It's April. What are you reading?

I've caught up on my reading now. During term when I have money I buy loads of books but have time to read them, during the holidays I don't have money but I have all time in the world, so thats when I do my reading.

I've ordered the Baer books and they should be waiting for me when I get home.

Halfway through Richard Price's THE BREAKS. Can't decide if I should follow up with Paul Auster's THE NEW YORK TRILOGY or something else. Still have Sylvia Plath's THE BELL JAR and some other waiting on the shelf, but I don't wanna get into that depressed Plath mode. I'm too cheery 'cause of the great weather lately.

Cocteau bio. so far he's some fancy little gay boy running around reciting poetry. i'm not so impressed.

Thom Jones - [I]The Pugilist at Rest[/I]
DBC Pierre - [I]Vernon God Little[/I]
Henry Rollins - [I]Smile, You're Traveling[/I]
Poppy Z. Brite - [I]Liquor[/I]

Started reading The Final Solution too - for the book club of course.

half way through fiskadaro and Kiss me Judas. Unfortunately, i left Judas in fresno so itll be a while before i get to finish it. Finished Rabbit, Run a few days ago. pretty good, but sometimes the style annoyed me a bit.
Have Master and Commander and House of Sand and Fog coming up next.

I'm reading the novella type thing over on Baer net, I'd recommend it to anyone, specially since it's free. Nice introduction to his writing.

[url]http://www.willchristopherbaer.com/misc.php[/url]

EDIT: After posting this the forum dropped dead, maybe the others went and read it?

I finished Part One of the Bob Dylan Chronicles, I can't decide whether I liked it or not. Has anyone else read it?

I need to finish ATBS and then find some new ones to start.

[QUOTE=Vendetta]I finished Part One of the Bob Dylan Chronicles, I can't decide whether I liked it or not. Has anyone else read it?[/QUOTE]

I've got it, but I haven't read it yet.

I'll clock in when that changes...

[QUOTE=Riddlegimp]I've got it, but I haven't read it yet.

I'll clock in when that changes...[/QUOTE]

That's an AUTO biography right?

I've finally started Brighton Rock by Graham Greene.

Holy mackerel what a fantastic opening.

[QUOTE=Mr. Brown]That's an AUTO biography right?[/QUOTE]

Yup - so whatever else, it should be at least interesting.

Finished Fiskadaro last night. Twas decent, but not Johnson's best.
Started House of Sand and Fog this morning, good so far but my dad says the movies better so ill have to wait and see.

No Pockets in a Shroud by Horace McCoy. Bloody Fantastic!

Animal Farm - George Orwell
Ice at the Bottom of the World
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe

[QUOTE=enjoi]right now i'm reading the dog fighter by marc bojanowski, my fiction teacher recommended it. he's up for the young lion award against this book, and he is raving about it. after that i'll probably get down to dylan's autobiography, and if i can i'll check out the book of the month here.[/QUOTE]

Your fiction teacher isn't Steven Elliot is he?

Finished Dark Tower books five and six last weekend, so I have the seventh to go.
Also want to get through:
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
Dark Matter - Philip Kerr
and perhaps re-read Enders Game by Orson Scott Card.

I finished The Final Solution.

Started Blackbox.

I wish I could say that I loved the book club selections this month, but I don't think they are for me. We'll see with Blackbox though, maybe I will end up liking it. I can see a lot of people like The Final Solution though.

i think the final solution will make for some amusing discussion, p-diggity.

[QUOTE=PGoutis01]I finished The Final Solution.

Started Blackbox.

I wish I could say that I loved the book club selections this month, but I don't think they are for me. We'll see with Blackbox though, maybe I will end up liking it. I can see a lot of people like The Final Solution though.[/QUOTE]

Did you read Eleanor Rigby?

We're missing you in the Cult Classics discussion Gouty boy...

[QUOTE=PGoutis01]I finished The Final Solution.

Started Blackbox.

I wish I could say that I loved the book club selections this month, but I don't think they are for me. We'll see with Blackbox though, maybe I will end up liking it. I can see a lot of people like The Final Solution though.[/QUOTE]
dude, how the hell do you read so fast?

I'm at a lose. My [I]Coupland [/I] book still hasn't arrived.. I have a slew of classics that just arn't cutting it for me. I was reading Steinbeck's circus book, but the dialogue was so bad I couldn't stand it anymore.

"Yes, john Saul you're a good man, an honest man. I feel like I can tell you anything. The day is hot."

[QUOTE=Dr.Jekyll&Mr.Hyde]dude, how the hell do you read so fast?
[/QUOTE]

Have you seen the book? It's only 131 pages or so. Granted, it took me a month to read it, but I had other things going on as well. If I didn't, I probably could've finished it in a weekend.

[QUOTE=Riddlegimp]Did you read Eleanor Rigby?

We're missing you in the Cult Classics discussion Gouty boy...[/QUOTE]
I'm afraid to read any Coupland after being disappointed by Gen X.

I didn't want to spend the extra cash on a hard cover that I wasn't sure I was going to like.

I will be there this month though.

[QUOTE=moe.ron]i think the final solution will make for some amusing discussion, p-diggity. :)[/QUOTE]
I think it's going to be a love it or hate it book... but lately it seems like most books are - DaVinci is a perfect example.

That quote is terrible. I hate dialogue that addresses people by their names like that.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon

Halfway through Stephen Graham Jones' gem The Fast Red Road. Great stuff.

[QUOTE=Ballerina]The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon[/QUOTE]

^
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the hardcover unabridged edition with all the books in it)
Syrup - Maxx Barry

Speaking of Max Barry, I'm reading Jennifer Government and I think it's boring. A few of the characters seem to be the same person. I'm really sick of being warned about the evils of consumerism.

