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Selected Unpublished Blog Posts of a Mexican Panda Express Employee
by
Megan Boyle (Goodreads Author)
Poetry. Megan Boyle's debut poetry collection is at once confessional, sociological, emotional, detached, funny, sad, delightful, reckless, and meditative. Written in the naturally meticulous, defaultedly complex, always affecting voice of a person too imaginative and self-aware and intelligent to be fully consumed by depression and loneliness but too aware of the meaningl...more
Paperback, 1st, 96 pages
Published
November 15th 2011
by Muumuu House
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i am not sure what to think about this. i am bemused. My sister has told me to stop using that word. She calls it a hipster word. i don't know, i still like it. it fits me.
i checked selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee out at the library because i saw it on goodreads and i wanted to read something from muumuu house after i read shoplifting from american apparel.
i think that i will write a review in the style of megan boyle's writing as the best way to respond. i do...more
i checked selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee out at the library because i saw it on goodreads and i wanted to read something from muumuu house after i read shoplifting from american apparel.
i think that i will write a review in the style of megan boyle's writing as the best way to respond. i do...more
This book is funny, weirdly psychedelic, and good. It's the type of book that when you're reading it, the things written almost feel like memories...like familiar or something. I have always loved Megan as a writer, have been following her blogs all the way from diaryland days. She writes in a voice that I can relate to because it's one of a disconnected but very self aware human like many other humans in our generation, myself included. She makes it seem okay to feel lonely or depressed or shit...more
I've been carrying this book around with me for the past 1.5 weeks. It's a talisman, for me. I read it out of order first, and now I am rereading it in order. So much could be said for the argument for the significance of the banal, but what I've found is that Megan's honesty makes me feel both safe and unhinged. I think we would be friends. This book has shown me in some small way that you can know the gross, intimate, boring details of someone and still love them.
This book sparked my creativity and provided a lot of writing prompts. Selected Unpublished Blog Posts of a Mexican Panda Express Employee is funny, relatable, and a little sad. Imagine the pretty girl you've admired from afar, then imagine an intimate peek inside her world.
Lately, I've been listening to Juliana Hatfield's new album and I've decided that Megan Boyle might be the literary equivalent. Hatfield's first solo album, 1992's "Hey Babe," was an impressive, confessional debut full of hoo...more
Lately, I've been listening to Juliana Hatfield's new album and I've decided that Megan Boyle might be the literary equivalent. Hatfield's first solo album, 1992's "Hey Babe," was an impressive, confessional debut full of hoo...more
i liked it
only i wish where it said
'i want to see a periodic table of emotions, i want to see flow charts'
it said emoticons instead of emotions because that is what i read it as and then when reread the line i was mildly put out
and also i really liked this bit
during the movie i kept thinking 'dave eggers dave eggers dave eggers white person quirky white people white people liberal meaningful liberal dave eggers white meaningful quirky'
near the end of the movie there was an image of a piece of...more
only i wish where it said
'i want to see a periodic table of emotions, i want to see flow charts'
it said emoticons instead of emotions because that is what i read it as and then when reread the line i was mildly put out
and also i really liked this bit
during the movie i kept thinking 'dave eggers dave eggers dave eggers white person quirky white people white people liberal meaningful liberal dave eggers white meaningful quirky'
near the end of the movie there was an image of a piece of...more
very sweet, i enjoyed this a lot
I love this book. It's rare to read a book that feels like an x-ray of another person's psyche. Reading this book made me feel less lonely. If Megan wasn't being totally honest in this book she did a really good job of "tricking" us into thinking she was being honest, which is also impressive, I guess.
most of this book felt like thoughts that have crossed my mind but never put down into words
i feel like i enjoyed this because—for example, the ‘chapters’ with ‘every thought i had while walking to school’, or ‘lies i have told’ or ‘everyone i had sex with’—are inherently interesting: that denial of preference for one thought over another, a subjective choice that refutes value judgement that comes with the selection of what is included in these lists (or non-selection since every thought is rec...more
i feel like i enjoyed this because—for example, the ‘chapters’ with ‘every thought i had while walking to school’, or ‘lies i have told’ or ‘everyone i had sex with’—are inherently interesting: that denial of preference for one thought over another, a subjective choice that refutes value judgement that comes with the selection of what is included in these lists (or non-selection since every thought is rec...more
My review from banangolit.com:
selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee is Megan Boyle’s first book and it is a very interesting debut.
The first thing the reader notices about the book is the form it takes: the poems/ pieces seem to be arranged chronologically, so the reader feels like, in a way, they are reading a diary of Megan Boyle’s life. And this diary seems interesting. Included in it is Boyle’s piece “everyone I’ve had sex with”, which was originally published a...more
selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee is Megan Boyle’s first book and it is a very interesting debut.
The first thing the reader notices about the book is the form it takes: the poems/ pieces seem to be arranged chronologically, so the reader feels like, in a way, they are reading a diary of Megan Boyle’s life. And this diary seems interesting. Included in it is Boyle’s piece “everyone I’ve had sex with”, which was originally published a...more
“Selected, Unpublished Blog Posts of a Mexican Panda Express Employee” reveals a young woman’s perspective on her life regarding work, college, relationships, and just plain living through a series of blog entries. There are many random anecdotes about life which we all think about, but very few choose to write about in this particular form. I’m glad that I received it as part of the First-Reads program! What I especially loved about this work is that it is presented as a roller coaster of raw,...more
i borrowed jackson's copy of this
probably the best book i have read in a while
i like megan boyle, she seems funny and cheeky
places i read this book:
alice's front porch
alice's bed
a plane
my bed
i laughed so much i was crying re: "thought about a world where pokemon accompany you in the shower and wash your body/hair as you stand with your eyes closed"
like i think i kept turning back to that page afterwards and laughing more and more
idk why i found it so funny
probably the best book i have read in a while
i like megan boyle, she seems funny and cheeky
places i read this book:
alice's front porch
alice's bed
a plane
my bed
i laughed so much i was crying re: "thought about a world where pokemon accompany you in the shower and wash your body/hair as you stand with your eyes closed"
like i think i kept turning back to that page afterwards and laughing more and more
idk why i found it so funny
based on the excerpt I'd stumbled across on the internet, I expected something slightly different.
I liked it for its "stream of consciousness" nature and can relate well to megan (for that's often how I think and write), but nothing to write home about. the concept of publishing "unpublished blogpost entries" is very very 21st century. I liked how everything was written in lowercase.
I enjoyed reading because I'm a nosy person (I prefer to call it curiosity) and megan writes in a very honest and...more
I liked it for its "stream of consciousness" nature and can relate well to megan (for that's often how I think and write), but nothing to write home about. the concept of publishing "unpublished blogpost entries" is very very 21st century. I liked how everything was written in lowercase.
I enjoyed reading because I'm a nosy person (I prefer to call it curiosity) and megan writes in a very honest and...more
It was very good because of it's concise honesty.
I had previously some sections of this book online and enjoyed re-reading those parts in real life.
I had previously read, "everyone i've had sex w/" and enjoyed it.
I wonder if people read that part and thought, does that make her a slut, in much the same way people have read other literary things and thought, is this a detective story, a romance, etc., not feeling comfortable until the genre is grossly pinned down.
I feel a little self-conscious of the adverb I used in the last sentence.
I like...more
I had previously read, "everyone i've had sex w/" and enjoyed it.
I wonder if people read that part and thought, does that make her a slut, in much the same way people have read other literary things and thought, is this a detective story, a romance, etc., not feeling comfortable until the genre is grossly pinned down.
I feel a little self-conscious of the adverb I used in the last sentence.
I like...more
'Selected...' is a rich addition to the catalog of Muumuu House, a sort of literary, cultural bastion for young writers that resonate thematically with the work of founder and internet-famous 'symbol', Tao Lin.
This enjoyably ambiguous 'collective' centers often around anxious-yet-stoic, stream-of-consciousness, I'm-okay-really-but-what-am-I-doing-with-my-life work of a complex flavor that many describe as the signature zeitgeist/milieu/something of my generation, a claim I have knee-jerk reacti...more
This enjoyably ambiguous 'collective' centers often around anxious-yet-stoic, stream-of-consciousness, I'm-okay-really-but-what-am-I-doing-with-my-life work of a complex flavor that many describe as the signature zeitgeist/milieu/something of my generation, a claim I have knee-jerk reacti...more
This book is very raw and honest, and Megan Boyle sets no words aside as improper, sometimes sharing the details that make you feel like an intruder on her life, but overall are very thought-provoking and humerously random, like inside jokes that you can only understand half of. Lonely and saddening at times, the writing content pulls into what we must all feel at some time, the divide between wanting to be accepted by other people and wanting to be ourselves, defining and questioning the exista...more
still unsure, slightly confused, worried facial expression after finishing. would like to say 'generous 4 stars' but maybe i am wrong, who knows
when i started this i wasn't sure how to interpret the 'pieces' with only dates for any kind of title, as poems or blog posts, so i picked blog posts because i figured it would make the writing easier to comprehend and digest. this collection is good and pretty easy-going. most of the things in it are blog posts on one that i'd subscribe to, too, and the actual titled poems were all mostly very good. boyle's earnest honesty is what stood out to me most. i don't know how to review this but it's w...more
This book is fun and sad at the same time. Luckily I'm pretty sure that is what Megan Boyle was going for here. At times I felt like I really connected with Boyle's writing. The writing seemed like it sporadic, like how my brain works. Reading one or two lines about a subject than jumping to the next subject is how I think most of the time. It was nice to read a book that does the same thing. There are longer blogs in the book that focus in on subjects. Although I really like the quick shot bite...more
I received this book for free from the goodreads first reads program.
I was excited when I saw this book on the giveaway page. I remember reading a review of this book that was pretty positive. Unfortunately I can't remember where I read it. Based on that review I entered the giveaway for this book. When I actually received the book in the mail, I was surprised. I did not realize that this is supposed to be a poetry book. Had I known that, I wouldn't have entered the giveaway. But since I had rec...more
I was excited when I saw this book on the giveaway page. I remember reading a review of this book that was pretty positive. Unfortunately I can't remember where I read it. Based on that review I entered the giveaway for this book. When I actually received the book in the mail, I was surprised. I did not realize that this is supposed to be a poetry book. Had I known that, I wouldn't have entered the giveaway. But since I had rec...more
Book: selected unpublished blog posts of a mexican panda express employee
Author: Megan Boyle
Published: November 2011 by Muumuu House, 96 pages
First Line: "i could never be a sports writer, unless my assignment was to write 'sports sports sports sports sports' for three pages"
Genre/Rating: Poetry; 4/5 lists of your most embarrassing moments in life, dating back to age 5
Review: Confession: I don't know how best to review this book.
For all of my love of poetry, I'm somewhat of a traditionalist. I...more
Author: Megan Boyle
Published: November 2011 by Muumuu House, 96 pages
First Line: "i could never be a sports writer, unless my assignment was to write 'sports sports sports sports sports' for three pages"
Genre/Rating: Poetry; 4/5 lists of your most embarrassing moments in life, dating back to age 5
Review: Confession: I don't know how best to review this book.
For all of my love of poetry, I'm somewhat of a traditionalist. I...more
i really liked this book a lot
i heard my mum say when i was reading this book
'where is that jamaican music coming from oh sorry i thought it was you'
i came upstairs and read this book and it was light and then it was dark
lots of things which megan boyle said in this book made me think 'yes definitely' and also 'yes maybe' and also 'uh huh okay yes'
it seemed lonely and good
i don't know
i just had the worst sushi of ever today
orange sushi is the bad sushi
it seemed bad
it was a nice book and also i l...more
i heard my mum say when i was reading this book
'where is that jamaican music coming from oh sorry i thought it was you'
i came upstairs and read this book and it was light and then it was dark
lots of things which megan boyle said in this book made me think 'yes definitely' and also 'yes maybe' and also 'uh huh okay yes'
it seemed lonely and good
i don't know
i just had the worst sushi of ever today
orange sushi is the bad sushi
it seemed bad
it was a nice book and also i l...more
Megan Boyle has a transparency to her writing that is both admirable and unsettling. I can't identify with a lot of her situations but I do identify with a lot of how she thinks and feels. More a memoir than a book of poems, this is the kind of book you inadvertently become invested in. It's the kind of book that makes you want to invest more in yourself because you've probably been doing a poor job of it. I like this book, and I'm glad I read it. Even if it did occasionally make me feel uncomfo...more
I've always liked the idea of knowing what people are thinking, and she has some pretty funny thoughts. Many of her thoughts are very relatable but ones that I think most people leave to the confines of their brains and don't ever put down on paper. I think this is diary-style stream-of-consciousness writing... not poetry, though. But then again what is or isn't poetry? I guess if she wants it to be poetry then it's poetry.
There are some pretty great lines. "Malkoviches bitches" being one.
There are some pretty great lines. "Malkoviches bitches" being one.
Wanted this review to be something simple and terse like "a good thing." but am feeling too vague/indefinite to have strong cohesive opinions on things that are not hunger of the need to sleep constantly for the next 13-28 hours. Feels like that selection of time period is entirely arbitrary but also feels like it's the only important thing about my life currently. Don't know why I'm writing this anyways so I'm gonna stop and go pee and think about doing something productive while peeing.
What a nice surprise this book. I can say is one of the best books i've read so far this year. I just love the way Megan spit her thoughts in each page, mostly related to daily things but with honesty and direct words. Like drinking water in a rly hot day. Tasty as a well-cooked tongue (i've never ate a tongue, it's just an image i like because looks literature-poetry-related). Totally recommended.
Honestly, when I started to read the first few pages, I thought this book was just random ideas that some people have everyday but that one person decided to write down. As I continued to read, I found an honestly through the comments that interest you as the reader, making you feel almost that you shouldn't know these certain things written down, but fascinated at the same time that you do.
As with anything published from Muumuu house I sit back after reading the book and stare at it with a puzzled look on my face. I don't know if I liked this book or not. I know I like Megan Boyle's writing but the book made my head swim. I feel like I need to be on some narcotic or psychedelic drug to true understand what is happening or to "get it".
made me feel real included, like i was in conversation with megan and laughing and making comments like 'no way, me too!' to her throughout but in reality, i was just doing this to no one and in public. SUBP(OA)MPEE is the kind of book that makes me feel more creative and inspired after reading it.
Megan Boyle is raw and awkwardly honest, leaving the reader with new emotions as the writer describes them. Illustrating her life, Boyle recounts an array of situations and thoughts that may be related to so truly, that it is refreshing to hear such a candid voice.
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