NEW BOOK!
Added 2020-06-18 14:59:39 +0000 UTCConor and Mike announce their, and your, next assignment. It's a good one.
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I'm definitely happier believing it's legit and not a troll.
Jason Hammack
2020-06-23 21:58:13 +0000 UTCDoes anyone else find the repetition in this to be almost hypnotic?
Zach Dewoody
2020-06-23 11:39:51 +0000 UTCWow! Maybe they should read that “Handbook For Mortals”
Taylor Conner
2020-06-23 02:26:05 +0000 UTCHate to burst everyone's bubble (including mine), but . . . www.vox.com/culture/2017/9/13/16275802/who-wrote-my-immortal-tara-rose-christo
Jason Hammack
2020-06-22 23:04:51 +0000 UTCCool, someone else remembers TWoP. I still miss the forums.
Aaron Baugher
2020-06-22 18:57:35 +0000 UTCI totally agree. Certain specific misuses like masticate/masturbate and feces/faces make me feel like this has to be at least part tongue-in-cheek.
Amanda Martyn
2020-06-21 21:27:58 +0000 UTCSo I read about the various theories surrounding the authorship of this, and while the alleged evidence that the author had multiple other early social Media accounts is compelling... When I come back to the story itself, I still find it very hard to believe that the constant malapropisms aren’t intentional. 😳 Yes, bad writers will make mistakes, but so continuously, to such hilarious result? It’s almost too much to accept! Either way, troll or not, the sheer mythology and mystery around this work is impressive!
Augusta Vae
2020-06-21 02:21:44 +0000 UTCDammit Fiveal!! Not Tom and Jerry!
Emily Brown
2020-06-20 04:47:55 +0000 UTCWait, where's the link to the Tom and Jerry changing Dewey Duck's diaper fanfic?! That's gotta be good.
Emily Brown
2020-06-20 01:50:36 +0000 UTCSo Katy t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m wrote Harry Potter fan-fic...
Seth Daugherty
2020-06-20 01:15:35 +0000 UTCHonestly there are so many dumb sentences in this story that I feel like it’ll be hard to pick just one for every reading 😂😂
Carson Heschle
2020-06-19 23:33:25 +0000 UTCThis is really hard to read for me. It presses all my embarrassment buttons for some reason, although I have found some great dumb sentences that transcend any embarrassment. But I will soldier on!!!!
Heather Crocetto
2020-06-19 18:58:50 +0000 UTC_STOP FLAMMIN DA STORY PREPSZ OK!_
Kerry S.
2020-06-19 16:58:22 +0000 UTCStarted reading this today. Not sure I’ll be able to finish.
Damon Sharp
2020-06-19 11:18:37 +0000 UTCThe title "My Immortal" always makes me think of Roger Zelazny's Hugo-winning novella, This Immortal. Sadly or not so sadly, Zelazny's work is surely much much better written than this turd will be. :D
Augusta Vae
2020-06-19 03:35:17 +0000 UTCYes, and her last name is Way, like Gerard Way, but they’re NOT related. Which is too bad, cuz he’s a fukin HOTTIE.
Carson Heschle
2020-06-19 02:14:18 +0000 UTCDude it’s so freaking good hahaha you are in for a treat
Carson Heschle
2020-06-19 02:12:15 +0000 UTCI’VE BEEN TRAINING MY WHOLE LIFE FOR THIS. 😍😍😍 Jk but I have listened to a couple dramatic readings, and the web series is pretty funny too, tbh. 👌🏻👌🏻 I have so many favorite dumb sentences already from this story. a personally beloved, less noted gem is, “I MAY BE A HOGWARTS STUDENT, BUT I AM ALSO A SATANIST!” Just *chef’s kiss*
Carson Heschle
2020-06-19 02:11:08 +0000 UTCBased on the author notes, I'm gonna need to see the original comments.
superrad
2020-06-18 23:38:28 +0000 UTCThis is going to be the first Harry Potter book I've read.
Rick Drake
2020-06-18 22:56:33 +0000 UTCConor:"We need to select DSOWs!" Mike: {picks two sentences at random} "Okay, we're good!"
Elizabeth Meredith
2020-06-18 22:48:12 +0000 UTCYou're truly doing God's work my friend
Jami Woodworth
2020-06-18 21:20:09 +0000 UTCI haven't read fanfic since the Bad Buffy Fanfic posting board thread on Television Without Pity. This is going to be rough.
mikelesq
2020-06-18 21:12:43 +0000 UTCI've made ebook versions of My Immortal in a variety of formats for use with Kindles and other eReaders: .azw3 (Kindle) https://www.dropbox.com/s/bri7fgs9rr2bkru/My%20Immortal%20-%20Tara%20Gilesbie.azw3?dl=1 .mobi https://www.dropbox.com/s/9cddte2qksn470g/My%20Immortal%20-%20Tara%20Gilesbie.mobi?dl=1 .epub https://www.dropbox.com/s/sgs5t9yv5zefwkx/My%20Immortal%20-%20Tara%20Gilesbie.epub?dl=1
Jay
2020-06-18 19:40:05 +0000 UTCAh yes My Immortal. I've read this many times over the years. I remember discovering this in 2009 or so and reading out loud with my friend. If you've never read any of this, you are in for a wild, wild ride.
Luke Bovard
2020-06-18 19:38:40 +0000 UTC"I have long ebony black hair (that’s how I got my name)." So she was born with long ebony black hair or she was named after it grew out?
