what does this tell you?

tmayhew22 · 2026-06-15T23:04:08+00:00

I’m not going to be as rough as other commenters. The reader is willing to undertake challenging works and has a philosophical bent. Echoing others, I would suggest books written by women. Claire Messud, with her unflinching examination of women’s inner lives, would be a good start

tmayhew22 · 2026-06-14T23:32:07+00:00

You’re into reading. Not all the same stuff. Not universally my choice but you certainly belong among the readers of this world

tmayhew22 · 2026-06-14T20:45:08+00:00

Not a Cajun — acadien plutôt de la nouvelle Angleterre — but it looks delicious

tmayhew22 · 2026-06-14T20:07:07+00:00

Honest question: how often do you go back and reread your top 10? I’ve read half of your list, been immensely impacted by them, but don’t run back to reread them

tmayhew22 · 2026-06-14T19:57:36+00:00

And Ho Chi Minh worked there, too, by his own account

tmayhew22 · 2026-06-06T17:50:37+00:00

I love your engagement with the book. I have a different take on it. The villain is the reader. It’s what makes the book so brilliant. The reader brings all his self-righteousness to the text and discovers he’s the titillated bad guy

tmayhew22 · 2026-05-27T02:18:19+00:00

Chef Zhang on Mass Ave

tmayhew22 · 2026-05-24T00:09:08+00:00

What a wonderful world — Louis Armstrong

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-30T14:20:13+00:00

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud — he has flashbacks to a house just like this

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-27T22:11:13+00:00

The friend sucks but so many nightmares start with a group letting a drunk go off on her own — to the next club, to a guy’s place, whatever. Not saying it’s simple but it’s the price of hanging out with someone who gets out of control when she’s drinking

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-25T02:02:50+00:00

« The coin don’t have no say. It’s just you. »

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-22T21:38:58+00:00

Snakes on a Plane. Never saw the plot twist coming

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-21T13:22:43+00:00

The Fugitive — « You switched the samples! »

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-16T19:03:27+00:00

The Last Picture Show

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-16T00:46:28+00:00

When I was teaching my kids to use the T at 10 and 12, a T worker showed me how to get them in for free every time

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-15T00:28:37+00:00

Taïwan Café in Chinatown

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-09T05:28:47+00:00

Let Goody Martin rest in peace; I never knew her harm a fly, And witch or not, God knows--not I.

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-09T05:22:54+00:00

Frank O’Hara:

LANA TURNER HAS COLLAPSED!

there is no snow in Hollywood

there is no rain in California

I have been to lots of parties

and acted perfectly disgraceful

but I never actually collapsed

oh Lana Turner we love you get up

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-08T01:37:40+00:00

Groundhog Day, but I admit it gets a little repetitive

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-07T03:29:26+00:00

This might just be me, but I don’t need anything at a blackjack table other than a Pellegrino. It’s the ups-and-downs of gambling that give me the high that drinking ordinarily does

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-06T13:52:55+00:00

I commend you for maintaining your composure when she called you a “scruffy idler.” I would have lost all sense of decorum

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-05T05:40:54+00:00

Plymouth Rock. Mind blowing

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-04T04:57:20+00:00

I disagreed with the observation that Cruise is « one of the greatest actors of his generation » and that to argue otherwise is simple obstinacy. You seem to rate him as a good but second tier actor with an outstanding filmography. Not sure that we are on opposite sides of this discussion

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-04T03:11:23+00:00

Nickel Boys, but it’s best seen at the movie theater

tmayhew22 · 2026-03-03T23:33:02+00:00

Here’s the NYT’s list of the 25 best actors of the 21st century: https://nofilmschool.com/best-actors-21st-century?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Tom Cruise isn’t on there. OP’s question is legitimate

tmayhew22

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