NoJ Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Oh man, that's same book I bought for my oldest boy's 13th bday last summer!!Sorry to hear about the wife thing. It was probably because of that other place. heh, if you had a tip jar I'd toss in a 5. Nah, thats all in a much better place now. It got real close though. I tell ya, modern medicine works wonders Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Vacilidor. Look it up I swear you must be their manager of something... They seem to never make it down to the South suburbs -- would try to catch them if they did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 . I tell ya, modern medicine works wondersLiquor? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I swear you must be their manager of something... They seem to never make it down to the South suburbs -- would try to catch them if they did. You're right, they hardly ever play down that way. Actually, they hardly play in Chicago proper. They do play often in Morris and LaSalle and Springfield so there options if you were ok with a drive.Liquor?that and anti depression type stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Ditto! One of my favorite authors. I've read the short ones/trilogy (Cannery Row, Tortilla Flat, Sweet Thursday) tons of times and most all of his others (even Cup of Gold) but never this one..... I've been on a big Steinbeck trip lately and loved all the books you mentioned here. Another I'd add is The Wayward Bus. Such clear and precise writing. It's beautiful. I'll also be seeking out The Log From The Sea of Cortez soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Being in and around Boston for most of my life, I'm surprised I haven't read this before now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 "The Deserters" by C. Glass The book follows the paths of 3 men who deserted from the Allied forces during WW2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 "Walden on Wheels" by K Ilgunas Ah, to be young and free..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Don't forget Lean on Pete as well. That's a great book, too!You're right, it is great. Reading it now. I think it was you who said you loved a good coming-of-age story. Lean on Pete fits that bill perfectly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 You're right, it is great. Reading it now. I think it was you who said you loved a good coming-of-age story. Lean on Pete fits that bill perfectly. It certainly does. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 "1933 was a bad year" by J Fante Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 "1933 was a bad year" by J Fante So far, a great book. This Fante guy is hilarious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 So far, a great book. This Fante guy is hilarious.I read the Bandini books but never found him hilarious. Hmmmm..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 I read the Bandini books but never found him hilarious. Hmmmm..... Never read those. Maybe they arent funny? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 There were some chuckle-worthy moments, but overall....no. Never thought of Fante as a humorous writer, but have only read several books of his.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Maybe I'm a sucker for chuckles? After all, I thought "Confederacy of Dunces" to be the height of comedy (still do, too). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 You should check out some of Alex Trebek's work on Jeopardy. You'd love it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Love John Fante's writing - Ask the Dust, Dreams From Bunker Hill are two great books in particular. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 "Environmental Writing Since Thoreau: American Earth" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Just had my library order up this one for me. Not exactly light summer reading. Few growing up in the aftermath of World War II will ever forget the horrifying reports that Nazi concentration camp doctors had removed the skin of prison ers to make common, everyday lampshades. In The Lampshade, bestselling journalist Mark Jacobson tells the story of how he came into possession of one of these awful objects, and of his search to establish the origin, and larger meaning, of what can only be described as an icon of terror.From Hurricane Katrina–ravaged New Orleans to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem to the Buchenwald concentration camp to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, almost everything Jacobson uncovers about the lampshade is contradictory, mysterious, shot through with legend and specious information. Through interviews with forensic experts, famous Holocaust scholars (and deniers), Buchenwald survivors and liberators, and New Orleans thieves and cops, Jacobson gradually comes to see the lampshade as a ghostly illuminator of his own existential status as a Jew, and to understand exactly what that means in the context of human responsibility. One question looms as his search progresses: what to do with the lampshade—this unsettling thing that used to be someone?I actually have been pretty burned out on Holocaust-related stories, since they've been shoved down my throat since childhood all throughout my religious school education. (It was a big part of the curriculum at my Reform Jewish temple.) But this story just intrigues me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 I've read about The Lampshade before and am interested, too. PT, you've probably read Four Perfect Pebbles, too, then. I like to use that one every now and then in my literacy circles for my students just because most of them know little-to-nothing about the Holocaust and it's a "kid-friendly" way to the subject. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 My 13 yr old son just finished Eli Wiesel's "Night". The lad wasnt aware of the evils of man prior to that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Night is pretty powerful stuff. My daughter read that too. The Lampshade was very, very good, and very well told. You'll like it, despite the horrifying subject matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 "Travels in the Greater Yellowstone" by J. Turner He really captures the essence of Yellowstone in his writing. Makes me wanna go back so bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Songsters and Saints by Paul Oliver. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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