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#134786
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Guts
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
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Originally posted by: Bossk
It's not a true story. The book, which focuses on struggling writers a la an earlier explanation of mine in this thread, is broken into chapters. Each chapter starts with a few pages that describe the action inside the "writer's retreat" and what is happening to our characters. Then the chapter has a poem written about one of the characters in the retreat. This is followed by a short story written by that same focal character. Save for the two people who run the retreat, every character is known only by a nickname. The character in this short story is known to readers only as "Saint Gut-Free" and for good reason.


But the author claimed that the carrot story was inspired in a real life event that happened with a friend he met in college, and that he heard about the swiming pool story, that it actually happened to someone.


Maybe so on the carrot. Who knows? As for the swimming pool... on the Web we "hear" all kinds of stories that people claim are "true." Until I read the actual news report, I'm banking on its falsehood. I don't know how a human being can survive without their intestines. So much nutrient processing occurs there. Without them, food would just pass through and not do anything. Even vitamin supplements would do nothing as they wouldn't stay in your system long enough to have any effect. You would be severely malnourished, dehydrated, etc. You wouldn't be able to live on our own as you would need to be hooked up to a constant IV drip. Just my take.
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#134612
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Guts
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It's not a true story. The book, which focuses on struggling writers a la an earlier explanation of mine in this thread, is broken into chapters. Each chapter starts with a few pages that describe the action inside the "writer's retreat" and what is happening to our characters. Then the chapter has a poem written about one of the characters in the retreat. This is followed by a short story written by that same focal character. Save for the two people who run the retreat, every character is known only by a nickname. The character in this short story is known to readers only as "Saint Gut-Free" and for good reason.
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#134299
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Guts
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/134299/action/topic#134299
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Same here. Although I was still sick because of that vodka incident I mentioned previously, so I don't know how much was Palaniuk's, how much was the alcohool. Bossk, how good is the whole book? I've tried to find it here with no success, and it'd be quite expensive to import it - not to mention it would take a month or so...


It's not bad. Not great, but not bad. I have a review for it up on my site. I dunno if it will really help you decide much more than that. If you like Palahniuk, you'll likely enjoy this. It's all about struggling writers at a retreat trying to come up with ideas for stories. But the stories are themselves as they are locked in the place and slowly being killed off or mangling themselves as they struggle through the fear that the situation elicits.

How much would shipping a book from the U.S. to you cost? I was going to try to sell my copy or exchange it somewhere. I'm not going to read it again.
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#134296
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Halloween (the holiday, not the movie)
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/134296/action/topic#134296
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Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
I love Tootsie Rolls, and I love candy corn! I don't care what Lewis Black said (I was hoping to reply before someone brought that up), candy corn is THE best candy ever. I would kill for candy corn right now.


I won't say it's the best, but I do enjoy Candy Corns.

I always thought the bastard red-headed stepchild of Halloween candy was Double Bubble. Cheap as hell and the flavor is gone as soon as it enters your mouth. You can't even bite into it and the flavor is gone.
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#134295
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Official thread to complain about textbooks/bookstores
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/134295/action/topic#134295
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There are three great online sources for textbooks... Amazon Marketplace which you all already know about, Barnes & Noble online which has its own textbook store, and halfpricebooks.com (Abebooks) which is a repository of individual sellers and small-market bookstores selling new and used stuff. I've purchased from all three. What's nice about B&N is that they maintain all their own stocks so you don't have to rely on a third-party seller to get you the stuff. Of course, this means they have a bit less of a selection than Amazon and Half Price, but shipping and refunds are a dream through B&N.

Also, if you buy from B&N, they will make you an offer on your used book when you're done with it. Dunno what percentage they offer back as I haven't sold back to them yet. Or you can just try to sell it yourself through the other two or sell it back to your own bookstore which I do a lot to save the headaches.