I started Stephen Elliott's [I]Happy Baby[/I] last night even though I am already in the middle of quite a few others. Excellent so far.

I'm finally finishing [I]Pride and Prejudice.[/I]

Now I'm reading [I]Sarajevo Marlboro [/I] by Miljenko Jergovic and maybe anothre book, [I]Ruining it for Everybody[/I], but it's at home and I forgot the author. Should be good though.

Anyone read Coupland's [I]Shampoo Planet[/I]? i found a copy at work and I'm wondering if it's worth the time.

[QUOTE=Vendetta]Speaking of Max Barry, I'm reading Jennifer Government and I think it's boring. A few of the characters seem to be the same person. I'm really sick of being warned about the evils of consumerism.[/QUOTE]
as someone who typically reads "classic" literature, i'm surprised you'd choose this book to be your break for modern lit...

[QUOTE=Dr.Jekyll&Mr.Hyde]Anyone read Coupland's [I]Shampoo Planet[/I]? i found a copy at work and I'm wondering if it's worth the time.[/QUOTE]
uh, do you like coupland in general?

[QUOTE=Dr.Jekyll&Mr.Hyde]Anyone read Coupland's [I]Shampoo Planet[/I]? i found a copy at work and I'm wondering if it's worth the time.[/QUOTE]

It's absolutely worth the time, and it's not a long read.

However - if it's your first introduction to Coupland you [I]might[/I] be a little disappointed.

Just read it you gibbon!

i'm reading acid house, snow falling on cedars (jane !), and potatos to prozac.

[QUOTE=moe.ron]uh, do you like coupland in general?[/QUOTE]
I've never read him before. I just got turned on because chuck will be doing an interview with him and he said his style is surreal. I ordered the book RIddle suggested but it still isn't here.

[QUOTE=Riddlegimp]It's absolutely worth the time, and it's not a long read.

However - if it's your first introduction to Coupland you [I]might[/I] be a little disappointed.

Just read it you gibbon![/QUOTE]
yeah all right monkey man!

[QUOTE=Dr.Jekyll&Mr.Hyde]I've never read him before. I just got turned on because chuck will be doing an interview with him and he said his style is surreal. I ordered the book RIddle suggested but it still isn't here.

yeah all right monkey man![/QUOTE]

Damn - your Girlfriend in a Coma (not literally) still hasn't arrived? That's been a while man.

Did you use Amazon?

I say we start hurling primate shite at them till it turns up....

[QUOTE=moe.ron]as someone who typically reads "classic" literature, i'm surprised you'd choose this book to be your break for modern lit...[/QUOTE]
I've had it in the pile for an age and it seemed like a quick read so I started it over break. It's about as thought-provoking as an episode of Smallville!

Anyway, I've retreated into my Fitzgerald short stories now. He won't disappoint me.

Almost finished with Tartt's The Little Friend. Also just got part of my amazon order in the mail today including Razor Wire Pubic Hair. I am currently about halfway through that one and liking it thus far.

Just finished Razor Wire Pubic Hair- great book but I would never recommend it to anyone. Seems like something you can't push on just anyone.

I'm still working on [I]A Scientific Romance[/I], but last night I picked up [I]For Whom the Bell Tolls[/I] and [I]A Moveable Feast [/I] by Hemmingway, and [I]The Beautiful and the Damned[/I] by Fitzgerald.

I'm going to begin with [I]For Whom the Bell Tolls[/I].

[QUOTE=Cindy Weston]I'm going to begin with [I]For Whom the Bell Tolls[/I].[/QUOTE]

I said that many a times.

[QUOTE=Mr. Brown]I said that many a times.[/QUOTE]
Well, this one is a loan from the library, so I have to get it read. The other two I bought, so the can wait just a bit.

It took me a bit (a couple books and stories, and a class) to begin to like Hemmingway's style. But it does take me a bit to become engrossed in his books. I'll begin this one in the next day or two.

I wanna get his Paris memoires.

I've started For Whom The Bell Tolls three times at last count. I really love the other books of his that I've read, The Sun Also Rises and Across the River And Into the Trees. I think his style of writing lends itself better to shorter works. Whatever gets into his books is the tip of a story-iceberg, so I'd imagine For Whom the Bell Tolls is a lot to take in and that puts me off.

I had to get used to his old old old school slang. Especially coming off whatever modern contemporary novel I had just read before starting on a Hemingway.

[QUOTE=Mr. Brown]I wanna get his Paris memoires.[/QUOTE]
That's [I]A Moveable Feast[/I]. At least that's why I bought it.

[QUOTE=Cindy Weston]That's [I]A Moveable Feast[/I]. At least that's why I bought it.[/QUOTE]

I saw that in the bookstore in Paris that Hemingway used to frequent and where he knocked a bookshelf down when he read a bad review of one of his books.

[QUOTE=Vendetta]I've started For Whom The Bell Tolls three times at last count. I really love the other books of his that I've read, The Sun Also Rises and Across the River And Into the Trees. I think his style of writing lends itself better to shorter works. Whatever gets into his books is the tip of a story-iceberg, so I'd imagine For Whom the Bell Tolls is a lot to take in and that puts me off.[/QUOTE]
I admire a great deal his Iceburg theory of dialogue, but it took me a bit to get through [I]The Sun Also Rises[/I]. It was my first book of his and also my first piece of lit from the Modernist Era, so it was a pretty big piece to chew on. Once I got it down I understood better how to read his work. I don't believe that you can just jump into Hemmingway without some understanding of the man himself and his distinct style of writing.

As for For Whom the Bell Tolls, I'll do my best to complete it.