At my gate, and the guy across from me is two hundred pages into ‘Atlas Shrugged,’ while the guy next to him is geeking out about how it’s gonna ‘CHANGE YOUR LIFE, and shit!’
And they’re both in their thirties, so there’s no excuse for that.
It’s like seeing an aging bald guy carrying around ‘Catcher In The Rye,’ you know? I’m all, ‘buddy, go buy some Updike, or something.’
And I don’t even LIKE Updike. I start ‘Rabbit Run’ twice a year like Liz Lemon takes up knitting.
Me, I brought two Vanity Fairs, Men’s Journal (fuck you, Kyle Chandler’s on the cover), the new Matt Scudder, and Mona Simpson’s ‘Anywhere But Here.’
And the Kindle.
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hotelcharlie said:
Anywhere But Here - made into a terrible movie with Sarandon and Portman. Have you read From Rockaway or Ellen Foster. Two faves of mine since I was a kid. Safe travels. :) and thanks for your awesome insights.
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erikonymous said:
To be fair, Atlas Shrugged will almost certainly change his life, just probably not in a good way.
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feelinganddreaming said:
Ugh, rabbit run. One of the worst books I’ve ever read, but I had to finish it for a class. His short stories are much more readable.
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aka14kgold said:
HA. Rabbit, Run was the first book I ever stopped reading in the middle.
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andrewgraham reblogged this from lazybookreviews and added:
Not unrelated.
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trackster said:
The Rabbit Tetralogy is soooo Catcher in the Rye for middle agers. That said, I keep trying to get P to read it so he’ll realize how annoying whining about being an adult is.
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sotheresthat said:
Oddly enough, I read Details every time I’m in the airport. I never think to buy it regularly but in the airport it always seems (and is!) so appealing. Travel safe!
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jaimeleigh said:
ha! love you
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lemonswatea said:
ANYWHERE BUT HERE! SO GOOD!
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