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[ivyfic]

Here's one for you, feiran. This morning, the guy sitting in front of me on the subway was reading Strunk and White's Elements of Style. When I saw the title, I cracked up. I think the guy noticed. :)

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[chuckro.livejournal.com]

What's so funny? Everyone who is literate (or claims to be) should read Strunk & White.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

It just seems like weird subway reading.

Speaking of which, your dad recommended two books out of the ones he was throwing out. The first was a delightful semi-cozy mystery. The second is a collection of short stories whose opener is from the point of view of a kid who grows up to be a serial killer. Graphic and horrific. I was nauseated and upset and ended up staring at the subway wall rather than reading the next. Gah. I need to find a book somewhere in the museum to read on the way home, because I'm not finishing that one. This is the first time I've not finished a book in a really long time. Still feel creeped out.

[miss-pryss.livejournal.com]

DAWWWW.

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's a really fun read...

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming by "your" you mean chuckro's. Cause if my dad was sending you books, that would be ... weird.

I can give you "The Naked Marquis" on Wednesday. :) That one definitely won't be disturbing.

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

Was it the illustrated version?

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

That collection already sounds like something I would like. What was it called?

[ivy03.livejournal.com]

There's an illustrated version?

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

If that story disturbed Jethrien that much, I suspect you can have our copy of whatever it was.

[chuckro.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I guess. I don't think I was even paying attention when you went through the donation box.

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Illustrated-William-Strunk/dp/1594200696

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

"House Without Doors", Peter Straub. It's apparently a short story about a character from one of his novels, or something. Some of the others might be standalone (this works as a standalone, it's just something I found completely unenjoyable). But I'm done.

Would you like it?

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did.

I'd love "The Naked Marquis". Whether I have the courage to read it on the subway is an entirely different matter...

[trinityvixen.livejournal.com]

I'd love to borrow it. Cheers and thank you.

[jethrien.livejournal.com]

Not your fault.

The annoying thing is that I've been keeping track of books I've read this year, and this one won't count because I'm not going to finish it.

[moonlightalice.livejournal.com]

Awww there was a kid at my high school who carried a copy in his back pocket.