Moss Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Just started this one, I really like his writing. Plus he wrote episodes of "The Wire" so he has to be good. Link to post Share on other sites
dondoboy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Don't waste your time. Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Just finished Steinbeck's "Tortilla Flat" and started his "The Pastures of Heaven" this morning. Next up is "To A God Unknown". Yep, its a Steinbeck bender! Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Just finished Steinbeck's "Tortilla Flat" and started his "The Pastures of Heaven" this morning. Next up is "To A God Unknown". Yep, its a Steinbeck bender! While you are on your bender, you should read Travels with Charley (if you have not read it yet). Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 While you are on your bender, you should read Travels with Charley (if you have not read it yet). Oh yeah, read that one a few times. Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Don't waste your time.Yeah, I wasted my time reading this last year - his writing is as rote and colorless as his playing. It was a library book so at least I didn't waste any money. Is it just me or does the cursive signature on the book jacket also read as a derogatory slang for a part of the female anatomy that rhymes with "hunt"? Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Is it just me or does the cursive signature on the book jacket also read as a derogatory slang for a part of the female anatomy that rhymes with "hunt"? now that you mention it...totally see it! Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Someone gave this to me last weekend and it's excellent. Right up my alley with history, interesting and obscure facts, and etymology throughout. Only 25 pages in but I can tell it'll be a favorite. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I love Bill Bryson, his writing can hold my attention no matter the subject. Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Matthew Pearl just bought the house I grew up in so I thought I'd read one of his books. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Is it just me or does the cursive signature on the book jacket also read as a derogatory slang for a part of the female anatomy that rhymes with "hunt"? Link to post Share on other sites
chanman1128 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Just finished 'Dead Until Dark' (True Blood) for my sexuality in society class... I really liked it for a quick, easy read. Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Read it this past weekend. Someone recommended it here. It was a good read. I am familiar with his poetry but have not read much of his prose. Definitely going to be reading some more of his books. Now I'm re-reading Updike's Rabbit, Run for a book club I'm in. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Someone gave this to me last weekend and it's excellent. Right up my alley with history, interesting and obscure facts, and etymology throughout. Only 25 pages in but I can tell it'll be a favorite.Sounds good! I'm a fan of that kind of thing, too. Matthew Pearl just bought the house I grew up in so I thought I'd read one of his books.I was thinking "wow, the blurb on the cover of that is pretty impressive", until I got to "Dan Brown, author of The DaVinci Code". Read it this past weekend. Someone recommended it here. It was a good read. I am familiar with his poetry but have not read much of his prose. Definitely going to be reading some more of his books.I've been meaning to read that one, too. All of my facebook friends, prepare for more spam! (I've really got to figure out how to turn that off... ) Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 "Cahokia" Its about an American Indian civilization around 1050 AD that built a city in southern IL that was larger than London. Some of the mounds remain there to this day. I betcha Tweedy's been there. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 This one is actually reminding me of "The Wire". Some definite similarities. Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 Columbine by Dave CullenandThe Heretics Daughter by Kathleen Kent Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I went to the library last week with a list of 6 books I wanted. They didnt have one of them. Link to post Share on other sites
VenusStopsTrain2 Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I went to the library last week with a list of 6 books I wanted. They didnt have one of them. That is depressing! What books were you looking to get? Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 That is depressing! What books were you looking to get? A couple Paul Auster books, a book of short stories that "The Quiet Man" was based on......and I cant recall the others..... Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted April 6, 2009 Author Share Posted April 6, 2009 We can request books on-line from our public library, and they'll pull them and hold them for a week. Or if it's not immediately available, you can be put on the waiting list, and get an e-mail when it comes back and is put on hold for you. I love that, I've always got something waiting for me at the library. Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 I'm unable to delay gratification, help me sweet Jesus! Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 A couple Paul Auster books, a book of short stories that "The Quiet Man" was based on......and I cant recall the others.....Which Paul Auster books? If it's one of mine, I'll mail it to you and let you keep it! I'm always looking for good karma. Link to post Share on other sites
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