Comments on: It’s not you, it’s your books http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html Coffee, Cocktails & More Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:53:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: cassandra http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html#comment-315148 cassandra Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:20:59 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html#comment-315148 being quite an eclectic reader, and in love with a boyfriend who has more comics than i've ever seen, i think i'm pretty open to seeing or hearing about a wide variety of "favorite" books and authors from a romantic interest... i have to side with those in the article who say they're satisfied to be with a reader at all- i've broken up with a person who said "wow! you have a lot of books! have you actually read all of these? i've never read a book i didn't have to!" but i'm happily attached to a man who didn't even finish my favorite book because he didn't like anything about it... who knows... being quite an eclectic reader, and in love with a boyfriend who has more comics than i’ve ever seen, i think i’m pretty open to seeing or hearing about a wide variety of “favorite” books and authors from a romantic interest… i have to side with those in the article who say they’re satisfied to be with a reader at all- i’ve broken up with a person who said “wow! you have a lot of books! have you actually read all of these? i’ve never read a book i didn’t have to!” but i’m happily attached to a man who didn’t even finish my favorite book because he didn’t like anything about it… who knows…

]]> By: Jacob Grier http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html#comment-315098 Jacob Grier Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:03:32 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html#comment-315098 Not actual comic books, a book of literary criticism <em>about</em> comic books. Much sexier, yeah? Not actual comic books, a book of literary criticism about comic books. Much sexier, yeah?

]]> By: julie http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html#comment-315021 julie Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:37:16 +0000 http://www.jacobgrier.com/blog/archives/1018.html#comment-315021 i sadly have to cop to doing to this - not necessarily in a dating scenario but with relationships in general. me: "you looooove dan brown books?" them: "yeah" me: "oh. ..." conversely, there's many a time when i've wanted to talk to someone (on the metro, ha) purely based on the book they're reading. so maybe the comic books and card tricks are doing you a disservice, jacob. i sadly have to cop to doing to this - not necessarily in a dating scenario but with relationships in general.

me: “you looooove dan brown books?”
them: “yeah”
me: “oh. …”

conversely, there’s many a time when i’ve wanted to talk to someone (on the metro, ha) purely based on the book they’re reading.

so maybe the comic books and card tricks are doing you a disservice, jacob.

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