Lodestar Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I'm starting this at lunch today. Probably my favourite living writer. Link to post Share on other sites
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isadorah Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I just finished Ghost Map. It was ok. A bit too much interjection, opinion, and repetitiveness for my taste. The epilogue was too much. Fascinating stuff about the conditions of London in the 1800s though. onto this one: that's on my reading list! Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 A good read. Challenging, Banks is never fun or easy, but satisfying. Considering Brown was basically a "terrorist", it was interesting seeing the point of view of a terrorist with a truly righteous cause, but a terrorist nevertheless. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Just started Dave Egger's And You Shall Know Our Velocity! and I'm pleasantly surprised how much I like it. The terrible, terrible book cover turned me off for years. Seriously, how boring does this look: Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Just started "With the Old Breed" by Eugene Sledge, in anticipation of HBO's The Pacific. Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Indulging my little apocalyptic, we’re all going to die fetish. I don’t agree with all of Kunstler’s speculative predictions regarding peak oil (which is inevitable) and the end of suburbia, but he’s a smart guy and a fun read. His TED presentation is worth 20 minutes of your life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZeXnmDZMQ Link to post Share on other sites
The High Heat Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 A good read. Challenging, Banks is never fun or easy, but satisfying. Considering Brown was basically a "terrorist", it was interesting seeing the point of view of a terrorist with a truly righteous cause, but a terrorist nevertheless.I read this a few months ago. The Harpers Ferry capture is riveting. I read alot about slavery and I believe John Brown was a necessary evil/terrorist/martyr/psycho/whatever,etc. Slavery would have probably lasted until the turn of the century if not for him. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 God help me, I'm going in. Anybody know a good site to help walk me through it? Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 God help me, I'm going in. Anybody know a good site to help walk me through it? Good luck, keep your wits about you, and you'll probably make it halfway through the second chapter. Godspeed, man. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Just finished this: Next up: and Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 God help me, I'm going in. Anybody know a good site to help walk me through it? Good luck, keep your wits about you, and you'll probably make it halfway through the second chapter. Godspeed, man. Good luck, Moss. Keep us posted. I am smack dab in the middle of DeLillo's Underworld right now. Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 "Family Secrets: The Case That Crippled the Chicago Mob" by Jeff Coen. Very good read if you like this kinda stuff. Turns out I went to school with the son of a street boss (who was recently sentenced to life in prison). And get this....in the mid 80s, a week before I started working at a brand new theater in the western suburbs, these lowlifes bombed it in the hopes of scaring and shaking down the owner. Oooo.....the sordid underbelly of suburbia! Link to post Share on other sites
Lodestar Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 I've finally started Updike's Rabbit series. Enjoying it so far. Link to post Share on other sites
Somnambulist Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Finished the other week: Now reading: Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Finally finished Moby Dick. It was the wrong autumn to tackle it. Glad I read it, but I've been so busy, it took forever. Started this now. I might start one of these 2 before I finish this one: Link to post Share on other sites
jimmyjimmy Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Just finished this. I mentioned before I'm not an Eggers fan. Read A Heartbreaking Work... and was really turned off by it. However I really really enjoyed this.( Hint, Maudie....I looking at you). NR: Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 Just finished this. I mentioned before I'm not an Eggers fan. Read A Heartbreaking Work... and was really turned off by it. However I really really enjoyed this.( Hint, Maudie....I looking at you).I know, I know! I'll give it a go one of these days, I promise. I also need to catch up on my Nick Hornbys. And I've read some really nice reviews of George Carlin's last book, Last Words, sort of an autobiography-as-dictated-to-Tony Hendra. Link to post Share on other sites
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