A Great Moment in Literary History

[LHX]

That whole night I heard wings of some kind, and I walked about trying to protect my head with my arms from those wings. Then there was a chair, but not like one of our chairs now - this one was old-fashioned, made of wood. And I'm moving my legs like a horse (right foreleg and left hind leg, left foreleg and right hind leg). Then the chair runs right up to my bed and jumps in. And I make love to the wooden chair. It was uncomfortable. It hurt.

from We, Yevgeny Zamyatin


anybody read this joint?


that chair intimacy scene had me rollin

[LMNO]

I've heard of him, but haven't had time to read him yet.

[AFK]

Now that's "having a seat"
I think I may need to look for this book. 

[Cramulus]

That's pretty awesome. Is the character hallucinating or something? Is the whole book like that?

[Cain]

Sounds like some of Will Self's earlier stuff.

[LMNO]

Hey, another Will Self reader!



The Sweet Smell of Psychosis was awesome.

[Cain]

Well, I've mostly read his column in the Independent over here, but I did pick up Cock and Bull a few years ago.  He also did a stint on Grumpy Old Men on BBC 2 a while back.

[LMNO]

I just finished Cock & Bull a month or so ago.  Good stuff.

Have you read "Dorian"?  It's an updated "Dorian Grey", set in the oh-so-gay 1980's London.

[Cain]

Sounds interesting.  I have to spend more time in a library which doesn't only have honking great economics theory textbooks.  Though, this morning, I did discover the occult section of the University's library. 

Much lulz will come of this.  I will report what I find out.

[LMNO]

Methinks you should be inserting propoganda in said books.

[Mangrove]

Sounds interesting.  I have to spend more time in a library which doesn't only have honking great economics theory textbooks.  Though, this morning, I did discover the occult section of the University's library. 

Much lulz will come of this.  I will report what I find out.

let me know if there's anything worth acquiring for the SSOOKN archives.

[Cain]

I'll add propaganda when I fix my printer.  And I'll let you know what I find.  Probably wont go there until next week, however.

[Mangrove]

I'll add propaganda when I fix my printer.  And I'll let you know what I find.  Probably wont go there until next week, however.

groovy. 

[The Littlest Ubermensch]

That whole night I heard wings of some kind, and I walked about trying to protect my head with my arms from those wings. Then there was a chair, but not like one of our chairs now - this one was old-fashioned, made of wood. And I'm moving my legs like a horse (right foreleg and left hind leg, left foreleg and right hind leg). Then the chair runs right up to my bed and jumps in. And I make love to the wooden chair. It was uncomfortable. It hurt.

from We, Yevgeny Zamyatin


anybody read this joint?


that chair intimacy scene had me rollin

Fantastic book, and probably the most feasable dystopia I've ever read. Must've missed that part though (or some turd abridged it and I bought that publishing.)

[LHX]

i love the book

structurally and plotically