Time for an August thread already!
Chuck Yeagers Press On and The Great Influenza by John Barry were pretty good nono
well, I starting today[I] The Great Gatsby[/I] (better later than never). I'm suprise it's so thin, I've expected that it will be some brick that will take me next 2 months, hmmm....there is a chance I will finish it to the end of month.
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[QUOTE=Mr.Shadov]well, I starting today[I] The Great Gatsby[/I] (better later than never). I'm suprise it's so thin, I've expected that it will be some brick that will take me next 2 months, hmmm....there is a chance I will finish it to the end of month.[/QUOTE]
Welcome to great American novels. We consider a book epic at 500 pages. I know, America has a reputation of thinking bigger is always better, but even genre pulpsters keep the page count well below the War and Peace level.
When we call soccer 'football' the terrorists have won.
[QUOTE=Mr.Shadov]well, I starting today[I] The Great Gatsby[/I] (better later than never). I'm suprise it's so thin, I've expected that it will be some brick that will take me next 2 months, hmmm....there is a chance I will finish it to the end of month.[/QUOTE]That book, it wasnt written into being; it was edited into a classic. A fantastic read, good choice.
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play hard, like it's work to be done.
[QUOTE=jane s.]The best nonfiction book I've ever read is [i]Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.[/i][/QUOTE]
That is a great book...I actually visited Savannah because of the book.
I'm going to move on to:
Life of Pi.........Yann Martel
Galapagos.....Vonnegut
Cat's Cradle...Vonnegut
Interviews of Ted Bundy
[QUOTE=jmizair]I'm going to move on to:
Life of Pi.........Yann Martel
Galapagos.....Vonnegut
Cat's Cradle...Vonnegut
Interviews of Ted Bundy[/QUOTE]
Good call on the first three. I read 'The Stranger Beside Me' a million years ago, good as true crime goes. Ann Rule's folksy style gets on my nerves, but Bundy is an interesting study.
When we call soccer 'football' the terrorists have won.
[QUOTE=Stevesie]I'm starting Lullaby by Chuck P. Does anyone know how this book stacks up against other Chuck P. books? I read Choke, Survivor, Fight Club and Invisible Montser and basically loved them all. Will Lullaby be as good as these mentioned books?[/QUOTE]
I like Lullaby, though it's one of his so-called horror novels, and I know some readers don't bite because of the genre. Though Fertility Hollis' fortune telling is, I suppose, borderline supernatural stuff. There's been several threads here where fans have ranked his books, and I've weighed in there, but it's all subjective. The connective material in Haunted ruined the book for me, even though I enjoyed the short stories overall. I didn't really groove on Invisible Monsters. Survivor is the bomb for me, Choke probably running a close second.
But there's a tendency to 'me-too!' in such recommendations. You like what you like, even if part of what you like is dissecting the structure of a book or identifying the point where the author hooked you or lost you.
When we call soccer 'football' the terrorists have won.
just picked up another massive read, the unabridged (don't know if that makes any difference or not) Les Miserables. wonderfully written book, but i feel i'm severely lacking in knowledge of french history. i've got to make quick runs to wikipedia every few pages when my schedule allows.
i think i'll start the double by dosto ! since Poe's novel suck ( the gordon pym shit)
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[QUOTE=jane s.]The best nonfiction book I've ever read is [i]Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.[/i][/QUOTE]
got it!
[QUOTE=Stevesie]I'm starting Lullaby by Chuck P. Does anyone know how this book stacks up against other Chuck P. books? I read Choke, Survivor, Fight Club and Invisible Montser and basically loved them all. Will Lullaby be as good as these mentioned books?[/QUOTE]
I just found Nate's copy of this, the one he gave me a long time ago, so yeah, just started [I]Lullaby [/I]too.
Plus:
[I]The art of the N[/I][I]ovel[/I], which I've forgotten.
Rereading [I]Franny and Zooey[/I], which i've forgotton.
And [I]Elements of Style[/I], while sitting on the toilet, which I'm sure I've forgotten.
Fucking hell I have wet brain.
what is The art of the Novel ? Neva heard of it ..
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play hard, like it's work to be done.
I'm just now starting A Long Way Down. I'll send it your way in a few days Dr.J/Mr.H
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[QUOTE=JKabol]what is The art of the Novel ? Neva heard of it ..[/QUOTE]
[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060093749/sr=8-1/qid=1155931428/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8138677-1595947?ie=UTF8]Art of the Novel[/URL] (don't confuse Henry James' work)
Stays lucid and weaves together a philosophy of story telling. It's really a collection of essays. I'm going to an old bookseller tomorrow, so if he has a copy i'll send it.
