May- Dammit I nearly forgot and I am reading...
I plan on reading every Haruki Murakami book translated in English.
i wouldn't mind doing that either. i read Hard Boiled Wonderland... recently and gosh it was good. breathtakingly so. but i often wonder with translations how much of it is the translator and how much of it is the writer.
I'm reading Ablutions by Patrick deWitt and really enojying it so far. only a few pages in and the second person narrative is so well submerged. you hardly even notice it. so well done. better than McInerney did it.
Baise-Moi by Viginie Despentes.
How is it ?
"Lamb" by Christopher Moore
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
i'm reading Enduring Love by Ian McEwan. once again, I am in love with his writing style. He has me gasping at mere fleeting thoughts.
Brentinlouis Wrote: What was that rule about being intentionally annoying?
Nobody Move by Denis Johnson
Fahrenheit 451.
"A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism." -Carl Sagan
"Am I cruel? Probably. Is she an idiot? Yes." -jane s.
Nice. Diving straight into your goodie bag present. What a compliment
Its ok, nothing special. I have about 60 pages to go and then I will start something for the weekend.
Nice! I hope you like it as much as I did. Not that the story was anything super amazing - it's just that Denis Johnson can fucking write!
tell me about it. i'm gonna get some pages done soon. just got home from work. i loved his words in Jesus' Son, and so far in this they're just as good.
I'm really looking forward to the desert-noir style. also, got Quick and the Dead, too. which i am really looking forward to reading.
these are all Goutis recs so, i'll be back and i expect you to talk to me about them, mate.
Hey Derek, have you read any Roddy Doyle? I heard an interview with him this morning on the radio about his new book, Dead Republic, and am rather intrigued.
There is hope, but not for us.
I'm really looking forward to the desert-noir style. also, got Quick and the Dead, too. which i am really looking forward to reading.
these are all Goutis recs so, i'll be back and i expect you to talk to me about them, mate.
I haven't read Quick and the Dead in so long. It's been years. Like Levi said - I recommended it to him a long time ago. Maybe I'll have to reread it before you. That way it can be fresh in my mind and we can discuss. You'll enjoy Joy Williams' style.
I'll discuss either one for sure.
I read some of his earlier stuff and I have friends abroad that love his stuff.
If you want a copy of The Dead Republic I can get you one, they have them in my local bookstore. The only thing is it will be a few weeks before I can post it. I have a bsy few weeks ahead of me.
PS IM getting you that book right now!
Ooh, I'd love that! Really my knowledge of Irish history is one of those things I'm always looking to improve upon. Really, it starts and ends with Leon Uris's "Trinity." Shoddy at best.
There is hope, but not for us.
Jane,
i hope you'll love Dead Repulic when Derek sends it to you. i haven't read it, but i have read both Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Commitments and i really enjoyed them. really really. but it was a while ago now.
I'm really looking forward to the desert-noir style. also, got Quick and the Dead, too. which i am really looking forward to reading.
these are all Goutis recs so, i'll be back and i expect you to talk to me about them, mate.
I haven't read Quick and the Dead in so long. It's been years. Like Levi said - I recommended it to him a long time ago. Maybe I'll have to reread it before you. That way it can be fresh in my mind and we can discuss. You'll enjoy Joy Williams' style.
I'll discuss either one for sure.
well, i've read her non-fiction collection Ill Nature. which i actually only read a little while ago and was kicking myself the hwole time wishing i hadn't put it off for so long. she is one lady that knows how to put words on the page, that's for sure.
can't wait to talk about Johnson's immaculate prose with you.
Got Eeeeeeet! I have a wedding next week and a creditcard bill to sort and then its on its way to you along with candy and Cujo pics!
Finished The Amateurs by John Niven today, absolutely hilarious! Think Irvine Welsh + golf. Much lighter than his previous novel, Kill Your Friends, and equally enjoyable.
Next up is Happy Baby by Stephen Elliot. Saw it listed in the Book Club, and hopefully the whole book is as intriguing as the first chapter.
Metro 2033 by Dimitry Glukhovsky, Russian Horror so far so good.
Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker, Tell-All, and piles of review books for the end of the year exams.
"The sun may burn brightly, and the faces of children may be plump and achingly sweet, but in the air we breathe, in the water we drink and in the food we share, there will always be darkness in the world."
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
I am still working my way through Blonde. I'm at the beach now so I should be getting a lot of reading done, but damn, I just want this book to end.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I started "Benevolent Repression" by some guy at work today, about the third generation in US prison reform. And plan to re-read "Frankenstein" over the weekend.
There is hope, but not for us.
Ooh, I'm excited to read this. It's supposed to be his best. I'm reading his books in order (just for fun) and I've only read the first three. Loved every one so far...
I just finished The Road and I absolutely loved it. I might look around for a discussion on it. Beautiful.
Thinking about starting either Dermaphoria or Syrup- haven't decide yet.
"There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine." -Patrick Bateman
Always check here first:
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/forum/1000029/list-of-past-book-club-books
Here's the discussion for The Road (I think you have to join the group to take part.):
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/forum/1000181/june-discussion-the-road-by-corm...
http://chuckpalahniuk.net/group/official-cult-book-club/june-09-discussi...
Thanks man.
