Guest Ron Cey Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 my boyfriend is a huge bukowski freak, so i borrow his books all the time. i've only read this one, pulp, war all the time, and post office. now that i have more time to read though, i'll surely dig deeper.Tales of Ordinary Madness is a great one too! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest carlos Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Given to me by skyflynn and it is excellent. LouieBI just put this on hold at the library. Link to post Share on other sites
Wilcology Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I feel guilty because I should really be reading now, and most of the time that I'm just farting around my house. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I heard this guy on NPR today and cannot wait to get my hands on this......I just ordered it. Link to post Share on other sites
Alisa Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 One of the best books I read in a long time. One of the few books that had me crying at the end. Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Just started this last night... Link to post Share on other sites
comebacknew Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos. He's hilarious. Link to post Share on other sites
Attack With Love Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Kurt Vonnegut's Galapagos. He's hilarious. my friend just lent me like 5 of his books. should be a fun few weeks. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Just started this. It is pretty compelling - and a little creepy. I will never look at Mormons quite the same way again. Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 ^ One of my favorite books of the past several years. "Favorite books" are judged by their unforgettable stories. Krakauer is a brilliant writer IMHO, and this is one of his best. Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I liked "Under the Banner of Heaven", but I thought it needed to be pared down a bit. The power of the story got buried under too many words sometimes for me. Another book involving Mormons and murderers that I thought was excellent (plus you can learn a lot about forgery! and Emily Dickinson!) It's one of those "truth is stranger than fiction" books: Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 Bloodchild and other storiesParable of the Sower Octavia E. Butler Link to post Share on other sites
kaysettes Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 (edited) Never finished it the first time, Steinbeck ruined me. Turns out I have to read it for an assignment anyways so, game on. Edited March 21, 2006 by kaysettes Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 funny dude, it's interesting how he makes fun of award shows only to become the host of the oscars several years later. Link to post Share on other sites
candyfloss1214 Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 E.M. Forester-A Room with a View. I'm teaching it for the first time. I know most of them won't love it like I do, but i can try, right? Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Fanning the flames of my growing paranoia. I had to stop reading Too Close for Comfort about halfway through because I was getting too upset. Next up: Edit: Now about halfway through this. Some minor errors (Scott has obviously confused Neil's solo performance at the Bottom Line in '74 with another show on the Tonight's The Night tour in '73), but the personal stories are gold. I love the mental image of little "Neiler" riding a toboggan with Robertson Davies. Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Grass Harp by Truman Capote ... some lovely prose. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I unearthed my original V for Vendetta comix and am now reading them. Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Woah... what a right ole mix up this is! Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I unearthed my original V for Vendetta comix and am now reading them. That's what my boyfriend did last night too. Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'm about 2/3 of the way through and really enjoying it. Are there any Paul Auster fans here? I'm just wondering how this compares to other books of his. I'd like to read more of his books, but don't know where to go next. I tried reading Book Of Illusions and couldn't get into it. Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Great great GREAT for reading on the plane. Especially if you don't mind laugh-snorting your Southwest peanuts all over your tray-table. The thing with the Supreme Court deciding cases by playing basketball is just magnificent. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'm about 2/3 of the way through and really enjoying it. Are there any Paul Auster fans here? I'm just wondering how this compares to other books of his. I'd like to read more of his books, but don't know where to go next. I tried reading Book Of Illusions and couldn't get into it.I'm a fan. And you're reading my favorite book of his. Close runner-up would be Mr. Vertigo. If you like the characters in Moon Palace, you'll love the ones in Mr. Vertigo.I enjoyed Book of Illusions, although it was certainly drier and less humorous than any of his previous books. Link to post Share on other sites
WildMercurySound Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 I'm about 2/3 of the way through and really enjoying it. Are there any Paul Auster fans here? I've read a few Auster novels, starting with The New York Trilogy, widely regarded as his masterpiece. Well worth checking out, especially if you know anything about postmodern fiction: it's a great excercise in that. His last one, The Brooklyn Follies, is pretty good too, if a little underwhelming. Also worth reading is the collection True Tales of American Life, which he edited. Link to post Share on other sites
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