Upton_Sinclair_Lewis
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j2a7amn wrote
Reply to comment by Advanced-Ad6676 in Does Don Winslow introduce endless female characters just to write explicitly about their bodies and sex lives? by hammnbubbly
"Fan service" ?
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j25yh00 wrote
Reply to comment by omega-mate in Helena Bonham Carter, 1986 by Universe_Zen
Why throwing shade on the great-grandaughter of Prime Minister Asquith? Nepo babies are cool.
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j25xz20 wrote
Reply to Debbie Harry late 1970s by M0t0rh3ad
Imagine how much money she saved over the years never buying bras.
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j25rcif wrote
Reply to Reading in social situations - unacceptable? by Foo321
Reading in a roadside cafe
Bubba: "Well, lookie here! We got ourselves a reader!"
Waitress: "Whatcha readin' fer? You in school or sumthin' ?"
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j238eax wrote
Sometimes I get a coffee at the pseudo-Starbucks in the store and then sit and read a magazine.
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j1xvi1s wrote
They all went to the same hair salon.
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j1b4ijr wrote
Reply to Have books gotten more expensive? by syncomatic_columbia
The price of a mass market paperback book is a good indicator of inflation.
They were 25 cents in the 1940s, now $9.99 -- unless it's a famous author, then they bulk it up to trade paperback size and charge $14.99 or more.
The price of a new hardcover is so ridiculous that I don't even consider the purchase. Not when I can buy bestsellers and Pulitzer Prize winners a few decades old on Ebay for $5.
Upton_Sinclair_Lewis t1_j2cc0fv wrote
Reply to Does Don Winslow introduce endless female characters just to write explicitly about their bodies and sex lives? by hammnbubbly
Is Satori good? I read somewhere that it's based in part on Shibumi by Trevanian.