JoshG
2020-06-18 17:54:30 +0000 UTCHmm. It seems so much longer! I think there are many different versions. Some of the later chapters are of dubious provenance and many attribute them to Christopher Marlowe. 😏
Emily M
2020-06-18 17:41:49 +0000 UTCWe don't even get the title before it's compared to a literary great, Charles Dickens. I love it! 15 seconds later: My Immortal? I've heard of it, but never dreamed of reading it. There's a joke that goes, How do you make God laugh? You tell him your plans. Thanks, guys. Thanks for giving God a reason to point his finger and laugh at me (again).
Kerry S.
2020-06-18 17:39:13 +0000 UTCOh my sweet summer child. You have no idea what awaits you.
Emily M
2020-06-18 17:39:00 +0000 UTCThe paperback Conor linked is 268 pages. Hoping most of that is scholarly essays and endnotes because you promised this would be short!
Brian Koser
2020-06-18 17:20:09 +0000 UTCYES! Excited for this one! Be warned, I don't know of any readings/podcasts/adaptations that were able to finish it. They all tap out eventually. I think it might be cursed. However, I have faith in you two and if anyone can finish it, you can. Nevertheless, Godspeed. (Spoilers?) I should probably warn you that even though it's inept, it's morally repugnant. It really trivializes suicide. Yeah, I know some teens are like that and there is no way in hell anyone took her seriously but it's still kind of gross. Lots of casual references to rape and incest too. Also a fair amount of homophobia. The author seems like a really unpleasant person. She doesn't have the weird sweetness of Thrash or Courtney. Hopefully she's matured. You probably know this already, but there are so many people on the Internet who are obsessed with it. If you feel like having guests who really know their stuff, you shouldn't have any problems finding someone. I think Conor mentioned one of them from i09. Btw this podcast is worth checking out. I think they made it the farthest but they seemed to have stopped last October. It's fun though. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whose-immortal-a-literary-masterwork/id1342532795
Emily M
2020-06-18 17:02:51 +0000 UTCI just had my girlfriend listen to a dramatic reading of the first few chapters, and I think she is considering leaving me.
MST3James
2020-06-18 17:02:05 +0000 UTCUnder "Eye of Argon" at Goodreads: "5 stars for the same reason My Immortal got five stars; that is, creating something so incredibly horrific is a talent in itself."
Moviegique
2020-06-18 16:39:41 +0000 UTCHarry Potter? You two are the bravest podcasters I've ever known.
andrew
2020-06-18 16:38:45 +0000 UTCOh hell yes. This is going to be an amazing trip down memory lane for me
Misha Stryker
2020-06-18 16:11:32 +0000 UTCI thought it was gonna be Atlanta Nights because it was also written under a pen name, has Eye of Argon as a See Also on Wikipedia and made me laugh at the first chapter as well. With that said, I recommend we read that book.
Dylan Donahoe
2020-06-18 16:08:04 +0000 UTCPlease tell me the main character and Draco get it on. PLEASE. No, wait. Don’t tell me. I want to experience this as it happens.
Doodle
2020-06-18 15:47:39 +0000 UTCDownloadable PDF with nice formatting (author's comments in italics; chapter separation; headings) - https://nanopdf.com/download/my-immortal_pdf
Natalia Mclean
2020-06-18 15:43:31 +0000 UTCThe toad’s name is Trevor. Oh good lord. I’m going to be unbearable.
Doodle
2020-06-18 15:42:25 +0000 UTCWiki of this book: https://myimmortal.fandom.com/wiki/My_Immortal/Chapters_1-11 Full text + hyperlinks to Who-is-who in this insanity + fanart + usual Wiki stuff.
Natalia Mclean
2020-06-18 15:39:04 +0000 UTCDear lord. I just read the first "chapter". It's worse than you think it will be.
JoshG
2020-06-18 15:26:36 +0000 UTCThe Real or Fanfic for this one are going to be WILD.
Emma Schroeder
2020-06-18 15:25:26 +0000 UTCWhat a masterpiece of postmodern metafiction!
Natalia Mclean
2020-06-18 15:24:45 +0000 UTCNever heard of this one, but it sounds like a deep dive into the surreal. Godspeed, gentlemen. :-) (I chortled at "Sinatra"!)
Gina Dalfonzo
2020-06-18 15:23:09 +0000 UTCAs soon as Conor mentioned the "see also" part of the Wiki page, I knew it had to be My Immortal. And oh, the memories of my college/post-college early 2000s LJ years came flooding back... I hope you guys are marking up hard copies, because I intend to get my hands on one.
Anna Zaigraeva
2020-06-18 15:20:53 +0000 UTCAs soon as the webseries was mentioned I knew what it was. Glad I finally have an excuse to read this
Jacob Reed
2020-06-18 15:15:07 +0000 UTCAh. I've heard of this. Never read it all the way through, but watched a Youtube dramatic reading of That One Part.
SabreMau
2020-06-18 15:14:13 +0000 UTCI’ve read the Amazon reviews and I’m horrified. Let’s dig in
Matthew
2020-06-18 15:13:24 +0000 UTCIf you want to buy the copy Conor is using it's here: https://amzn.to/3db64iD Or a free ebook is available here: https://bit.ly/2AMYXQt
372 Pages We'll Never Get Back
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