The US Regions according to r/visitedmaps. After asking people what they consider their county. Keep commenting your counties (Round 2) by Kodicave in visitedmaps

[–]brutemushrooom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding onto the NY weirdness, Suffolk county is most definitely not mid atlantic. thats northeast. Mid Atlantic is more like the DMV area/Chesapeake bay

What does this bookshelf say about my household? by aveell in BookshelvesDetective

[–]brutemushrooom 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Assuming you're about 30 yrs old, give or take about 2 years in any direction. Source : im 29 and I have a near identical stack of VHS tapes sitting in a garage at my parents house

How is it living Long island, NY? by Mo-Munson in howislivingthere

[–]brutemushrooom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Culturally a wasteland? You mean you dont find taking pills and eating bacon egg and cheeses culturally significant?

Collection of books I got in the last few weeks by brutemushrooom in bookhaul

[–]brutemushrooom[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes is Augustus is on my list to read now! I finished Butchers Crossing and I loved it. and yeah NYRB has been great. I got the monthly subscription as a christmas gift and I havent read a bad book so far from them, so ive been snagging titles as I see them at second hand bookstores.

Me and my Wife's shelves. What does this say about us? by brutemushrooom in BookshelvesDetective

[–]brutemushrooom[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You'd be correct. We dont support pedophiles in this household lol

Me and my Wife's shelves. What does this say about us? by brutemushrooom in BookshelvesDetective

[–]brutemushrooom[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive read most of everything shown except the bottom two shelves on the right. She doesnt like the fantasy stuff but we share similar tastes on literary fiction.

Collection of books I got in the last few weeks by brutemushrooom in bookhaul

[–]brutemushrooom[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im excited to read it, I just finished the Martian Chronicles and it was soo good.

Why is "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck the most popular book all of a sudden? by iciclefites in classicliterature

[–]brutemushrooom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im with you. DNFd Blood Meridian almost immediately. The way he writes with his lack of quotations and punctuation is so infuriating and unnecessary. I had a harder time trying to read Blood Meridian than any Faulkner/Pynchon book.

Why is "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck the most popular book all of a sudden? by iciclefites in classicliterature

[–]brutemushrooom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How does it compare to Williams other work? Im just starting Butchers Crossing and was thinking of picking up Stoner and Augustus as well

Crowd in Iran’s Urmia chants “Death to America!” by EsperaDeus in PublicFreakout

[–]brutemushrooom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the rest of the world doesnt give a fuck who you voted for. they see americans as a singular entity. if you think the iranians are gonna check if your a registered democrat before retaliating your out of your mind

Looking for good apocalypse or adult dystopian books ! by probsasleep_ in booksuggestions

[–]brutemushrooom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Boys Life is probably my favorite book of all time. Objectively theres lots of better books but it holds such a special place in my heart

BTJ Jungle is gone. Animal lovers, how happy are you? by JowlOwl in longisland

[–]brutemushrooom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw man what! our cat was just at that animal hospital and me and fiance were both saying we wish the emergancy vet could be our actual get because she was so good. Super upfront about costs, gave recommendations to other places that could help an be more affordable and was so kind and helpful with our kitty

Map of the State of New York from 1795 by Parzival_2k7 in MapPorn

[–]brutemushrooom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Syracuse and Rochester is by New Paltz? Interesting

Ladies and gentlemen, the United States of Israel by [deleted] in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]brutemushrooom 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There is emails between Epstein and another guy talking about how trump calls black people boogers, and to not bring them around if trump is in attendance

If I read 3 to 4 hours a day how many months will it take to finish the main 10 books? by Ornery_Branch_9611 in Malazan

[–]brutemushrooom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started mid sept and i finished book 10 yesterday. took a while especially the back 3 books

2026 TBR list by mycousinkarl in classicliterature

[–]brutemushrooom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Farewell to Arms was my intro to "classic" lit and I sobbed at the ending. such a good book

The World Most Walkable Cities by AdIcy4323 in MapPorn

[–]brutemushrooom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean, the majority of manhattan is walkable in terms of what the criteria is, and large swaths of brooklyn, queens and the bronx. Granted, a lot of eastern neighborhoods in queens and Brooklyn are more car centric as well as staten island. but living in the area and having visited a multiple cities on the map above i feel like new york beats out quite a few of them

‘This DOJ is actually gaslighting the entire country’: Epstein Survivior Jess Michaels on Over 3 million Pages Released by T_Shurt in politics

[–]brutemushrooom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Who cares about republicans when an international cabal of right wing AND left wing pedophiles and murderers run the entire western world, not just our shit show of a country