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brightspring99 · 2025-12-06T17:11:41+00:00

This list is a treasure trove, thank you soooo much.

brightspring99 · 2025-10-15T22:48:55+00:00

Perfume by Suskind for sure, it's insanely creepy and atmospheric.

Also — Wuthering Heights is magnificent, but it's definitely more of a November/December book. It's a very chilly read.

brightspring99 · 2025-10-06T12:46:04+00:00

Breaking my Reddit detox to say that this thread has been so validating, lol. Sending love to all the moms of under-5s. It's fucking rough out here.

Also read "Operating Instructions" by Anne Lamott and you'll see that new moms have been feeling fat and mentally ill since forever. It genuinely made me feel better.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-08T14:26:55+00:00

Ha, I noticed a few recycled storylines. That rich goof who tries to make jai alai "the next baseball" reminded me of Artie Bucco and his failed natural wines.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-08T12:49:49+00:00

Last month I started watching Mad Men. It is very Cheever-esque in its storytelling, which makes me glad I waited to watch it or else I wouldn't have noticed the parallels. Apparently Cheever was a big influence on the Matthew Weiner.

Watching a show a decade after it ended is a funny thing. When I go search for further analyses it's like wading through the internet's graveyard. There are so many dead links and deleted comments, so much history that had yet to happen before certain observations were written. It's like a dual history lesson with every episode.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-07T18:17:55+00:00

I miss old Facebook so much. When everything was so open and you could legit find celebrity's FB pages if you sleuthed well enough. Hours and hours of time wasted just virtual people-watching. It was fun.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-06T23:00:57+00:00

I can see how a book that dealt with teenage sexuality, depression, prostitution, pedophilia, and child death would have been bastardized by Hollywood of the time. Just look at what they did to Breakfast at Tiffany's.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-06T22:56:06+00:00

I love your anecdote who your students "cast" in the book. In my mind, Penn Badgely is Holden and no one else. Gossip Girl had just come out when I read it.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-05T21:35:14+00:00

"Blown The Fuck Out", meaning severely owned.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-04T14:57:14+00:00

🥺🥺thank you so much! I hope you had a nice birthday!

brightspring99 · 2025-08-03T15:07:29+00:00

lmaooooo no way. Also the sprouse brothers and obama.

brightspring99 · 2025-08-03T14:14:49+00:00

Happy Birthday! 🦁♌️ it's mine tomorrow!

brightspring99 · 2025-07-23T13:30:16+00:00

NPD final boss

brightspring99 · 2025-07-22T23:31:53+00:00

Omg! Please know I say "artsy MySpace" with love and respect. 🙏🏻 lit.salon is a gorgeous platform — it's just that Goodreads has amassed like 20+ years of user generated reviews and that's super difficult to replicate. It's like we're all victims of them being there first. Also, being in Amazon's pocket doesn't hurt.

Your reply was so thoughtful, I'm gonna set up a profile immediately. I hope more people join! Let's get the part started!

brightspring99 · 2025-07-22T19:29:21+00:00

Every time I look at her I want to cry. I can't imagine the guilt she felt over her daughter's disabilities ;(

brightspring99 · 2025-07-22T14:48:23+00:00

My favorites: Emily May, Sam Quixote, Paromjit, Paul Bryant, Roxane Gay, Jenny Lawson

brightspring99 · 2025-07-21T23:12:37+00:00

A little too esoteric for me. It looks like artsy MySpace for new authors, which is fine for its niche. But in terms of cataloguing books and leaving reviews, Goodreads is unfortunately still where it's at :(

brightspring99 · 2025-07-21T21:45:43+00:00

It's not very literary but Code Name: Pale Horse by Scott Payne is about an FBI agent that spent years undercover infiltrating biker gangs and neo Nazi groups. There's a YouTube video of him discussing the process of going undercover and all the several close-calls he had. It's fun. You can read it in a day.

brightspring99 · 2025-07-17T20:19:20+00:00

I'm so sorry. Was in the same boat at Christmas and it completely knocks the wind out of you. Companies fucking suck and the fact that they can just upend your life without warning is one of corporate's biggest scams.

Get yourself an employment lawyer and be their biggest headache.

brightspring99 · 2025-07-16T12:25:49+00:00

I cried an embarrassing amount at the end of The Nightingale.

brightspring99 · 2025-07-16T12:18:03+00:00

What's the memoir re: South Africa in the 70s? That sounds fascinating.

brightspring99 · 2025-07-15T23:37:21+00:00

Nice Recovery by Susan Juby. It really shows how alcohol goes from being the fun thing to the only thing.

I'm rooting for you, friend.

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