http://forum.teganandsara.org/topic.php?id=18 a tegan and sara fan community en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:10:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forum.teganandsara.org/search.php http://forum.teganandsara.org/topic.php?id=18&page=2#post-103 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:30:02 +0000 daremar 103@http://forum.teganandsara.org/ <p>the proper term is intersex (rather than hermaphrodite).</p> <p>hermaphrodite is currently understood as a pejorative and does not accurately describe intersex bodies. there is currently a lot effort amongst intersex folks and allies to challenge its usage and prevalence. </p> http://forum.teganandsara.org/topic.php?id=18#post-60 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:15:45 +0000 theshrimp 60@http://forum.teganandsara.org/ <p>I realise this is not the point of a book club (i.e. i should really read 'the disappointment artist' and discuss my views) but i thought i'd just pass on knowledge of some amazing reads to anyone who enjoys adding to their 'to read' book list. So here it goes. . .</p> <p>'Possession' by A.S. Byatt : When i finished i felt as though i had aged by a year, if not more. The structure of the narrative is complex and intricately weaved to create a collective work that surpasses anything else i have ever read (which says a lot because i'm studying Eng Lit at uni so i read a lot) The characters also are incredibly well formed and much of their realism is created by how Byatt leaves much of their character unexplained. Sara you'll probably be drawn to the character of Roland, I was intrigued by the 'cold' Maud.</p> <p>'Middlesex' by Jeffrey Eugenides : Again, when i finished this novel i felt like i had matured and grown as a person. It manages to take you through from the narrators grandparents to his present day life and the struggles that he has encountered (as a hermaphrodite). I read this book about three years ago and it still jumps to mind when people enquire about my favourite novel, so it must have been doing something right.</p> <p>'Breakfast at Tiffany's' by Truman Capote : It's a short story, or rather a novelette, but Truman is incredible at creating the most fascinating characters within a few pages. I fell in love with the troubled Holly Golightly and constantly feel like i'm still searching for her, like the narrator. If you buy the book, it comes with a few other short stories of Truman's, which are all brilliant too.</p> <p>'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath : This novel is a scary depiction of a girl losing her sanity. Plath writes beautifully and uses imagery that excites me by its colour and vitality. If you enjoy reading poetry read her collection 'Ariel'- absolutely spell binding, especially 'Lady Lazarus', gives you a shiver up your spine.</p> <p>I will stop here because i've already written way too much. If you haven't read any of the above, they are definately worth a try. I'm off to read some Shakespeare for my next seminar! Much love and hugs book bugs x </p> http://forum.teganandsara.org/topic.php?id=18#post-58 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:49:28 +0000 Haras 58@http://forum.teganandsara.org/ <p>I'd definitely like to check this gem out. I think it's great that you're starting a post on what you read. When the track listing came out for the new album two songs reminded me of a a few books I had just read. I tried not to judge songs by their titles but I couldn't help but to love Alligator tears and Arrow. The Cellist of Sarajevo was an amazing book in which the main character's name is Arrow who is a sniper. A must read if you'd like to shed a few tears or feel an overwhelming sense of humanness.</p> <p>Second was a dorky short read explaining the origins of certain expressions like alligator tears. I must say both of these songs lived up to my pre-conceived notions. Thanks for this. </p> http://forum.teganandsara.org/topic.php?id=18#post-57 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:38:36 +0000 oldshoesfornewfeet 57@http://forum.teganandsara.org/ <p>Nice! </p> http://forum.teganandsara.org/topic.php?id=18#post-46 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:07:24 +0000 allison-lee 46@http://forum.teganandsara.org/ <p>Summary of "The Disappointment Artist" from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.goodreads.com</a>:<br /> In a volume he describes as "a series of covert and not-so-covert autobiographical pieces," Jonathan Lethem explores the nature of cultural obsession—from western films and comic books, to the music of Pink Floyd and the New York City subway. Along the way, he shows how each of these "voyages out from himself" has led him to the source of his beginnings as a writer. The Disappointment Artist is a series of windows onto the collisions of art, landscape, and personal history that formed Lethem’s richly imaginative, searingly honest perspective on life. A touching, deeply perceptive portrait of a writer in the making. </p>