2. What’s the worst book you’ve ever read, and why? Possibly the self-published "memoir" about Peace Corps written by a guy who I helped train, the theme of which was basically how badass, worldly, and knowing he was, compared to the rest of us who were naive and didn't understand life the way he did. Highlight, his first time taking hallucinogens and how much he hated it because the other people with him were so shallow. [insert unimpressed Lyme face here] 25-year-old pretentious asshole dude writing, basically. "I hate everyone in this book oh my god" probably Gone Girl, which I read mostly at stupid-o'clock in Mali when the power was out and it was too hot to sleep, and then immediately felt gross for having spent time with those people. It was entertaining i guess?
3. A book you found overhyped, and why All the 19th-century-lady-writers books people have suggested to me (Jane Austen et al.). Everyone loves Pride and Prejudice apparently, except I found it dumb and haven't managed to finish it. I usually have a pretty high threshold for "did not finish the book" but man, I've picked up a bunch of those and never made it past the first 50 pages. Which isn't to say they're bad, they're just very much not for me. I've been so disconnected from mainstream hype about pop culture in the last 10 years or so that I can't really speak to things like Twilight or 50 Shades that are probably more typical answers to this...
5. Which genre(s) don’t you read? Why not? Romance, either the genre or stuff in other genres that's romance-heavy. Historically I've been pretty "meh" about romance generally, more recently I find a lot of it very unsettling, bordering on triggering (any hint of coercion or manipulation or dishonesty and I nope right the fuck out). Would perhaps like to change this in future, because part of idk ~recovery is what someone on tumblr calls "remedial social stories" aka "no not every relationship is dysfunctional and/or abusive, here are models that aren't," but that sounds like effort and I don't have the energy at the moment.
8. The book you read when you’re stuck in bed sick Discworld! Basically all the books in rotation, depending what mood I'm in. I've been listening to Watch books recently, finished Thud and am on Feet of Clay (because order doesn't matter when you've read all of them 4 or 5 times).
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Date: 2016-10-02 09:21 am (UTC)Possibly the self-published "memoir" about Peace Corps written by a guy who I helped train, the theme of which was basically how badass, worldly, and knowing he was, compared to the rest of us who were naive and didn't understand life the way he did. Highlight, his first time taking hallucinogens and how much he hated it because the other people with him were so shallow. [insert unimpressed Lyme face here] 25-year-old pretentious asshole dude writing, basically. "I hate everyone in this book oh my god" probably Gone Girl, which I read mostly at stupid-o'clock in Mali when the power was out and it was too hot to sleep, and then immediately felt gross for having spent time with those people. It was entertaining i guess?
3. A book you found overhyped, and why
All the 19th-century-lady-writers books people have suggested to me (Jane Austen et al.). Everyone loves Pride and Prejudice apparently, except I found it dumb and haven't managed to finish it. I usually have a pretty high threshold for "did not finish the book" but man, I've picked up a bunch of those and never made it past the first 50 pages. Which isn't to say they're bad, they're just very much not for me. I've been so disconnected from mainstream hype about pop culture in the last 10 years or so that I can't really speak to things like Twilight or 50 Shades that are probably more typical answers to this...
5. Which genre(s) don’t you read? Why not?
Romance, either the genre or stuff in other genres that's romance-heavy. Historically I've been pretty "meh" about romance generally, more recently I find a lot of it very unsettling, bordering on triggering (any hint of coercion or manipulation or dishonesty and I nope right the fuck out). Would perhaps like to change this in future, because part of idk ~recovery is what someone on tumblr calls "remedial social stories" aka "no not every relationship is dysfunctional and/or abusive, here are models that aren't," but that sounds like effort and I don't have the energy at the moment.
8. The book you read when you’re stuck in bed sick
Discworld! Basically all the books in rotation, depending what mood I'm in. I've been listening to Watch books recently, finished Thud and am on Feet of Clay (because order doesn't matter when you've read all of them 4 or 5 times).