"I wish Myspace and Facebook wouldn't email me when people send me messages or leave comments or anything, so I would have another website to log on to. As it is, I know that nothing new is happening on Myspace or Facebook."eat when you feel sad has minimalist sentences; sometimes it is repetitive or mechanical
Robert searches "vintage ralph lauren" on eBay. He looks at his bank statement. Robert listens to the song "Gold Soundz" by Pavement. He listens to the song "Gold Soundz" by Pavement. He listens to the song "Gold Soundz" by Pavement. He looks at pictures of Lil Wayne on the internet.
all the dialogue is introduced with 'says' before the quotation, and thoughts are introduced with 'thinks'
Jim says "Hey Rob." Jim is lying on the couch. Jim says "Just get back from partying?"
Robert says "Yeah I was over at Dan and Ted's."
Jim says "Oh, you were over there?"
Robert says "Yeah."
eat when you feel sad has a lot of cultural references. maybe there are 100 references to bands and songs. most of the references are indie or counterculture to a degree but not really obscure. there are scenes that only describe robert making a playlist, and a list of the songs
the book is a series of scenes; the scenes are not usually connected with explanations of their relationship. a lot of times, i read a scene and think about what it is like, to do some action or experience something, not really thinking about plot
a lot of the scenes have things like laundry, eating, and masturbating. sometimes there is a lot of description of a mundane activity
Robert puts the sweater on the counter. The salesperson looks at the sweater. The salesperson says "It's sixteen dollars and fifty cents." Robert hands the salesperson a twenty-dollar bill. The salesperson says "Out of twenty?"
Robert says "Yeah." The salesperson does something with the twenty-dollar bill. Robert says "I don't need a bag." Robert puts the sweater into his book bag. The salesperson hands Robert three one-dollar bills, two quarters, and a receipt. Robert puts the change and the receipt into his pocket. He says "Thank you."
there are some emotional issues in the book. in some parts i can relate to how robert wants to have money
The bank teller is talking to another bank teller.
The other bank teller says "Yeah, my buddy's a valet, some steak place in midtown. The other day Jay-Z came in, gave him a hundred-dollar tip."
Robert's bank teller says "Hell, if I was Jay-Z I might just give out hundred-dollar tips myself." Robert's bank teller says something.
Robert says "What?" Robert's bank teller is typing.
Robert's bank teller says "If you were rich like that, wouldn't you do something like that?"
Robert says "Oh. Yeah." Robert's bank teller hands Robert a receipt.
Robert's bank teller says "Have a great day."
Robert says "Thank you." Robert walks outside. He thinks "I wish I was Jay-Z. I wish I was rich like that." He walks to the laundromat. He takes clothing and sheets out of the washing machine. He puts clothing and sheets into a dryer. He puts quarters into the dryer.
i felt emotional reading 2 or 3 parts in the book. here is an excerpt of robert talking on the phone to alison
Alison says "Do you feel depressed?"
Robert says "Yes."
Alison says "About Mike?"
Robert says, "I don't know." He says "About you. Sort of."
Alison says "Oh." Robert moves his cell phone from his right ear to his left ear. Alison says "I'm sorry I've been such a bad friend to you."
Robert says "It's okay." He is crying quietly. He says "You haven't." He says "What are you talking about?"
Alison says "I'm sorry I don't know how to make you feel better."
Robert says "No, that's okay."
Alison says "What?" Robert takes his cell phone away from his ear. He presses the red button on his cell phone. Robert connects his cell phone to his cell phone charger. He plays the song "William, It Was Really Nothing" by The Smiths.
here is zachary german's blog 'everytime a police officer gets shot i throw a party'; eat when you feel sad as an e-book in a different version; blog about zachary german's purchases; wikipedia; poems by zachary german (click his name for a supply of more poems); 'selected work' from zachary german's blog; zachary german's formspring; the page for eat when you feel sad on melville house's website
