GollyG commented on James Wood Is Vexed

"I have a theory that out of Barth, DeLillo, Pynchon, Gaddis, Wallace, most readers have one favorite and are sort of unimpressed by the others."

GollyG commented on James Wood Is Vexed

"I thought the same thing: who actually likes DeLillo? What vexes me is that Wood is silent about our Gawker posts."

GollyG commented on Touchy Writer for Rival Paper Embarrassed in Guardian

"I like his rage."

GollyG commented on Touchy Writer for Rival Paper Embarrassed in Guardian

"I agree with Goren!"

GollyG commented on Danielle Steel Can't Stop, Won't Stop

"Yes, that's a perfume with her name on it."

GollyG commented on Madonna's Brother's "Giant Orgasm"

""Madonna's short, paunchy but sensual brother." I don't know why this struck me as particularly stupid."

GollyG commented on Who Hasn't Read James Joyce Yet?

"@bringmemyTofu: Hilarious."

GollyG commented on Thumbs Up for Roger Ebert

"I had such a crush on Siskel, and not just because I almost always agreed with him."

GollyG commented on Is James Wood Really That Good?

"@it takes a lot to laugh: ASPECTS went out of favor in colleges because colleges were moving through the deconstruction vogue; in other words it was out of favor with critics, but I don't think aspiring writers ever gave up on it."

GollyG commented on Is James Wood Really That Good?

"Parts of this book hover between the ridiculous and the embarrassing."

GollyG commented on Lydia Hearst and the Art of the Subtle Neg

"It would be helpful to ID her not as "socialtwit and model/publishing heiress" but as "daughter of onetime terrorist." It just sounds so much more 2008."

GollyG commented on Race-Baiting Media Whore Is A Credible Source To One Dumb Paper

"I waited ALL DAY YESTERDAY for someone to bring up this story."

GollyG commented on How Bottled Water Hypnotized Us All

"@DorothyMantooth: And here's the punchline to that one: "Due to the incredible demand for SIGG bottles, we are forced to close down the MySIGG shop."

GollyG commented on How Bottled Water Hypnotized Us All

"@Flipzicato: But now I'm totally wishing that Versace or Alexander McQueen would come up with a sequined neo-Elizabethan wine bladder."

GollyG commented on How Bottled Water Hypnotized Us All

"@Flipzicato: @Carol Gardens: Thanks."

GollyG commented on How Bottled Water Hypnotized Us All

"Also, you're walking around Manhattan in 90 degree heat for an hour, what are you going to do, go to some random apartment and demand to use their faucet?"

GollyG commented on How Bottled Water Hypnotized Us All

"@Flipzicato: Yes, it's still a plastic bottle, which is what makes it portable."

GollyG commented on Bright-Eyed Young Literary Woman Leaves New York in Disgust

"How young do you have to be, to be an "underage" Lolita?"