Recommend a book & win a prize! - Page 3

MellySingsDoom · 04.26.2007, 08:17 AM

Soul On Ice - Eldridge Cleaver

Former Black Panther rants on about the glory days of the movement, with plenty of kill whitey rhetoric. Great for those guilt trip moments!

Pookie · 04.26.2007, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Пятхъдесят Шест

So which books have you decided on Pookie?

The books are:

Democracy In America
House of Leaves
Fear & Loathing...
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Naked Lunch
Drugs Are Nice
Crime & Punishment
The Perks of Being A Wallflower

That was basically all the books mentioned that were in print and had usable reviews.

I'll keep you updated, and I'll think of a suitable prize!

Danny Himself · 04.26.2007, 11:41 AM

Yay!

You will enjoy Drugs Are Nice, I promise. The UK cover art is much better than the US version too. It looks happier.

!@#$%! · 04.26.2007, 11:45 AM

no nigella? my heart is broken

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btw pookie i checked that book in the u.s. and the picture is a lot less fun here-- they make her look like some dowdy housewife. notice:

nigella - feast

from amazon UK: sex in the kitchen, sexy hands:

same book from amazon U.S.A.: fake prim smiles, cold utensils.

moreover, she's using a metal fork inside a non-stick pan.

we're being shortchanged!!! bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!

Pookie · 04.26.2007, 03:10 PM

It amazes me how many of Nigella's books haven't got her picture on the cover.

I'll add Feast to the list. I thought you were joking to be honest; it's a very good cookery book, not just a good cover incidentally.

!@#$%! · 04.26.2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

I'll add Feast to the list. I thought you were joking to be honest; it's a very good cookery book, not just a good cover incidentally.

i would imagine so! i never get crushes on stupid women, even the tv ones...

cheers

Pookie · 04.30.2007, 09:33 AM

Sales so far:

Democracy In America 1
House of Leaves 0
Fear & Loathing... 0
The Picture of Dorian Gray 0
Naked Lunch 0
Drugs Are Nice 1
Crime & Punishment 0
The Perks of Being A Wallflower 0
Feast 0

sonicl · 04.30.2007, 10:07 AM

I'd just like to mention to all the contestants in this game that I live fairly close to Pookie's literary emporium, and, given the right incentive, I could easily arrange for the sales figures to be, ahem, "influenced".

Danny Himself · 04.30.2007, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Pookie

Drugs Are Nice 1

Score!

Just wondering, how did you edit down my description of the book?

nicfit · 04.30.2007, 10:15 AM

Damn, I lost all my chances with my review... But seriously, "Zazie in the Metro" deserves a spot amidst (?) all the others.

jon boy · 04.30.2007, 12:19 PM

its rigged! i demand a re count.

!@#$%! · 04.30.2007, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pookie

Sales so far:

Democracy In America 1
House of Leaves 0
Fear & Loathing... 0
The Picture of Dorian Gray 0
Naked Lunch 0
Drugs Are Nice 1
Crime & Punishment 0
The Perks of Being A Wallflower 0
Feast 0

go, tocqueville, go!

nigella's boobs, do your thing!

(some of you british people might recall "the young ones"??)

jico. · 04.30.2007, 12:23 PM

holy shit... who's that nigella hottie?

!@#$%! · 04.30.2007, 12:25 PM

muito quente

Pookie · 04.30.2007, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon boy

its rigged! i demand a re count.

If I was going to rig, I'd surely do it in Nigella's favour!

jagger · 04.30.2007, 04:46 PM

Where is the literary emporium. I am probably closer. I want to buy House of Leaves to give influence.

Pookie · 05.01.2007, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Himself

...how did you edit down my description of the book?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny Himself

'Drugs Are Nice' by Lisa Crystal Carver

One...prostitute...is superb...I can't...fathom...my own life.

Best I could do.

Bunbury · 05.01.2007, 06:15 PM

Im probably too late, but for next time:

attention grabber guarenteed to make people want to buy buy buy:

Life... it falls together, it falls apart.