"There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine." -Patrick Bateman
Things I just got for FRREEEE at the GoodReads Book Swap at Book Soup (in exchange, I gave them an equal amount of books I had finished/ not finished and hated. Seems fair.
To wit!
1. Confederacy of Dunces
2. Naked by David Sedaris
3. The Soloist by Steve Lopez
4. Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon
5. Illustrated Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing
6. The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard
7. Vacation by Deb Olin Unferth
8. The Tiny Giants Trilogy by Erik Quisling
9. The Body Artist by Don Delillo
10. Almighty (graphic novel) by Edward Laroche
11. The Learners by Chip Kidd
12. The Gates by John Connolly
13. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
14. Beat the Reaper *(which the girl dropping off told me was bad, to which I responded that this website couldn't shut up about how good it was, so I'mma read it).
These are all (except Dunces) mint condition books! Best book swap ever! Even if it was my first one. And they do them a few times a year!
I love the the illustrations of Mr. Leonard in 10 RULES--especially in the context of the rules themselves--they just scream cantankerous old archivist.
Although the only way I would ever acquire that book is the way you did Mike.
It's like $15.00 for 10 pages. Each with one sentence on them. You can find the rules online.
It just seems like a cheap way to make money.
yeah, I had already read the rules, but I decided it looked pretty cool and they had stacks of them. I actually picked up three, some to give away, before changing my mind because Id don't feel like mailing anyone.
This is the first of his I have read and I am enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading Fool.
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
well, here goes. I am reading Anais nin's "delta of venus" again, and john stienbeck's east of eden, aslo trying to finish the lord of the rings. The all in one, I keep getting to mordor with it and stopping, it gets so terribly slo. i should have read the hobbit a long time ago. I spend allot of time reading dungeons and dragons books.. i also have this problem with reading way too many books at once.. rant was the only book that slowed that down in the last 6 years. i am also reading arabian nights entertainment, and stranger than fiction.
BW: Shenanigans? I don't know, man, we're in our thirties now. It's not like we're at truckstops taking dumps in urinals any more.
I used to have that problem. I would start a bunch of books and usually one would grab my attention more than the others and that would be the only one I would finish. The others would not get picked up again. So I've stopped that so I can give every book I read its fair share of my attention.
Finished Columbine a little bit ago. That book was excellent. It really dispelled alot of the myths about Eric and Dylan (the killers). The both had their own reasons. It made me want to study the subject way more.
Started The Brooklyn Follies by Paul Auster. I wanted to start Invisible, but I've had The Brooklyn Follies for years. I thought I should read that first before I read any other Auster.
The Hand Of God, a biography of Diego Maradona by Jimmy Burns!
Im setting down The Girl with the Dragon tattoo and Im picking up Invisable Monsters.
I'm jumping on the Beat the Reaper bandwagon. I've heard too many good things about it on this forum to pass it up.
"[B]eing good is a fearful occupation; men strain at it and sometimes break in two." - Ray Bradbury
Wise decision my friend. It won't be without reward.
"There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine." -Patrick Bateman
This is the first of his I have read and I am enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading Fool.
Fool isn't my favorite, but I like them all. I love love love Lamb, A Dirty Job, and Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I give his books away more than any. I am always picking up extra copies when I find extras.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I put down Blonde for the time being. I like it but its just not really what I want to read on the beach. I just read the Help by Kathryn Stockett, which I LOVED. I don't know if it is something that people who didn't grow up in the south can appreciate, but I'd imagine they can. It is honest and raw and terribly funny. Not like a comedy, but I caught myself laughing out loud quite often.
Today I started The Adventures of Sherlock Homes
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
This is the first of his I have read and I am enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading Fool.
Fool isn't my favorite, but I like them all. I love love love Lamb, A Dirty Job, and Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I give his books away more than any. I am always picking up extra copies when I find extras.
That's good to hear because I haven't read any of those three yet! I've only read Practical Demonkeeping, Coyote Blue, and Bloodsucking Fiends, and loved every one. Fiends is the book I sent to Chenoa in the gift exchange, so I hope she enjoys it!
"There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine." -Patrick Bateman
This is the first of his I have read and I am enjoying it so far. I am looking forward to reading Fool.
Fool isn't my favorite, but I like them all. I love love love Lamb, A Dirty Job, and Island of the Sequined Love Nun. I give his books away more than any. I am always picking up extra copies when I find extras.
That's good to hear because I haven't read any of those three yet! I've only read Practical Demonkeeping, Coyote Blue, and Bloodsucking Fiends, and loved every one. Fiends is the book I sent to Chenoa in the gift exchange, so I hope she enjoys it!
Coyote Blue is absolutely my least favorite.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
I stopped Dragon Tattoo and started Chronic City, and so far I love it. I'm kicking myself for starting Under the Dome instead of this one so many weeks ago...
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by King.
I've not read any king before. It's pretty interesting so far.
"A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism." -Carl Sagan
"Am I cruel? Probably. Is she an idiot? Yes." -jane s.
I may just skip Fool then and try A Dirty Job. That one looked really good too. I've already moved on to Diary, and next I may try a novel by Bret Easton Ellis. Possibly American Psycho....I dunno.
Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
Just finished Dermaphoria.
Women by Charles Bukowski