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This new Dutch library is designed to look like a mountain of books.
I’d climb that mountain. I’d climb it AND I’d read it.
Literary Insults for Every Occasion
Flavorwire put together this fantastic list of literary jibes that author’s have used for their characters. These are my favorite.
For bitter arguments in Parisian bars:
“I misjudged you… You’re not a moron. You’re only a case of arrested development.” – The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway
When only the juiciest alliteration will do (or when cursing out children):
“You blithering idiot! … You festering gumboil! You fleabitten fungus! … You bursting blister! You moth-eaten maggot!” – Matilda, Roald Dahl
For long evenings of verbal sparring:
“In my mind, Martha, you are buried in cement right up to your neck. No… right up to your nose… that’s much quieter.” - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Edward Albee
When you’ve finally decided to say what you’re thinking:
“You bloody old towser-faced boot-faced totem-pole on a crap reservation.” – Lucky Jim, Kingsley Amis
I’ve just started reading Ada, or Ardor by Vladimir Nabokov .
Look, this might be a totally insane and unpopular theory, but…
I think Nabokov likes to sexualize underage girls.
I know. I know. It sounds out of left field and might be totally unfounded, but I just wanted to put it out there. Just a thought.
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If Hip-Hop Lyrics Were Book Blurbs
I saw this article called “If Hip-Hop Lyrics Were Book Blurbs” on Book Riot and had a good LOL.
Here are two of my faves, but definitely check out the rest if you’ve ever tried to logic a connection between hip-hop and literary fiction. Or just like clever things. Either way!
