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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoI’m a huge Vonnegut fan and I am reading Mother Night next. I’ve already read and loved Slaughterhouse Five, The Sirens of Titan and Breakfast of Champions and various nonfiction short works of his.
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoI like to read a bunch of books at once. I just finished and really enjoyed Julie Serrano’s Whipping Girl, which made me realize I had a lot of internalized misogyny with regards to femininity (as a tomboy growing up and a more masculine-ish girl, it was often hard for me to relate to really femmy people, so this read was a good read for me,…[Read more]
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoA few months back I read Just Kids by Patti Smith. It was phenomenal – and I mean really, really good. I’m an avid reader and I think it’s the best thing i’ve read all year. The book pays homage to the life of artist/photographer Robert Mapplethorpe and the relationship between Robert and Patti Smith. It mainly takes place during the late 60s…[Read more]
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Just Kids is fantastic. Patti Smith has such a wonderful way of telling stories. There was a really great review of it over at This Recordings that beautifully articulates all my feelings about the book.
Have you read Please Kill Me? The story is about the same era and scene, but the style is really different. It paints a much harsher portrait…[Read more]
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Yeah, I read Please Kill Me but quite a few years ago now. I think I have it in my house somewhere, I should re-read it! I’ll check out the This Recording review – now i’m curious
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ooh I bought that for my mom last year for Christmas, but I haven’t read it. Next time I go to visit I’ll have to swipe it.
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoIs it ok to ask for book recommendations here? I’m in the process of starting up a queer reading group at my university and I’d like to have a reading list drafted up before the end of summer/start of term. So I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? We’re looking for both fiction and non-fiction and books touching various different topics…[Read more]
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Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson, Nightwood by Djuna Barnes, Holding Still for as Long as Possible by Zoe Whittall, Angels in America by Tony Kushner, Anything by Virginia Woolf, I like A Room of One’s Own and Hedwig and the Angry Inch read the play, then you can watch the movie!!
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Thanks! I’m making note of all your suggestions. The last idea is a definite winner with me- any excuse to watch Hedwig and the Angry Inch!
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Also, I forgot Patti Smith – Just Kids is really great.
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And the Band Played On is an incredible history of the early days of the AIDS epidemic, with (obviously) a heavy emphasis on the gay men who were affected. It might be especially appropriate given that we just observed the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis.
Call Me By Your Name is also great–one of the hottest books I’ve ever read,…[Read more]-
Thanks for reminding me about And The Band Played On. It was a long time ago when I read it but I learned so much from that book.
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Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoI’m reading Mark Twain’s a Yankee in King Arthers Court. I have not read it since I was a youngin and I’m always surprised at how relevant his work is still today. And the old time rhythm of writing is my favourite. I rarely read new books. Unless they are really good or the subject matter is interesting. I don’t like the way people write today. I…[Read more]
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoUm. I just read Ghost World. Next I’m reading a big thick book of Woody Allen comic strips. I know his personal life is insane, but he’s one of my favorites.
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I love Ghost World! The movie is wonderful as well but different from the graphic novel.
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I saw the movie years ago and am just now reading the comics. Even though they’re very different, I love both!
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You don’t have to apologize for liking Woody Allen’s work. Or at least, I would have to apologize right with you. Annie Hall is my favorite movie ever and a bunch of his other films are right behind.
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My favorite is sometimes Stardust Memories, and other times Annie Hall. I am obsessed with his movies.
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoI just picked up Inferno by Eileen Myles. Has anyone read it? I’m pretty excited, it has review blurbs on the back from John Waters and Alison Bechdel.
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I haven’t read it yet, but Autostraddle did it for the first “Reading a F*cking Book Club,” which seems like a pretty good endorsement to me. I’ve been thinking about bumping it up to next on my reading list.
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Oh jeez, I should have checked there first! I’m really enjoying it so far, I’m excited to read what the article says when I’m finished.
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I read that for the AS book club, it is so good.
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoCurrently I’m reading “Breaking Dawn” because after a year of graduate school I needed something mindless. Next up is “Girls to the Front” to make up for my indiscretions.
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Girls to the Front is so good, although I feel kind of guilty reading that some of the characterizations were problematic….
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yeah, after reading it i’m feeling ambivalent towards the riot grrrl movement. i’m always going to love the music, its only ever been tied to me feeling empowered and generally great (grrreat?). a lot of the writing felt apologetic and biased in favor of the movement, which really annoys me. bias is only okay to me if the books is in first-person.…[Read more]
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If you would like a fuller picture of 90s grrrl politics, may I recommend A Girl’s Guide to Taking Over the World? It’s a zine anthology with a ton of the big names, but the political and social spectrum is much wider than what was well-known in the “mainstream” riot grrrl community. It’s outta print, but cheap used and maybe you can interlibrary…[Read more]
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oh cool, thanks! the ‘zines were one of the most interesting parts of ‘girls to the front’ and just a little before my time, i’m totally going to look into this!
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The Great Library of Autostraddle 12 years, 4 months agoI’m reading “How to Say Goodbye in Robot” right now on my kindle but the book literally on my nightstand is “The Book of Useless Information: Thousands of things you didn’t think you needed to know…and probably don’t.”
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Have you read Cats Cradle by Vonnegut? I feel like that book gets all up in my brain and spits out things I never thought anyone else felt. It’s a wonderful, quick read
I’ve never read and Vonnegut, I feel like that’s a sin to say or something. Any first book recommendations?
I say try Slaugherthouse Five or Cat’s Cradle. CC is a little lighter and a quicker read; while S5 is a bit darker and the plot line is a lot less linear. Both are great reads!
Cool, I think i’m going to pick up both. Thank you.
I have it, but have not gotten to reading CC yet. I’m sure I’ll enjoy it, I’ve liked everything I’ve read by him!