tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post2322975874946154962..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: "She was so much a personality and so little anything else that even staring straight at her he had no idea what she really looked like."Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-57094931677782967662013-10-18T05:55:07.559+01:002013-10-18T05:55:07.559+01:00Hahahahahaha, oh my god, fanny pack.Hahahahahaha, oh my god, fanny pack.Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-88582675016701448222013-10-16T00:15:39.556+01:002013-10-16T00:15:39.556+01:00So this comment is quite late because I've bee...So this comment is quite late because I've been away for the last week (I will rejoin the posting on Friday!). Now onto my point:<br /><br />AHEM "affectionate warm rabbit" had even more to it that made it wrong: <br /><br />“But from her underpants, which to his relief were delicate and sheer—distinctly gendered—an affectionate warm rabbit came springing, a kicking, wet autonomous warm animal.”<br /><br />It's not the rabbit metaphor that weirds me out so much, but the image of a vagina kicking. Like, what is it kicking at? Is his penis getting in on this kicking? Is this just one big game of sexy kickball going on in their pants? Raynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536910555459674118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-48994960354069870762013-10-14T22:52:10.965+01:002013-10-14T22:52:10.965+01:00Fanny refers to vagina here in Aus too, it used to...Fanny refers to vagina here in Aus too, it used to make me crack up as a kid when Americans would say they fell on their fanny or wore a fanny pack.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-57985643997831965862013-10-14T20:27:27.361+01:002013-10-14T20:27:27.361+01:00Ahahaha, Chrome prefers something fancier than vag...Ahahaha, Chrome prefers something fancier than vaginas (which btw, Firefox recognizes)Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-30930080310640971732013-10-14T20:18:52.788+01:002013-10-14T20:18:52.788+01:00I love that title quote you used. That was the poi...I love that title quote you used. That was the point where I started really enjoying the book.<br /><br />Is fanny actually used to refer to vaginas in the UK? (What the hell, Google Chrome is underlining "vaginas" as not a word. The world has more than one vagina, Google. What does it want? Vagini? Vagines? This is madness.) ANYWAY. I've always heard it to mean bum. This is why these readalongs are important.<br /><br />To sum up: Chip is a wiener and this book is pretty fun.Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-11450856749553029892013-10-14T20:17:14.368+01:002013-10-14T20:17:14.368+01:00Hahahaha, I love that "maybe I don't unde...Hahahaha, I love that "maybe I don't understand sports" is the hold up here. You're so diplomatic, Kayleigh.Kayleigh vWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889972089506839071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-66714445063739453002013-10-11T15:22:14.137+01:002013-10-11T15:22:14.137+01:00Chip is the WORST. He's gross and smarmy and r...Chip is the WORST. He's gross and smarmy and ridiculous and I just want to punch him. Like so hard. UGH.<br /><br />But that being said... I'm not LOVING the writing, but it isn't as bad as I feared, I guess because it's mildly entertaining hating a bunch of characters. And some of the writing is nice and there are good lines, and then there are some lines that make me think that Franzen is a douche who tries too hard.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196903315080725315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-20426280326809946012013-10-11T14:46:04.575+01:002013-10-11T14:46:04.575+01:00Isn't one of the key features of a "seaso...Isn't one of the key features of a "seasoned" baseball glove that it's worn in. Is that what he's going for there? Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-22806318154029695322013-10-11T14:45:25.181+01:002013-10-11T14:45:25.181+01:00"But, more importantly, let's be mean abo..."But, more importantly, let's be mean about Chip." And that's the summary for my post.<br /><br />I don't hate Enid yet. I think she's terrible sure, but in a way that is entertaining me. Probably because all of my focus was on how terrible Chip is.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-73608514682040428112013-10-11T12:46:41.289+01:002013-10-11T12:46:41.289+01:00Maybe I don't understand sports but do you *wa...Maybe I don't understand sports but do you *want* a vagina to be like a baseball mitt? Is that a good thing?!<br /><br />I've loved hating Chip but I'm hoping we move on from him soon. Although his brother sounds really boring, so I'll probably be begging for more couch sniffing soon. No wait, that will never happen because I'm TRAUMATISED FOR LIFE.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259549933849264277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-33735086494950818412013-10-11T11:20:11.627+01:002013-10-11T11:20:11.627+01:00AN AFFECTIONATE WARM RABBIT! Ohhhhhh my god, that...AN AFFECTIONATE WARM RABBIT! Ohhhhhh my god, that nearly made coffee come out of my nose. Unfortunately, my stepdad gave up on this book after about 60 pages, and I happened to read more yesterday about how Franzen's a gigantic asshat (and how his new book's one giant dull ego-trip), so... no interest in reading this one for the time being. However, I look forward to many more almost-drowning-in-my-own-beverage moments in the weeks to come, as you read it for me... :DElliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com