Welsh Rich Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I'm enjoying it so far. I love Auster's prose style and his first-person narrative is compelling even when nothing much is happening. It's a novel that doesn't reveal itself quickly either, which I liked. It's half-price in Waterstones in hardback right now Rich. I'd recommend it. Have you read much Auster? I've only read the NY Trilogy, The Book of Illusions, this one and the NPR collection True Tales of American Life he curated, but I think he's an author I will return to frequently. Cheers for that, I might well pick that up today then!I've only read the NY Trilogy which was amazing and is one of the books I keep on lending out to friends to read. Link to post Share on other sites
muller Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just starting this that my sister bought me for christmas Weird thats what my sister got me too! Havent started it yet though. Been to engrossed in this: Link to post Share on other sites
peqger Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Very readable. Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Weird thats what my sister got me too! Havent started it yet though. Not that weird...it was half price in Smiths before Christmas Link to post Share on other sites
muller Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Not that weird...it was half price in Smiths before Christmas I'll be having words! Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I'll be having words! it's now less than half-price in Waterstones. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gsteinb Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 I once ended up with a nail in my hand in a treehouse war. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I'm not sure if it's as good as his previous collection "Assorted Fire Events," but it's a strong collection so far. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I started this last night.....am loving it. Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Just started: Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Laminated Kat Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I started this last night.....am loving it. Can you finish it by Friday? That's what I want to read next. Link to post Share on other sites
kcc Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 just started this, but am loving it so far.. Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I finished this the other day: Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Just started: I just finished: Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gsteinb Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted January 13, 2006 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Philip Roth - The Plot Against America Still in the first fifty pages. Link to post Share on other sites
GPARSUNDA Posted January 14, 2006 Share Posted January 14, 2006 Finding more clues Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I finally broke down, hopped on the bandwagon and picked this up to see what all the hooha is about and can't freaking put it down......as I mentioned in another thread, regardless of the authenticity of the "facts" etc etc it is still a gripping read..... The thing that really hits me is that my ex husband was a drug addict from the time he was 13/14 years old......and so much of what Frey thinks at the beginning of the book of himself and how he handles relationships, etc sounds like it could have come straight from the mouth of my ex husband. It brings back some very difficult memories and issues. I was tempted to recommend it to my ex, but I haven't finished it yet and will wait til I get to the end to see if I think he should read it. Link to post Share on other sites
Wilcology Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I tried reading that once, couldn't do it. I'm reading Main Street by Sinclair Lewis right now. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Escaping the Delta: Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues by Elijah Wald Hell Bent for Leather : Confessions of a Heavy Metal Addict by Seb Hunter Room Full of Mirrors : A Biography of Jimi Hendrix by Charles R. Cross Link to post Share on other sites
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