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Reddit mentions of The Fermata

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Reddit mentions: 23

We found 23 Reddit mentions of The Fermata. Here are the top ones.

The Fermata
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Height8 Inches
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Release dateJanuary 1995
Weight0.55 Pounds
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Found 23 comments on The Fermata:

u/millionbear · 16 pointsr/Showerthoughts

this is actually the plot of a great erotic novel by Nicholson Baker called "The Fermata." a guy finds out that he can stop time and basically just uses it for elaborate masturbation fantasies.

https://www.amazon.com/Fermata-Nicholson-Baker/dp/0679759336

enjoy!

u/Astronoid · 9 pointsr/DoesAnybodyElse

The Fermata
is a book that deals quite interestingly with just that subject.

u/neszero · 6 pointsr/WTF

This novel may interest you.

Edit: To sum it up: "Baker's ingenious fifth novel, about a 35-year-old temp worker who stops time to act out elaborate sexual fantasies."

u/grabthar · 4 pointsr/funny

A while back in a similar thread someone mentioned a book based on the same premise as the 4chan story: The Fermata by Nicholson Baker.

u/Reddywhipt · 2 pointsr/movies

http://www.amazon.com/The-Fermata-Nicholson-Baker/dp/0679759336

An amazing writer. Maybe not strictly sane, but a hell of a wordsmith.

u/jeffhamrick · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

The Fermata by Nicholson Baker is the story of a man who has the ability to pause time. The guy is a total pervert and he uses his power to act out elaborate pornographic schemes. Hilarious book - really well written but also pretty raunchy

u/CabbageHands · 2 pointsr/funny

Amazon is your friend.

u/puadxe · 2 pointsr/reddit.com

The Fermata, for all your rapey fantasy needs

u/wundertunge · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

This isn't a classic, but IMO it should be:

The Fermata centers around a temp named Arno Strine and his sexual escapades as a time-freezing pervert, transcribing temp, erotica ("rot") writer, and sensitive literary aesthete. One of the raunchiest, funniest, deepest, and thoughtful books about the male gaze. I've read it twice and have recommended it to a number of people who love it. Thought provoking, hot, and in the end, kind of sweet and romantic. But deeply philosophical, too.

This book is in my top 5 novels ever, right alongside East of Eden and Brothers Karamazov.

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/funny

I instantly thought of this dirty book I read once. It took me 20 minutes to find the freaking name lol. Anyway its about a guy who can stop time and what he does with it. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679759336?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links

u/DukeofSpades · 1 pointr/AskReddit

You could stop time and read Nicholson Baker's The Fermata

u/whale_omelette · 1 pointr/books

Not to everyone's taste, but really well written smut: House of Holes, The Fermata and Vox all by Nicholson Baker (who writes non-sexy things pretty dang well, too).

u/a_disco_ball · 1 pointr/AskReddit

there is a book with a similar premise. The Fermata by Nicholson Baker. the pervy narrator stops time and undresses women. fun book.

u/derglingrush · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Have you read The Fermata, by Nicholson Baker?

u/mldl · 1 pointr/sex

I first read The Fermata twenty-three years ago. It was my introduction to the genre and left a lasting mark on me.

u/Geloni · 1 pointr/AskReddit

For those who chose pausing time i suggest reading The Fermata by Nicholson Baker

u/xbk1 · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Nicholson Baker has explored this concept in his novel The Fermata

u/makesureimjewish · 1 pointr/WTF