XOXO and Other Letters: It's February and I Love Reading
Since no one else has jumped in, I'll say that I'm in the middle of reading
Scott Pilgrim vs The Universe (which is volume 5 of 6 in the series)
Crime and Punishment going slow, but enjoying it. Half way through. Also reading The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fford. Had never heard of him, but I'm really enjoying it.
Haunted
Starting to read more nonfiction, business books. Trying to get into that practical mentality. The $100 Startup.
Si vis pacem, para bellum
Never Mind Nirvana by Mark Lindquist. Really enjoying it so far. I get the feeling though, reading this and a couple of years ago The King of Methlehem, that Lindquist wishes the early '90s could have gone on forever and ever.
Yes.
Quite honestly, I can finish these Scott Pilgrim books in a half hour each. I'm just lazy.
Finished number 5. I liked how they gave the twins a lot more character development (and a degree in robotics!) in the book than they get in the ONE SCENE they get in the movie.
On to the last volume: Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour.
The Fellowship of the Ring
I love that book so much. It's either my number 1 or number 2 favorite.
I've really considered that one. Let me know how it is.
Awesome
The Recognitions was fantastic!
Almost done with A Tale of Two Cities
"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 think i'm going to love Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau
Still reading Ash Cinema which I'm enjoying and I started re-reading The Watchmen last night.
UFF! read that some years ago hoping to see it as a play with a friend but was disappointed to miss it as the CHEAP tickets were $75(?) or something we couldn't possibly afford.
i'm so green that when i read C&P it hadn't occured to me that the quality of translations varies and is point worthy of argument. (that's why i had wondered about which version of Hamson's Victoria i was to read for the book club years ago... all this i learned from Invisible Paul Auster.) i may have had a less than stellar translation because i remember laughing more than once. Raskolnikov's friend not having any "penetration" sent me into a fit. on the other hand, a donkey flogging had me in tears. he or i may have dreamed that.
plays in general, i'd love to see Pillowman and possibly A Behanding in Spokane (if the price is right).
I just finished A Tale of Two Cities.. I liked it, but I didn't love it. I found it very...thick in parts. Sometimes it was really hard to follow. I love Dickens, but I just didn't get invested in this one like I have in others.
I haven't decided yet what is up next.
"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
Blindness by Jose Saramago.
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell.
"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
Loved The Friday Gospels by Jenn Ashworth. Now I'm reading Great Expectations which I'm actually enjoying more than I thought I would. I guess you could say I had not great expectations! HAHAHAHAHAH
That's my favorite Dickens novel! It's like a soap opera.
I loved Great Expectations.
Potential spoilers!...
The twist (of who Pip's true benefactor is) is probably my favourite twist in all fiction. Maybe.
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I borrowed this today:
Bring.it.on.
Ay caramba, they look funny.
I'm reading this one, recommended by my teacher :
My phone got over eager on me, see below.
"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
So far I think it's my second favorite. David Copperfield is my favorite by far. Oliver Twist might tie with Great Expectations.
"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'm finally almost finished with The Way of the Pilgrim. It's been great meditative reading. Ive really been enjoying reading books on spirituality and/or religion. I may have to pick another one up soon. Any suggestions?
I'm reading The Nice and the Good by Iris Murdoch.
If you are at all interested in reincarnation, Many Lives, Many Masters is a great one.
"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'm reading this one, recommended by my teacher :
And he looks fat!
Mine was recommended by one of my neighbours, who heard I was interested in Tai Chi (I posted a note about looking for a class on our building's Facebook page). She's more into Qigong, but has done classes for both since the 80s. She's also an acupuncturist and Taoist and a bit full on (she's from Spain), but it's going to be fun practicing with her in her kooky flat on Monday nights.
Supposed to be reading Fight Club. It's so overdue. These fees are going to suck. But instead, gravitated to this.
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby.
The Secret History by Michael Hulse.
The Book Club by David Gilmour.
Vineland by Thomas Pynchon
Brother Souls by Ann and Samuel Charters.
It's mostly about John Clellon Holmes and Jack Kerouac but mentions Allen Ginsberg and Bill Burroughs too. I like it. We're doing a nonfiction project in English (and some jerk that I need to beat up took Hell's Angels by HST) so I chose it.
It's really good if you like The Beats.
Oh! You should have done Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test if you like that time frame / generation.
My english teacher gave us a list of books we could use, which was lame.
I have read it before though and didn't like it very much. I don't like Wolfe's style. Thank you though 
Yes, Hell's Angels is a much better account of that time. Ken Kesey and the gang are written better in Hell's Angels too.
Just finished Rant. Hoping there's a sequel in there somewhere.
Recent read: "The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse" by Louise Erdrich. Native mystic is she, Louise.
Trying to get into a couple of books right now, but they aren't pulling me in. One is Alice Munro's, "The Love of a Good Woman", and the other is a book by Muriel Barberry. We'll see.
To the person who has started Watchmen again, what motivated the re-read? I watched the film last week and have been considering another go.
Underworld by Don Delillo. It's good but I think Delillo is more enjoyable in smaller doses.
I finished Sandman 1 and 2 gonna start One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, still reading Ash Cinema.
finished
Kurt Vonnegut - Slaughterhouse 5
Wanna get more in touch with the books of douglas coupland.
Only read "Eleanor Rigby" and loved it. Any recommendatios with which one I should
continue?
.I'm beginning to believe that anything I do to extend my life is just going to be outweighed by the agony of living it.
The Book of Tea by Okakura Kakuzo.
I started on White Noise, which is really good. I'm still finishing Libra, i just didn't want to wait to read White Noise. The voices of each are different enough that it's not confusing or anything.
Only read "Eleanor Rigby" and loved it. Any recommendatios with which one I should
continue?
I think my favorite Coupland book is Hey, Nostradamus! Also Generation X is considered a classic. It's pretty good.
Only read "Eleanor Rigby" and loved it. Any recommendatios with which one I should
continue?
I think my favorite Coupland book is Hey, Nostradamus! Also Generation X is considered a classic. It's pretty good.
I liked Jpod.
I haven't read jPod. Moe.ron (I think it was her) told me that Girlfriend in a Coma is really good. I've had it for years, still haven't cracked it open yet. It'll probably be the next Coupland I read, one day.
It's a much better as a book than as a movie. If you like Hornby you probably (will)like Houllebeque (sp?)
Hit the quote button so we know who you're talking to.
It's been awhile but remember feeling quite peaceful while reading it.
ok. The Hornby comment was to the person reading High Fidelity. I think I got the hang of it on the next one.
Saturday by Ian McEwan
and on to the last 100 pages of William Gaddis' The Recognitions.