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willaful

My family taught me to think of God and be very afraid. The MAD Jews taught me to look heavenward and ask the ancient, resonant question us misfits and outcasts have posed since time immemorial: What, me worry?

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willaful
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If like me, you grew up feeling you intimately knew movies you'd never seen, you might also enjoy these writings on MAD by authors & cartoonists. (Roz Chast & Art Spiegelman contribute short comics.) I was especially intrigued by pieces on the few women contributors and the Jewish influences on MAD, including a Talmud comparison! It needed pruning because there's a *lot* of repeated info, but overall a fun, nostalgic read.

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julieclair This looks intriguing! I was never a Mad reader myself, but I knew plenty of kids who were. It truly was a cultural phenomenon in the pre-internet days. 3w
willaful @julieclair I'm not sure the book would be that interesting to a non fan. 2w
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Leftcoastzen
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Library book found ! Checked it out for the #whartonbuddyread of the Bunner sisters ,got mixed into a stack that I didn‘t get to the bottom of where it shouldn‘t have been anyway as I like to keep Library books separate for just this reason! 😂📚📚🙄

Bookwomble Phew! 😅 4w
Lcsmcat I‘m glad! I hope your library is like ours and doesn‘t charge fines. 4w
Leftcoastzen @Lcsmcat they no longer charge fines . And they automatically renew a title a few times unless someone has placed a hold request. 4w
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Lcsmcat @Leftcoastzen That‘s a great policy! 4w
Ruthiella Awesome! 🤩 4w
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳📚💝. 4w
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lil1inblue
Collected Essays | James Baldwin
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Chrissyreadit Excellent quote 💙 2mo
IriDas True. 2mo
Suet624 Reading his work is so powerful. I wish more people would read his books. 2mo
dabbe 💙♥️💙 2mo
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JoeMo
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Mehso-so

I found this at my local library and picked it up for its art deco style. These are three novels “told in pictures.” The artwork is beautiful. God‘s Man was solid, but the other two became a bit convoluted in terms of understanding their plots. It was a way to pass twenty minutes while waiting in line at the DMV. 😴👴☠️

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vivastory
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I just received an email from LOA about a documentary about Gary Snyder, one of the last surviving Beats, & a character in one of the grimmest novels I have ever read in my life (Kerouac's Big Sur). This will be streaming this weekend. Think this will be of interest to you @leftcoastzen
https://email.loa.org/h/i/8AB1ACAB53E732ED

vivastory Also tagging @thespineview as I see that you posted about this book before. 4mo
TheSpineView Thanks for thinking of me! 4mo
Leftcoastzen Thanks so much ! Will be checking that out ! 4mo
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MemoirsForMe
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So thrilled to meet Nikki High, owner of Octavia‘s Bookshelf—California‘s only Black Woman owned bookstore in Pasadena, where namesake & beloved author Octavia E. Butler spent her life & writing career. During the recent California wildfires, Nikki moved all her books to the attic and opened her bookstore to neighbors who lost their homes and needed refuge. Let‘s #supportindiebookstores & community-minded sellers like Nikki!✌🏻❤️✊🏻
#OctaviaButler

MemoirsForMe www.octaviasbookshelf.com 5mo
TheBookHippie Love ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 5mo
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BookmarkTavern Oh how lovely! Definitely putting this on my travel list next time I‘m in California! 5mo
MemoirsForMe @TheBookHippie 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 5mo
MemoirsForMe @BookmarkTavern Yay! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5mo
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