Welsh Rich Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Started this last night: Really great... Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Started this last night, and I'm liking it. Link to post Share on other sites
jahilia Posted October 12, 2007 Share Posted October 12, 2007 Just started this. God damn, I'm not even done the preface and I'm hooked. My favorite book ever! I've read it about 8 times and it never loses it's magic. I would like to read others of his, but I'm afraid I'll be dissappointed. Link to post Share on other sites
mgsooner Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Just finished Sweet Francaise. Phenomenal work. Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted October 14, 2007 Share Posted October 14, 2007 My favorite book ever! I've read it about 8 times and it never loses it's magic. I would like to read others of his, but I'm afraid I'll be dissappointed. I can only recommend Siddhartha, as that is the only Hesse book I've read. If you are into stories about journeys and soul searching and that stuff, its a masterpiece. Link to post Share on other sites
oatmealblizzard Posted October 15, 2007 Share Posted October 15, 2007 I got this as a gift recently and have really been enjoying it this evening. Quite cool. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I finished The Secret Life of Bees this a.m. Very good book. For those that know, how are Sue Monk Kidd's other books in comparison. I know she writes memoirs and other non-fiction, but what's the scope with other fiction? I need a good book. I'm in a fiction phase I think, and perhaps a Southern fiction phase. I'm Faulkner-ed and O'Conner-ed out for now, though. Something in the vein of Larry Brown, perhaps.... Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I believe Sue Monk Kidd's older books are all spiritually oriented. I have not read them, so I can't say much. The book she released after Secret Life of Bees is The Mermaid Chair. I liked it, but didn't love it. I think it's worth a read - but don't be expecting anything as great as Bees. Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Just finished this on Sunday...Have kleenex ready.I loved this book. They made it into a movie, but I'm afraid to see it. I have the perfect view in my mind and I don't want it ruined.My reading ebbs and flows according to the season. Now winding down the gardening/swimming/biking season. Time to begin digesting the big pile of words that I have been gathering up all summer.Just started:After many recommendations from the board, and especially viatroy. One of my favorite authors! You're right, chica. It totally reminds me of me, too. I love this book, too!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Fantastic book version of Varnedoe's Carnegie lecture series given a few months before his death. Covers the history of abstract art from Pollock to the present. Link to post Share on other sites
Hi my name is Lee Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I loved this book - but I loved the movie first, so that may have something to do with it. had to finish it about a week ago, have to say it's one of favorite books as of now, at least. every page was amazing. i loved it. Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I read that a couple weeks ago. I thought it was pretty amazing. Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 More Couplandly goodness. It's a bit depressing at times, but I also laughed out loud at many inappropriate moments (e.g., on the plane, on my way to a funeral). Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 More Couplandly goodness. It's a bit depressing at times, but it also made me laughed out loud at many inappropriate moments (e.g., on the plane, on my way to a funeral).I am starting it this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 One of the best things about a new Coupland book is the likelihood of a tour (even if he claims to hate them) and some very entertaining interviews. I can't believe that I missed his NY Times blog last year. Good stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
skyflynn Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 This is wonderful. It's breaking my heart. Link to post Share on other sites
la* Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I need a good book. I'm in a fiction phase I think, and perhaps a Southern fiction phase. I'm Faulkner-ed and O'Conner-ed out for now, though. Something in the vein of Larry Brown, perhaps.... How about The Moviegoer by Walker Percy? Or anything by Tony Earley-- Jim the Boy is great, and I also love Somehow Form a Family: Stories that are Mostly True. But I should clarify that I don't think Tony Earley is much like Larry Brown-- he's less gritty. I am now reading this: Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I am now reading this:Me too.I'm liking it; Russo's great. Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 How about The Moviegoer by Walker Percy? Or anything by Tony Earley-- Jim the Boy is great, and I also love Somehow Form a Family: Stories that are Mostly True. But I should clarify that I don't think Tony Earley is much like Larry Brown-- he's less gritty.I'll look into these, thanks for the suggestions. I haven't heard of the authors so I'm always down with getting hooked up to good writers. Started this last night: Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I'm about 70 pages in. It's beautifully written. Captures childhood thus far in amazingly subtle detail. I can't tell if books like this inspire me as a writer or just make me frustrated that I'll never do anything as good. Probably a little bit of both... So yeah, I've got about 40 pages to go. I read close to 200 on my trip this weekend. It gets really weak in the middle, around the time him and Mingus stop hanging out until about the time he starts talking about going to Camden. The first 200 pages are the best, by far, and some of the best stuff I've ever, read but overall I think it's a pretty remarkable book. Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 So far, I've visited about 25% of the destinations in this book. If I have another 30 (or so) good years ahead of me, I still won't be able to experience all of them. Right now, Newfoundland, Quebec City, and Gwaii Haanas are at the top of my list. Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Not sure how I got through being an English major without ever hearing about his book.I'm 100 pages in now, reading it for the first time. Such a great book. This guy speaks my language, unfortunately that's kind of depressing Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Finished this recently, and really enjoyed it: I read Roth's The Plot Against America recently, and this meshes nicely with that. I'm now thinking of picking up the followup book to Farthing, which is titled Ha'Penny. Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Just finished this. Could just as easily have posted it in the "what's right with this country" thread (i.e., Phillip Roth). Breathtaking. Link to post Share on other sites
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