Brian's Friend Comments

I have a favor to ask of my Goodreads librarian friends - can you please add The Believer Issue #140 to the database?

Many thanks in advance!

Thanks for the friend invite and kind words, Brian. I have also seen your updates often courtesy common friends and glad to finally connect! Looking forward to chatting books with you.

I wonder how much research the marketing geniuses behind the new vodka Blue Ice performed before coming up with that name. Maybe it's just me, but I would think that any product name (especially one you ingest) that had the potential of conjuring negative images would go immediately to the "no" pile.

Hey Brian, thanks for the friend request, and the thoughtful words accompanying it. Happy to accept. Hopefully it'll be worthwhile having me around.

Brian, thank you for the friend invitation and for taking the time to write a message. I look forward to our future bookish interactions :)

Belated birthday wishes, Brian! Hope you had a great time.

Hello Brian! Thanks for your kind message! I really like your reviews I've read so far.

hello, brian! thank you for your sweet message and friend request. we have many books in common and i look forward to reading your reviews. see you around here on goodreads! :)

Thanks for the friend request and the kind words. I look forward to sharing books with you.

Thanks for the friend request. I look forward to our interactions.

Thought you may like to know, Caketrain's newest issue will have a piece by Brian Evenson.

Brian wrote: "It has just become 2015 here in Thailand, so I just wanted to say Happy 2015 to all of you wonderful friends.

HAPPY NEW YEAR BRIAN! Greetings from snowy Zurich to Thailand :)
I read many wonderful fiction books in 2014, Memoirs of Hadrian being the one which left me most in awe.

It has just become 2015 here in Thailand, so I just wanted to say Happy 2015 to all of you wonderful friends.

If it isn't too much to ask, I'd love to know your favorite fiction and non-fiction read of 2014. My favorite fiction reads were Ulysses and State of Grace; my non-fiction bests were Volume 3 of Rising Up and Rising Down and The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad.

Here's to a fabulous year of reading in 2015!

Jasmine wrote: "Thank you for your friend request, Brian. I've been following your excellent reviews for a couple of months and enjoying them very much. Great that we are GR-friends now."

Thank you, Jasmine! Very exciting to connect with another lover of the written word. I look forward to discussing books with you and perusing your shelves of favorite reads.

Thank you for your friend request, Brian. I've been following your excellent reviews for a couple of months and enjoying them very much. Great that we are GR-friends now.

Brian, I've bookmarked your review of The Last Generation of the Roman Republic _here_ (section D).

no need to reply

Thank you for your friend request, Brian.

Thanks, man!

Killer wrote: "Thanks for the friendvite, Brian. What lovely bookshelves you have!"

Thanks, Killer - looking forward to discussing bookly things with you (and reading all of your awesome reviews)

Brian, I thank you for the add! I look forward to our bookish discussions!

Hi Brian, Thanks for the add :)

Happy birthday!

julio wrote: "many happy returns!"

Thank you, Julio!

many happy returns!

Rowena wrote: "Happy birthday for tomorrow, Brian! Hope you have a great day:)"

You are so awesome, Rowena - Thanks for the wishes!

Happy birthday for tomorrow, Brian! Hope you have a great day:)

Brian wrote: "Brian wrote: "I might be late to the party, but just-in-case: Dalkey Archive is having an AWESOME sale (buy 10 books for $70, 20 for $130) through June 11."

There it is! Merci(!)

Brian wrote: "I might be late to the party, but just-in-case: Dalkey Archive is having an AWESOME sale (buy 10 books for $70, 20 for $130) through June 11.

Not sure which titles to get? Friend MJ Nicholls has y..."

Floating at N.R.'s request

I might be late to the party, but just-in-case: Dalkey Archive is having an AWESOME sale (buy 10 books for $70, 20 for $130) through June 11.

Not sure which titles to get? Friend MJ Nicholls has you covered with an entire shelf dedicated to this publisher (peruse and purchase!)

Thanks so much, Brian! And you're not late at all -- still 1-22 here. And being in the UK is worth belated greetings. Hope you have a great time -- where will you be?

Same here, Brian! I've seen your profile pic from time to time and assumed we were already friends. Plus, I thought I'd already found all the O'Brian fans there were on GR! :)

Brian wrote: "Thanks for the friend request. Our kitties look like long-lost siblings!"

Kitty siblings rock :)

Thanks, Brian. I missed all you animals too.

Happy New Year, Brian - all the best for 2014!

Richard wrote: "Best wishes for a Happy New Year, Brian. I like the challenge you've set for yourself. I will be watching your progress with interest."

Thanks Richard - the same to you! I look forward to another year of book discussions with you.

Best wishes for a Happy New Year, Brian. I like the challenge you've set for yourself. I will be watching your progress with interest.

Merry Christmas Brian!

Ian wrote: "I've always loved this black and white photo on your profile.

It contains the present and the future and the communication between them."

That's an awesome quote Ian - you've made my day.

I've always loved this black and white photo on your profile.

It contains the present and the future and the communication between them.

Thanks for the friendship request, Brian. very nice to meet you! Looking forward to reading your reviews:)

Ceridwen wrote: "Thanks for what you said. It really means something, because I've been so demoralized."

Thank YOU, Ceridwen - keep up the good fight.

Jacob wrote: "I think so? Maybe? Not entirely sure...but anywho, which ones did you get? And does adding him as a favorite author mean you started reading them?"

Not yet, "Rector of Justin" is still my only read. I was looking at the stack of his books yesterday and wanted to pick one up soonish.

Will send you a photo tomorrow of the books.

I think so? Maybe? Not entirely sure...but anywho, which ones did you get? And does adding him as a favorite author mean you started reading them?

Aubrey wrote: "Brian wrote: "Any GR friends that live in the Bay Area want to join me in this??

I've been waiting all my life to compete in a literary themed pub quiz..."

Public transport looks plenty feasible,..."

YAAAAAAAY!

Brian wrote: "Any GR friends that live in the Bay Area want to join me in this??

I've been waiting all my life to compete in a literary themed pub quiz..."

Public transport looks plenty feasible, so count me in.

Any GR friends that live in the Bay Area want to join me in this??

I've been waiting all my life to compete in a literary themed pub quiz...

Fionnuala wrote: "Looking forward to having your reviews pop up on my home page, Brian - they sound like my kind of reviews!"

Likewise, Fionnuala - your writing is fabulous. I look forward to spending time with your 200+ reviews!

Looking forward to having your reviews pop up on my home page, Brian - they sound like my kind of reviews!

Thanks for the request ! Hope to talk several books with you with utter joy :)

Thanks Brian for the book recommendation. I have a copy of the Sledge book and hope to read it soon.