jimmyjimmy Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 BTW guys: While I don't feel this was Chabon's best work, the last third was pretty terrific if you like Noir type mysteries. Link to post Share on other sites
nicburto Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 I read two really great books this summer: Queen's Gambit A Safe Place I recommend both - go forth Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 i gave up on that philip roth book. it wasn't very good. i think i'm going to read the his dark materials series right after i finish reading a book about a WWI poet in an asylum who wasn't mentally ill. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 It's not grabbing me the way some of his other stuff has, but it is still pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites
Hi my name is Lee Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Just started East of Eden. Link to post Share on other sites
tapmyglass Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Just started East of Eden. read that earlier this summer and it just blew me away. I've always liked the Steinbeck that I read, but this was on a different level. I am pretty jealous that you are just starting it. I hope you enjoy it! Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 this one is next - waiting for it to arrive Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I both love and hate this thread, because my To Read list is already so long ... but so many of the books people here are reading look good. I'm reading I've been on this one for a week or so, and hope I can find time to finish it tonight. You know how sometimes you'll read a book and think it's interesting, and when you're done you're glad you read it, but at the same time you didn't really enjoy the act of reading it? This definitely is not one of those books. I'm really liking it, and it's reminding me of my youthful mini-obsession with the Civil War. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I both love and hate this thread, because my To Read list is already so long ... but so many of the books people here are reading look good. I'm reading I've been on this one for a week or so, and hope I can find time to finish it tonight. You know how sometimes you'll read a book and think it's interesting, and when you're done you're glad you read it, but at the same time you didn't really enjoy the act of reading it? This definitely is not one of those books. I'm really liking it, and it's reminding me of my youthful mini-obsession with the Civil War. I have had that on my shelf for a few years, but have yet to read it. Graham read it awhile back. One of these days.....one of these days....... Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Taylor Branch's bio of Martin Luther King Jr. Parting the Waters Good stuff. LouieB Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Graham is reading Branch's At Canaan's Edge - which is the third installment of that series and really seems to like it. They are such large and intimidating books. One day I hope to read all three. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 My older ones have been doing the Magic Treehouse series lately.The kids were reading Magic Treehouse books on our vacation last week. I don't think I'd ever seen them before, but they looked pretty decent. We also spent a good part of the week reading the last half of this, aloud: And for my more adult-themed version of the Harry Potter series, over the course of the week I also managed to re-read all of these: More Tales of the City Further Tales of the City Babycakes Significant Others and Sure of You before diving into the latest in the series: The author claims that this is not the seventh book in the Tales series, but... yeah, right. Also: 18 years since the last one! I'd like to see Harry Potter fans hold out for that long! Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Lindsey is crazy about the Tales of the City books. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I was just looking at my copy of Tales of the City last night, and wondering if I'd ever read it. It was a gift from a friend. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I was just looking at my copy of Tales of the City last night, and wondering if I'd ever read it. It was a gift from a friend.Lindsey and I both have a stack of books that we've recommended to each other, The Tales books are in mine. I think I might take one to Denver this week. This house looks a library. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 Lindsey is crazy about the Tales of the City books.And I'm crazy about Lindsey, so there you go. I go on vacation for 5 minutes, and look who's back! I've read all of the Tales of the City books about a gazillion times each. When I was a kid, it was a serial in the SF Chronicle, and I remember my mom and all my aunts reading it and being scandalized and loving every word of it. It's really a perfect time capsule of San Francisco in the 70s and 80s, they're sweet and sad and absolutely ridiculous. The new one isn't quite as fabulous, but it was still nice to spend a little more time with these people. And for anyone who's a fan and wants to visit, the inspiration for Barbary Lane is right here. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 And I'm crazy about Lindsey, so there you go. I go on vacation for 5 minutes, and look who's back! She's crazy about you too. I think you are pretty alright too Oh and I'm reading The Book of Yaak by Rick Bass. Link to post Share on other sites
redeyedndblue Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain. Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Fascinating. I'm about 100 pages into it and I can't put it down. It's hard to decribe what this book is actually about, but he has managed to tie in WWII Jewish woodland fighters, resurrection myths, Tacitus' history of the German tribes and Magritte all in the first 100 pages. Highly recommended if you're interested in that sort of thing. Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 just finished Welcome to Xanadu by Nathaniel Benchley. don't recommend it. ehhh. am now reading this (thanks to a recommendation by kidsmoke!) Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I read half of this last night. Quick read and pretty entertaining and surprisingly funny at points. I think nerdy mentioned this awhile back: And start this tonight/tomorrow: Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I got that a while back...now it's on my long list of stuff I've bought and will take forever to get around to actually reading! Now reading:Loving the bejesus out of Bukowski. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Ham on Rye is an excellent read. Right up there with a bunch of HST's stuff, Tortilla Flat and Cannery Row as most frequent re-reads for me. Link to post Share on other sites
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