uncool2pillow Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 The Fault in our Stars Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 "Black Elk Speaks; Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux". Sometimes the "Great Spirit" stuff gets a bit heavy but the book has offered some interesting tidbits of history so its been worth it. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Also the Steve Martin memoir. Not often that I read 2 books @ once, but didn't want to take the iPad to the pool. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Starting "Joyland" S. King's latest, next. Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Such a brutal, tender, compassionate, honest examination of a marriage. Ingmar Bergman writes so clearly and beautifully. It's fascinating. Link to post Share on other sites
knotgreen Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 "Black Elk Speaks; Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux". Sometimes the "Great Spirit" stuff gets a bit heavy but the book has offered some interesting tidbits of history so its been worth it.I remember reading this in a Native American Lit course and really enjoying it. My favorite from that semester was Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine. It's a bit different, but worth checking out, if you haven't already. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Oh yeah, I like Erdrich. Her "Bingo Van" was pretty good. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 So after the Mitfords and JFK, I decided I couldn't carry John Sayles around with me just yet. Next up then, three slim volumes: Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Starting "Joyland" S. King's latest, next. Well, I lied. I started a book about the epic Hatfield and McCoy feud instead. I'm not sure who to root for so far......both sides seem mucho crazy. Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Ooh, I'd be very interested in something about the Hatfields and McCoys. Let us know if it's any good! Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I picked up The Pale King, by David Foster Wallace. It was posthumously published with his editor having to kind of decide how to assemble his notes and various writings intended for it in a way that worked. It's weird, but for a book about working for the IRS, the nature of boredom, and without a centralized narrator, perspective, or even a definitive ongoing narrative it's totally accessible and enjoyable. It reminds me of how some of the Calvino stuff is structurally so out there, yet unpretentious in the sense that it's not really about being difficult. It's like an entertaining collection of musings and anecdotes on a curious topic by an uncommonly gifted writer. Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 It has been a long time since I read any Ellison. Too long. While I would not describe this one as a "quick read"—it's too painful a story to classify as such—I could not put it down and I did get through it quickly. Nothing like anything else I've read from him. This is the story of the discovery of a new talent in the early days of rock 'n roll, and how his success corrupts the boy and everybody around him. Further cements, in my mind, the author as one of the very best of the 20th century.Highly recommended. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Just started it. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Ooh, I'd be very interested in something about the Hatfields and McCoys. Let us know if it's any good!The writing seems to be fairly factual so far. You wouldnt believe how complicated the story is and how many people are involved. Besides a number of key players being involved in opposing sides during the Civil War, the ignition point of the conflict was a dispute over hogs. Link to post Share on other sites
a-me-with-a-you Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Just wanted to thank the members of this thread for recommending this: Thoroughly enjoyed it. Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 And I still haven't read it! Gotta get on that, as I loved his short-story collection, "Ladies and Gentlemen". Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I've just finished this which has some beautiful descriptions of the rugged country that is the western coast of Australia. Great story, too. Now I'm onto... Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 "Man's Search for Meaning" V. Frankl Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 never read a Stephen King book before. Had to go the audiobook route as there's just no other time for it. has thoroughly creeped me out so far. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 never read a Stephen King book before. Had to go the audiobook route as there's just no other time for it. has thoroughly creeped me out so far.That's still the best King book and I have read a bunch of them. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 That's still the best King book and I have read a bunch of them. I'd say that would have to be The Dark Tower series. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 I'd say that would have to be The Dark Tower series.I did enjoy those, but that last one was pretty awful. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 We'll have to see how the movie/series goes - if it ever comes out. Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 "The Shining" scared the bejeezus out of me. Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 I was a huge King fan in early 1990s. While I appreciate the Dark Tower series, I have to say that The Stand is still definitely my favorite. Link to post Share on other sites
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