I dont know if Alligator is in print, in the UK but im recommending it anways. Its one of my recent favorite books and was quite well recieved in Canada and nominated for many awards, but almost completely ignored in America.

She writes in a slighty cut-up manner which annoys some people, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Pookie · 05.02.2007, 07:24 AM

Alligator will go into Round 2!

Pookie · 05.05.2007, 03:41 AM

Update:

Democracy In America 1
House of Leaves 0
Fear & Loathing... 0
The Picture of Dorian Gray 1
Naked Lunch 0
Drugs Are Nice 2
Crime & Punishment 1
The Perks of Being A Wallflower 0
Feast 0

04.26.2007, 08:17 AM	#41
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Soul On Ice - Eldridge Cleaver Former Black Panther rants on about the glory days of the movement, with plenty of kill whitey rhetoric. Great for those guilt trip moments! __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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04.26.2007, 11:41 AM	#43
Danny Himself invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,623	Yay! You will enjoy Drugs Are Nice, I promise. The UK cover art is much better than the US version too. It looks happier.
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04.26.2007, 11:45 AM	#44
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,585	no nigella? my heart is broken --- btw pookie i checked that book in the u.s. and the picture is a lot less fun here-- they make her look like some dowdy housewife. notice: nigella - feast from amazon UK: sex in the kitchen, sexy hands: same book from amazon U.S.A.: fake prim smiles, cold utensils. moreover, she's using a metal fork inside a non-stick pan. we're being shortchanged!!! bwaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!!
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04.26.2007, 03:10 PM	#45
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	It amazes me how many of Nigella's books haven't got her picture on the cover. I'll add Feast to the list. I thought you were joking to be honest; it's a very good cookery book, not just a good cover incidentally.
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04.30.2007, 09:33 AM	#47
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Sales so far: Democracy In America 1 House of Leaves 0 Fear & Loathing... 0 The Picture of Dorian Gray 0 Naked Lunch 0 Drugs Are Nice 1 Crime & Punishment 0 The Perks of Being A Wallflower 0 Feast 0
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04.30.2007, 10:07 AM	#48
sonicl invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,527	I'd just like to mention to all the contestants in this game that I live fairly close to Pookie's literary emporium, and, given the right incentive, I could easily arrange for the sales figures to be, ahem, "influenced".
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04.30.2007, 10:15 AM	#50
nicfit invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: banana boat Posts: 15,570	Damn, I lost all my chances with my review... But seriously, "Zazie in the Metro" deserves a spot amidst (?) all the others. __________________ 11:11 11-11-11 I Ascended.
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04.30.2007, 12:19 PM	#51
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	its rigged! i demand a re count. __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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04.30.2007, 12:23 PM	#53
jico. expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,417	holy shit... who's that nigella hottie?
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04.30.2007, 12:25 PM	#54
!@#$%! invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: mars attacks Posts: 42,585	muito quente
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04.30.2007, 04:46 PM	#56
jagger empty page Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 17	Where is the literary emporium. I am probably closer. I want to buy House of Leaves to give influence.
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05.01.2007, 06:15 PM	#58
Bunbury stalker Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 432	Im probably too late, but for next time: attention grabber guarenteed to make people want to buy buy buy: Life... it falls together, it falls apart. I dont know if Alligator is in print, in the UK but im recommending it anways. Its one of my recent favorite books and was quite well recieved in Canada and nominated for many awards, but almost completely ignored in America. She writes in a slighty cut-up manner which annoys some people, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
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05.02.2007, 07:24 AM	#59
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Alligator will go into Round 2!
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05.05.2007, 03:41 AM	#60
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Update: Democracy In America 1 House of Leaves 0 Fear & Loathing... 0 The Picture of Dorian Gray 1 Naked Lunch 0 Drugs Are Nice 2 Crime & Punishment 1 The Perks of Being A Wallflower 0 Feast 0
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