bobbob1313 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Really enjoying the first 100 pages or so. Basically just picked it up at the bookstore because I needed something new to read, and I had no books that I planned on buying. Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've read A Heartbreaking Work... and You Shall Know... and I really WANT to like Dave Eggers, but I just don't. I think he's done great things with the tutoring programs he's running across the country, he seems like a very cool guy the few times I've seen him in person, but his books sound to me like they were written by a complete asshole, and I really can't get past that. Sums it up for me too, only I've never seen him in person. Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Really enjoying the first 100 pages or so.Basically just picked it up at the bookstore because I needed something new to read, and I had no books that I planned on buying. Get Safety of Objects next. And if you're not easily offended, The End of Alice. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hey, have any of you bookworms seen David Sedaris live?He'll be here in town in April and tix. go on sale next week. I've read most of his work ; (which I thoroughly enjoyed) and was just wondering if this live gig is worth checking out. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hey, have any of you bookworms seen David Sedaris live?He'll be here in town in April and tix. go on sale next week. I've read most of his work ; (which I thoroughly enjoyed) and was just wondering if this live gig is worth checking out.He's easily my favorite ...what's the term? Reader? Speaker? Anyway, I've never seen him, but I love his recordings. Best voice ever. Fits his writing like a glove. When he comes to town here, the tix disappear in a split second, so I recommend you get on it if you wanna go. Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I've read A Heartbreaking Work... and You Shall Know... and I really WANT to like Dave Eggers, but I just don't. I think he's done great things with the tutoring programs he's running across the country, he seems like a very cool guy the few times I've seen him in person, but his books sound to me like they were written by a complete asshole, and I really can't get past that.I'm on the fence about Eggers, too. I seem to like all the things he's involved with (Might, McSweeney's, various compilations he's put together as editor, and I applaud the above-mentioned tutoring programs and stuff), but his own writing sometimes leaves me a little cold. He's a very good writer, but sometimes perhaps a bit too smartassy for his own good. I'm not sure I'd call him a complete asshole, but he sometimes seems incapable of dropping the smirking attitude, even when his subject matter is otherwise very serious and touching. I never did make it all the way through "A Heartbreaking Work..." and never started "You Shall Know..." I definitely like him more as an editor than a writer, I guess. As for me, I'm currently reading this: Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Hey, have any of you bookworms seen David Sedaris live?He'll be here in town in April and tix. go on sale next week. I've read most of his work ; (which I thoroughly enjoyed) and was just wondering if this live gig is worth checking out.YES! I have seen him twice - once in Kalamazoo State Theater and again in Indianapolis at Clowes Hall (capacity 1500 and 2000 respectively). Both times the venues were sold out. I LOVE him! Go. He is funny as hell when he reads his own work. Both times I saw him, he spent at least half of the evening reading new pieces, things he's working on, once even a commencement speech he was preparing for Princeton's (read it here) -- the rest you may have heard if you've read everything he's published. Link to post Share on other sites
bobfrombob Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 I thought somebody here recommended it but I can't find it now. So thanks if you did 'cause I'm enjoying it. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 This hopped up to the top of the to-read list this week, bypassing some that have been on there for ages: Michelle Tea hosts a cool reading series at the public library, and gives out cookies. Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 This hopped up to the top of the to-read list this week, bypassing some that have been on there for ages: Michelle Tea hosts a cool reading series at the public library, and gives out cookies. One of my favorite books of last year. Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I'm almost finished with Jim Knipfel's Slackjaw. In his twenties, he learned he had retinitis pigmentosa, but it's totally not "sick-lit." Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I'm almost finished with Jim Knipfel's Slackjaw. In his twenties, he learned he had retinitis pigmentosa, but it's totally not "sick-lit." I LOVE that book! He is a great writer. Have you read his other memoirs? Quitting the Nairobi Trio is good, and Ruining it For Everybody is wonderful. I would highly recommend it! Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil Link to post Share on other sites
Mrs. Peel Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 Hey, have any of you bookworms seen David Sedaris live?He'll be here in town in April and tix. go on sale next week. I've read most of his work ; (which I thoroughly enjoyed) and was just wondering if this live gig is worth checking out. Absolutely go. He's so worth it. He'll make you pee your pants! Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I LOVE that book! He is a great writer. Have you read his other memoirs? Quitting the Nairobi Trio is good, and Ruining it For Everybody is wonderful. I would highly recommend it! I didn't know he had any others. I'll definitely check them out, though. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 Get Safety of Objects next. And if you're not easily offended, The End of Alice. I'm not sure I how I feel about this book. It has almost no discernable plot, and I'm having the damndest time explaining it to people because I really like her writing style, and I love the characters, but since it has no plot, it feels like it isn't going anywhere and it doesn't seem to be in a terrible rush to get there. I'm definetly enjoying it though. What are her other books like? Link to post Share on other sites
kathyp Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 I'm not sure I how I feel about this book. It has almost no discernable plot, and I'm having the damndest time explaining it to people because I really like her writing style, and I love the characters, but since it has no plot, it feels like it isn't going anywhere and it doesn't seem to be in a terrible rush to get there. I'm definetly enjoying it though. What are her other books like? This Book Will Save Your Life is definitely not her best. Saftety of Objects is a book of short stories -- she has a few more whose titles I'm blanking out on right now. It was made into a movie a few years back, where they tried to tie all the stories together, and it just ended up being vaguely confusing and disjointed, somehow. End of Alice is creepy, like American Psycho creepy. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted February 11, 2007 Share Posted February 11, 2007 just finished: now reading by the same author: Link to post Share on other sites
explodo Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 I'm not sure I how I feel about this book. It has almost no discernable plot, and I'm having the damndest time explaining it to people because I really like her writing style, and I love the characters, but since it has no plot, it feels like it isn't going anywhere and it doesn't seem to be in a terrible rush to get there.You, good sir, just described about six billion books. Try reading Tropic of Cancer. I had to power out a little presentation on it last year and ended up in the no way to describe why I liked it (at least it theory) boat. Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Never having read Richard Price before this was a pleasant surprise.I've owned this book for three or four years, bought it used for a couple of bucks because I've always been a closet fan of mysteries and crime drama; (I'm a huge Elmore Leonard buff). Never got around to reading it until now. I was desperate for new reading material.This is a slow boil mystery and there must be something intriguing about it since I knocked out about half of it's 370+ pages yesterday. Link to post Share on other sites
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wheelco Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Jared Diamond - The Third Chimpanzee Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I'll have to check this out. I really enjoyed Clockers alot. I picked this up as an advanced reading copy about 5 years ago and am just now getting around to it. It's not great, but it's kept my interest so far. For some reason, I have three Philip Roth books, but have never read anything by him before. Link to post Share on other sites
brianjeremy Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Great book so far. I am done with all my class readings, so I am happy to be back on stuff that I want to read rather than being told what to read. Link to post Share on other sites
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