I dropped out of the only book club I ever belonged to because they only covered really depressing books and then they never actually talked about the books. Instead they gossiped about the pricey private school they were all sending their kids to. Since my kid attended public school, I had nothing to contribute. The only interesting discussion they ever had was when they got sidetracked into talking about the weird stuff that had plugged up their toilets over the years. Including critters like snakes! Now that was an interesting discussion. I'd belong to a club that met once a week to talk about stuff like that. If the cookies were good.
I dropped out of the only book club I ever belonged to because they only covered really depressing books and then they never actually talked about the books. Instead they gossiped about the pricey private school they were all sending their kids to. Since my kid attended public school, I had nothing to contribute. The only interesting discussion they ever had was when they got sidetracked into talking about the weird stuff that had plugged up their toilets over the years. Including critters like snakes! Now that was an interesting discussion. I'd belong to a club that met once a week to talk about stuff like that. If the cookies were good.
"it would take skill and determination to pull something out of your ass, not to mention cleaning it up before sending it to your agent."
I laughed out loud when I read this.
You get points from me if you DIDN'T sleep with Philip Roth. Especially when he was married to Clare Bloom.
How many?
So knowing you almost have to be a member of the literary scene to appreciate it. Does reading all 4,347 pages of Proust count?
Jon,
It depends on how much you remember.
Joyce you are a pistol
Joyce, you crack me up. The ballerina story is hilarious. Your big fan. Bill Diehl.
Brilliant!!!
BTW I read “The Yaks Lament” in its original language. To be honest I didn’t understand one word.
Sounds like the only ban that should be imposed is on book clubs. Hilarious.
"The Yak's Lament" is out of print? Nooooooooooo.
My new novel: “The Day The Bookclub Leader Lost It” by Christïna Johnson
Thank you for the inspiration.
delicious snark, yum!
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