Sign in with Facebook
Jeff is his sidekick, his counterman, his busboy, his alter ego. Jeff is a ‘gee-whiz’ kind of kid. He is always saying things like “Burnin’ Burgers,’ ‘Flippin’ Fries,’ ‘Puckerin’ Pickles,’ and ‘Incredibergible’.”
burning burgers i bave diabetes
“Dretske.”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“F.R.G.-era BMW cycle”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“squads up the Comm. Ave. hills into East Newton”
― Infinite Jest
― Infinite Jest
“William Styron’s Darkness Visible, Elyn Saks’s The Center Cannot Hold, Kay Redfield Jamison’s Night Falls Fast, Madness by Marya Hornbacher, and, of course, genius Daniel Smith’s masterpiece on anxiety, Monkey Mind. (Full disclosure:”
― Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
― Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere
“Finally, I set some reassuring limits to whatever tribulations I might have to endure. First, I would always have a car. In Key West I drove my own; in other cities I used Rent-A-Wrecks, which I paid for with a credit card rather than my earnings. Yes, I could have walked more or limited myself to jobs accessible by public transportation. I just figured that a story about waiting for buses would not be very interesting to read. Second,”
― Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
― Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Robert’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Robert’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
164 books
|
7 friends
1,045 books
|
17 friends
265 books
|
13 friends
520 books
|
14 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Robert
Lists liked by Robert
