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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
October Winner #2
A young scholar by the name of Kevin T. happened to be standing just behind Kristen this month, and won himself a good old-fashioned Vladimir Nabokov masterpiece. Pale Fire is no Lolita, Nabokov's most popular and most pedophilia-based novel, but I'm sure it fondles the intellect just the same.
Quoting Kevin:
"I read Lolita by Nabokov this summer and was totally blown away. The way he used language was unlike anything I had ever read, and the fact that he could tell a story about a delicate subject like pedophilia without being cheap or vulgar was really refreshing. I knew I wanted to read something else by the same author, and I've heard good things about Pale Fire. Also, I can probably read this one in public without people thinking that I'm a creep. That's almost always a plus."
Quoting Kevin:
"I read Lolita by Nabokov this summer and was totally blown away. The way he used language was unlike anything I had ever read, and the fact that he could tell a story about a delicate subject like pedophilia without being cheap or vulgar was really refreshing. I knew I wanted to read something else by the same author, and I've heard good things about Pale Fire. Also, I can probably read this one in public without people thinking that I'm a creep. That's almost always a plus."
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Don't Stare Into the Light!
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| "It's sepia because we're dark and edgy." -Katelyn T. |
It's going to be hard to one-up a picture of this magnitude, but rumors have been zipping up and down the breadline of a mini photo shoot (yes, a photo shoot) featuring one of our past winners and his or her chosen book.
Remember, at the end of the year the winner with the best picture gets a prize! Don't give up on your dreams!
Friday, October 7, 2011
October Winner #1
If you are into juicy confessions, please read on...
But before we get to that, Kristen H. of New York was first in the breadline this month, and chose Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin.
"Well," said Kristen, "it's just one of those books I've been meaning to read for years and have never gotten around to actually committing to. What? Not enough? Ok, well then you can't deny this man's long and varied career is impressive and I imagine his memoir would be a pretty interesting read. What? Still not enough?"
And now for the confession:
"Ok, ok, you got me.
"I've always secretly dreamt of becoming a stand-up comedian/performer.
"There, I said it. In front of the entire Internet. And I hope that's enough because you won't be getting anymore secret confessions out of me, Breadline..."
But before we get to that, Kristen H. of New York was first in the breadline this month, and chose Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin.
"Well," said Kristen, "it's just one of those books I've been meaning to read for years and have never gotten around to actually committing to. What? Not enough? Ok, well then you can't deny this man's long and varied career is impressive and I imagine his memoir would be a pretty interesting read. What? Still not enough?"
And now for the confession:
"Ok, ok, you got me.
"I've always secretly dreamt of becoming a stand-up comedian/performer.
"There, I said it. In front of the entire Internet. And I hope that's enough because you won't be getting anymore secret confessions out of me, Breadline..."
Monday, October 3, 2011
October Breadline Open
The title says it all. Have at it, readers - the breadline is now open for October. Email Breadline Books and you could win your very own paper-based companion.
If you're new to Breadline Books or just have a bad memory, try visiting these links for more info:
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The Apple Store in Legoland: Where the brick phone is cool.
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If you're new to Breadline Books or just have a bad memory, try visiting these links for more info:
Onward!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
September Drawing Winner
Greetings, Breadliners. A couple of things on our plate this evening. 1) Amanda B. in Michigan won the September drawing and chose to receive Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, the greatest novel of all time. 2) There was only one thing.
Amanda has been trying to win Catch-22 for a long time now, and it finally happened. There's a lesson in persistence there. Here's what she has to say about why she chose this book over the millions of other less interesting books in the world:
"One day while browsing a used book store, I noticed Catch-22 sitting on the shelf. I began to tell my friend that I haven't read it before, and she looked at me with her mouth wide open and screamed. She then proceeded to hit me and then told me I was crazy. Okay, she probably didn't scream, nor did she hit me because she's not mean like that. Anyway, many people seemed to be surprised that I haven't read it yet, so I decided that winning it through Breadline was a pretty cool way to get the book. I've been told that it's satirical and makes you laugh. I like laughing."
And oh yeah... soon the breadline will be open again. It's that time of month around here. Keep your eyes open, people.
Amanda has been trying to win Catch-22 for a long time now, and it finally happened. There's a lesson in persistence there. Here's what she has to say about why she chose this book over the millions of other less interesting books in the world:
"One day while browsing a used book store, I noticed Catch-22 sitting on the shelf. I began to tell my friend that I haven't read it before, and she looked at me with her mouth wide open and screamed. She then proceeded to hit me and then told me I was crazy. Okay, she probably didn't scream, nor did she hit me because she's not mean like that. Anyway, many people seemed to be surprised that I haven't read it yet, so I decided that winning it through Breadline was a pretty cool way to get the book. I've been told that it's satirical and makes you laugh. I like laughing."
And oh yeah... soon the breadline will be open again. It's that time of month around here. Keep your eyes open, people.
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