Muddley, cheers man, no rush, I'm looking for those you mentioned tomorrow too.
[I][COLOR=Red]PS. DON't use my old addy, NO LIVE THERE ANYMORE.[/COLOR][/I]
[QUOTE=Dr.Jekyll&Mr.Hyde][URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060093749/sr=8-1/qid=1155931428/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8138677-1595947?ie=UTF8]Art of the Novel[/URL] (don't confuse Henry James' work)
Stays lucid and weaves together a philosophy of story telling. It's really a collection of essays. I'm going to an old bookseller tomorrow, so if he has a copy i'll send it.
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if there is a cheap paperback copy or something, man i'd love to take my time destroying it
in case you've forgot or misplaced
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later on, man,
kabol
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play hard, like it's work to be done.
Postman Always Rings Twice--really good
The Virgin Suicides--I really love this book. i recommend it to those of ya'll studying POV, too, because it's 1st person plural and dips into the thoughts of various characters based on evidence brought together years later by the narrators. This one's gonna be a classic.
On Becoming A Novelist--John Garder (good, but nothing on craft. more the reality of the life of the novelist, MFA programs, workshops, etc.)
Not that I need to start another book, I have a habit of reading six books in quarter intervals, but yeah, found THE BODY ARTIST in one of my stacks. Burned through it in a day: simple elegant prose that's damn hypnotizing.
Oh yeah K, didn't find [I]Art of the Novel [/I]at the dealer's, but I will find you a copy. Know you'll appreciate it.
I read Apathy and Other Small Victories earlier this month.
Now I'm reading Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard... all of Chix's praise finally wore me thin and I have to give the guy a shot.
P.S. - I didn't know he was from Michigan until last night I was about the put the book down and I caught a glimpse of the blurb on the back and read it. He's not that far from my house. I just thought that was kind of cool. We can add Elmore Leanord to our list of celebrities that include Tim Allen, Eminem, and Kid Rock... yay!
[QUOTE=Rents]just picked up another massive read, the unabridged (don't know if that makes any difference or not) Les Miserables. wonderfully written book, but i feel i'm severely lacking in knowledge of french history. i've got to make quick runs to wikipedia every few pages when my schedule allows.[/QUOTE]
Coincidentally, I just recently picked up my own copy of Les Miserables. Friends told me that the abridged version is [I]lousy[/I] compared to the full text- but I guess that's a matter of opinion-
I'm going to need an english/french dictionary for all the little bits of french in the novel, not to mention wikipedia for the history... when I finally get around to reading it-
Have you seen the musical? [I]Beautiful.[/I]
Finally starting [COLOR=Navy]House[/COLOR] of Leaves- it is fascinating so far, but will probably take awhile to get through...
iCon
It's a book about Steve Jobs. I am enjoying it very much.
If you want to know why Apple Computer is named Apple Computer, this book is a fairly decent choice.
[QUOTE=Thag]iCon
It's a book about Steve Jobs. I am enjoying it very much.
If you want to know why Apple Computer is named Apple Computer, this book is a fairly decent choice.[/QUOTE]
I thought it was derived from Newton's apple story and the idea of scientific innovation?
I know that and i don't even know shit about computers
[QUOTE=ladydie]Coincidentally, I just recently picked up my own copy of Les Miserables. Friends told me that the abridged version is [I]lousy[/I] compared to the full text- but I guess that's a matter of opinion-
I'm going to need an english/french dictionary for all the little bits of french in the novel, not to mention wikipedia for the history... when I finally get around to reading it-
Have you seen the musical? [I]Beautiful.[/I]
Finally starting [COLOR=Navy]House[/COLOR] of Leaves- it is fascinating so far, but will probably take awhile to get through...[/QUOTE]
I think the maddest I have ever been in a long time was when I found out the Cervantes I bought was an abridged edition
I would have taken it back but I bought it like 6 months ago and just realized it when I started it last week
[QUOTE=nathaniel parker]I thought it was derived from Newton's apple story and the idea of scientific innovation?
I know that and i don't even know shit about computers[/QUOTE]
That's not actually true.
The best nonfiction book I've ever read is [i]Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.[/i]
There is hope, but not for us.