It's milquetoast if you're desperate to use the word "milquetoast," which seems to be the case here.

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Most definitely the flame wars will be more intense. It was fun to debate season one, but ultimately most people don't have much of a personal stake in that case. I don't know anyone who's been murdered or charged/convicted of murder, but I know plenty of military folks.

You're probably right on all those points. I've never been in the military, but I imagine a whole lot of kids serving at these hellhole FOBs in Afghanistan felt the way he did. I guess I'm interested in what made him the one who actually acted on his feelings instead of sucking it up and going along like almost 100%…

Since that type of move is so rare, I think any motivation for it has to be inherently interesting. And from the first ep, it seems Bergdahl himself is a bit unsure about what the exact motivation was, so it should be a fun exploration.

I did not know about that, and I thank you kindly for the heads-up.

Historically, most male fiction writers have been some degree of asshole. I'll add Hemingway to your list, for sure. He never gave a shit about another person in his life, but he wrote terse, manly sentences, so he's forever adored. It should be said, though, that a lot of fiction writers choose/have chosen that…

I'm reading Between the World and Me right now, and I'm about to go home for Christmas to a place where saying Black Lives Matter is akin to saying Whites Should Die. Should be fun! I'll be drunk!

I usually hate any sort of commentary from movie audiences during the film, but when Adonis was falling slo-mo after that hit and the soundtrack dropped out, the lady behind me let out a very Clay Davis-like "shiiiiiiiiit," and it was just fucking perfect.

I had a hard time getting into it at first too. Things didn't really start to click until 1/3 of the way through, but once it got going, it really hummed along.

I'm really looking forward to his post-presidency writing; I hope he torches some fools. Dreams from My Father was great. Haven't read Audacity of Hope, though, because I fear it'll be more of a "politician's book" than Dreams was, based on the timing of it. I could be wrong, though.

Just make sure you return 'Tropic of Cancer' to the library. You don't want Bookman on your ass. Unless that's how you get your kicks, you and your good-time buddies.

I tried to get into Murakami this year (if 2 books is considered trying), but it just didn't happen. I read 'Dance Dance Dance' and 'Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World,' both of which could be summed up as, "Sad sack befriends jail bait."

I read it for a book club, and I had to finish it quickly on the train on the way to the meeting. I didn't think I was going to make it, and then I hit that powerpoint chapter and I was like, "Weeeeeeee!"

My wife and I finally agreed to start reading each other's books instead of buying new ones. I'm halfway through Margaret Atwood's 'MaddAddam' trilogy and loving the shit out of it. Near-future dystopic fiction, when done really well, always freaks me out, and hers is so detailed and plausible that I have to set the…

I read it once, and though I enjoyed the frequent displays of insane writerly gymnastics from DFW, I have to admit that I didn't really "get it." Now it just sits on my shelf mocking me with its giant orange spine, daring me to try it again. One of these days, asshole.

Forgot how much I loved "In Cold Blood." And I couldn't get into "American Gods" either. The premise was inviting, but it seemed like every page was screaming, "This is oh so dark and clever!"

I'm glad Nathan moved his operations to L.A. His shtick isn't as effective with all these nice Canadians doing their best to go along with the joke.

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