Oil Can Boyd Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 it's gets even darker too. the ending may leave you in tears. extremely powerful. McCarthy is just a genius. he will stand among the giants when all is said and done - faulkner, mellville, fitzgerald, hemingway, etc. You are correct. Finished it last night. Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Just finished:I think of myself of a big Martin Amis fan, but now that I think of it, I'm often disappointed when I finish one of his books. Especially this one. I guess I'll just keep re-reading London Fields and stay away from his other books. Just started: Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 A woman I used to work with missed the news about 9/11 because she was on a canoe trip in the BC wilderness in Sept 2001. That might do it. You used to work with Jewel? Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 for the Chicago peeps Printer's Row Book Fair I will be there. Link to post Share on other sites
wheelco Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 "Let us go then, you and I, when the evening is spread out against the sky, like a patient etherized upon a table..." Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 'The places in between' by Rory Stewart, It has my highest recomendation It Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh Rich Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Just finished:I think of myself of a big Martin Amis fan, but now that I think of it, I'm often disappointed when I finish one of his books. Especially this one. I guess I'll just keep re-reading London Fields and stay away from his other books. I'm like that with Amis' newer books... I love his stuff, but Yellow Dog was a real low point, I really struggled through it. But books like Time's Arrow, Rachel Papers and Money will always ensure I've got a soft spot for him. Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 But books like Time's Arrow, Rachel Papers and Money will always ensure I've got a soft spot for him. For me it's London Fields, The Information and Experience. I've read each of those at least 4 times - London Fields more like 6 or 7 times. I'll have to go back and read some of his earlier stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 today: finally getting to this one tomorrow: Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Just finished the new ones by Sherman Alexie (Flight) and Chuck P. (Rant) -- oddly enough they were both time travel books. The Alexie I recommend without hesitation, the Palahniuk only if you're a fan of his particular brand of rabid weirdness (which I am).Next up is Isabel Allende's Ines of My Soul. Maybe it's a time travel book too. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Exile on Main St.: A Season in Hell with the Rolling Stones by Robert Greenfield shit book - do not bother The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury another Da Vinci Code knockoff What I would like to read: Roadwork: Rock and Roll Turned Inside Outby Tom Wright Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 The music columnist for Boston's Weekly Dig newspaper is always wise-ass hilarious, but he's outdone himself this week.Highlights include:With sorrow in my soul, I regretfully inform you that (+44), the winning half of the Blink 182 wishbone, is hard at work on a second album. Says middle-aged teenager Mark Hoppus: "I think that Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I had to read that for an English class in college ages ago......was pretty lukewarm on it. Link to post Share on other sites
awatt Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I had to read that for an English class in college ages ago......was pretty lukewarm on it. Really? I'm thinking of assigning it for my US Religious History course. It did win a Pulitzer but maybe it's dated? Link to post Share on other sites
sureshot Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Ernest Hemingway- The Old Man and the Sea Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Will be starting this tonight or tomorrow. The tale of Huck's drunk abusive asshole dad. Looks like it's going to be a dark one: Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I read a review for that Lammy - sounded good. Let us know. Link to post Share on other sites
ction Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I'm currently reading a HUGE AC/DC biography. Why? Because the picture of Angus on the cover looked cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Really? I'm thinking of assigning it for my US Religious History course. It did win a Pulitzer but maybe it's dated? I read it over 10 years ago. So, don't take my word for it. I just remember being pretty bored through it. I know it is held in high regard and, like I said, my teacher loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Now that I moved and sit around unemployed, I've been doing well with books: Just read/reread:Phillip K. Dick - Blade Runner (1st time I've read this. It was pretty alright.)Haruki Murakami - After Dark (Seemed very different from his other work. I'm not sure how I felt about it. Kind of boring, but kind of sticking with me)Don Delillo - White Nosie (Again...) NR: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (So far, so good) Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 starting into the material for my second exam.....this book is freakin amazing. Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Nearly there... Link to post Share on other sites
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