uncool2pillow Report post Posted May 2, 2019 Five months in... Time to start a new thread. I am really enjoying The Poisonwood Bible so far. About halfway in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Report post Posted May 7, 2019 So, I checked out “These Truths” by Jill Lepore. I’ve been reading just fiction stuff so this is intimidatingly thick. Anyone read it yet and can confirm it’s worth it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Report post Posted May 20, 2019 "Little Boy" by L. Ferlinghetti. It's his autobiography. Good stuff, I love his writing style. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Report post Posted May 29, 2019 Was excited to read this - and was very saddened to learn that Horwitz died yesterday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Report post Posted May 30, 2019 Five months in... Time to start a new thread. I am really enjoying The Poisonwood Bible so far. About halfway in.Thanks for starting us a fresh thread! I really liked The Poisonwood Bible. Has anyone read The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey? I loved it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Griddles Report post Posted June 10, 2019 Just finished this: Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Rightby Arlie Russell Hochschild One of the best books I have read in a long time. I would recommend it for anyone who feels like they can't understand where the other political side is coming from. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Report post Posted June 11, 2019 Just finished this: Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Rightby Arlie Russell Hochschild One of the best books I have read in a long time. I would recommend it for anyone who feels like they can't understand where the other political side is coming from. Sounds intriguing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Report post Posted June 26, 2019 In the spirit of brutality that is happening now in the age of the dotard, it's time to dive into "Blood Meridian" by McCarthy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Report post Posted June 26, 2019 I think I started that ^ book a half dozen times, never getting past page 50 or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Report post Posted June 26, 2019 Oh damn, its so good! McCarthy at the height of his powers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Report post Posted June 27, 2019 I think I started that ^ book a half dozen times, never getting past page 50 or so.Same for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Report post Posted June 30, 2019 Oh damn, its so good! McCarthy at the height of his powers. It's phenomenal. Memorable in part for the hyper-vivid desert landscape description, and for the stomach churning violence. Maybe his best book? This is what I'm slowly meandering through right now: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Report post Posted July 1, 2019 While I haven't read all of McCarthy's books, I do think that Blood Meridian could be the best of the bunch. One or two of his earlier books I started but had to drop. The writing was just way too dense. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Report post Posted July 15, 2019 Now reading "Storm of Steel" by E. Junger. Very interesting WW1 novel from the German perspective. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Report post Posted July 26, 2019 I’d like to thank all the VCers who are currently reading, or have already read, my fourth novel. I appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Report post Posted July 27, 2019 I’d like to thank all the VCers who are currently reading, or have already read, my fourth novel. I appreciate it. I'm sure enjoying it, Mike! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Report post Posted July 27, 2019 I'm sure enjoying it, Mike! Thanks, Donna! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Finishing up Alice Munro's, The Beggar Maid --- a great set of stories. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Report post Posted October 6, 2019 Once Upon in Time in Hollywood has inspired me to read Helter Skelter. About 100 pages in and I am loving it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Report post Posted October 7, 2019 Once Upon in Time in Hollywood has inspired me to read Helter Skelter. About 100 pages in and I am loving it. Wasn't that a great movie?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites