Jonathan’s Comments (group member since Mar 05, 2009)

Jonathan’s comments from the fiction files redux group.

. . .thanks, greg . . . not the pulitzer, but hey, a decent chunk of cash for diapers and beer!

. . . i'd love to see doctorow or roth get the nod. . . what the hell is dylan doing on this list? his novel was unreadable . . .

. . . whoever this powys fella is, he's no dan brown, eh mart?

. . . how have i never heard of this guy?

. . . nice, matt . . . i never knew you worked at that store!

. . . ugh . . .

. . .happy birthday brian, bonita, and hugh!!!!

. . . wide breadth is fine and dandy, but it's the details that compel and haunt us . . .there's nothing general about truth . . . the less specific we become, the weaker we become . . .

. . .kris, you're gonna' love barabbas . . . i'm diggin' this dialogue . . .

Joanie wrote: "Hi Everyone,
Joanie here.. from Dublin, Ireland, stomping ground to many literary 'heavyhitters'
I'm brand new to Goodreads this month and having a blast so far, having met so many facinating peopl..."

Laurel wrote: "Hello,
I'm Laurel. I'm a baker and aspiring YA writer. I inhale books. I usually have 2 or 3 going at once. My current top three favorite adult books of all time are The Adventures and Misadventure..."

. . .love your intro joanie, welcome!

. . . but isn't DFW just aspiring to be kurt vonnegut jr., in many ways? broom of the system is like a long self-conscious vonnegut novel to me . . . and isn't KVjr just aspiring to be voltaire on some level? . . .
. . .hi-ho and so it goes, in this, the most beautiful of all possible worlds . . .i view literature as a dialectic not unlike philosophy . . . a sort of call-and response through the ages . . . and btw, great post above, kris . . .

Keith wrote: "patty, what he's talking about is the fact that there are novels upon novels out there that feature wheelchair-riding ambidextrous bean farmers from south tonga who have twelve identical daughters ..."

. . .interesting, because i've been complaining lately about the overabundance of authors hiding behind realism and post-modern apathy. . . existentially disaffected, slacker protagonists complaining of boredom and lack of meaning in life . . . not that i'd prefer cat-juggling siamese twins with tourettes, or anything . . .

. . . this was a pleasure to read, brian!

fear not, plenty of weirdness in growth of the soil, which has for me that haunting quality you allude to . . .

. . .lovin' these observations! we just missed the rain! . . .btw, got the check martha, thanks!!!

. . . nah, no pay-pal, no worries . . . it was totally worth the money . . . martha's sending a little cash, and shel, too, that'll be fine . . . my only regret is that there were still a few chilly beers left in that keg!!!!

. . .um, how did i miss that it was ker-bear's birthday while i was sitting right next to her fpr a good portion of the day? . . .shit! i musta' been busy icing the keg . . .HAPPY B-DAY, KERRY!

. . .cookie is a badass, and his beans are divine . . . i'm with you on the 4 a.m. sky, p . . .

. . . what an awesome time i had . . . i love you guys! . . .i got in trouble 'cause we didn't mop and sweep the rooms good enough . . .fuck 'em . . .oh yeah, and the remaining balance was 568.00!!! i thought it was gonna be 250 . . . i guess the 250 was on a third of the payment, not half . . .i was thinking of last year when we only did two nights . . . oh well, i just put it on the card . . . martha, my addy is:

12980 roe rd. NE
bainbridge island wa 98110

. . .anyway, i'm sad it's over . . . i can't wait until next year!!!

. . . oh and jenn weaver jones: that lulu shirt you made for baby owen is awesome!!

. . .perfecto . . . now if i can only find patrick's number!!!

. . .marge, i'm gonna try to swing it so patrick gulke can pick you up . . .