to say 'hey who are you calling homophobic…I read Sedaris"

This is absolutely true. I maintain that is a large reason for his (and Modern Familys) popularity. They are not-in-your-face examples of homosexuality that’s palatable for people who don’t like homosexuality.

I know plenty of people who like Sedaris or Modern Family and have zero issues with homosexuality

I happen to like neither but unlike you do not ascribe for myself the power to read the minds and motives of tens of millions of people I don’t know

I just started reading Shantaram

hutch wrote:
I know plenty of people who like Sedaris or Modern Family and have zero issues with homosexuality

I happen to like neither but unlike you do not ascribe for myself the power to read the minds and motives of tens of millions of people I don’t know

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Finished Room To Dream (1/2 David Lynch memoir and 1/2 bio of David Lynch) SOOOOOOO GOOD. What a gift. Highly recommended.

Justin wrote:
Moby Reads the Room and Cancels His Book Tour

upon first read, i assumed that "reads the room" was a reference to a book based on the movie "The Room".  at which point i asked myself, "why the hell would anyone write a book version of the worse movie ever?"

then i clicked, and i learned.

sweetcell wrote:

Justin wrote:
Moby Reads the Room and Cancels His Book Tour

upon first read, i assumed that "reads the room" was a reference to a book based on the movie "The Room".  at which point i asked myself, "why the hell would anyone write a book version of the worse movie ever?"

then i clicked, and i learned.

When I started seeing references to The Room, my first thought was why all this sudden love for an obscure 80s band.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuTLaWLMR-Y

this is a good read
The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s' Most Decadent College

Is wrote:
this is a good read
The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s' Most Decadent College

The Julian's America thread is over there.

Julian, wrote:

Is wrote:
this is a good read
The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s' Most Decadent College

The Julian's America thread is over there.

been meaning to ask…your screen name…assuming it's lifted from LTZ…which was lifted from American Gigolo

Is wrote:

Julian, wrote:

Is wrote:
this is a good read
The Secret Oral History of Bennington: The 1980s' Most Decadent College

The Julian's America thread is over there.

been meaning to ask…your screen name…assuming it's lifted from LTZ…which was lifted from American Gigolo

Its better if no one knows how the sausage is made, man.