gogo Posted January 25 Share Posted January 25 New one for the new year. Link to last year (a few folks, including me, posted a few for this year over there already): https://viachicago.org/topic/54942-now-reading-2022 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 One more that I forgot to post! For anyone who thinks our phones aren't listening to us: I went to college with Adam Langer, did not know him at all, but now we've got a couple of friends in common on facebook. I was mentioning to my sister last week that I was reading this (we both very much enjoyed one of his previous books, Crossing California). Next time I looked at facebook, I had a new suggested friend: Adam Langer. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckrh Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 40 minutes ago, Doug C said: Looks interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug C Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Just now, chuckrh said: Looks interesting. It is. I love Nick Hornby, so my oldest got me his new one for Christmas. On the surface, two seemingly disparate artists. After research, two artists with many similarities. He compares them in various ways. Hornby is a big fan of both, and it’s written with his humor, of course. If you’re a Hornby, Prince and/or Dickens fan, or enjoy reading about artistic geniuses, you’ll enjoy it. It’s also a very quick read. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 19 hours ago, Doug C said: It is. I love Nick Hornby, so my oldest got me his new one for Christmas. On the surface, two seemingly disparate artists. After research, two artists with many similarities. He compares them in various ways. Hornby is a big fan of both, and it’s written with his humor, of course. If you’re a Hornby, Prince and/or Dickens fan, or enjoy reading about artistic geniuses, you’ll enjoy it. It’s also a very quick read. Steve Martin wrote a play, which I saw 20+ years ago, called Picasso at the Lapin Agile. It's an imagining of Picasso and Einstein meeting a Paris cafe and discussing their respective geniuses. Lots of fun! Steve Martin described it as "Focusing on Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity and Picasso’s master painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the play attempts to explain, in a light-hearted way, the similarity of the creative process involved in great leaps of imagination in art and science". The ending is incredibly silly, but it's worth seeing if you ever get the chance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just finished this one ... how I've lived in Kentucky these past ~40 years and not read her books is an embarrassment, but started with Prodigal Summer and worked my way through this one. She's a brilliant writer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 On 1/28/2023 at 6:07 AM, theashtraysays said: Just finished this one ... how I've lived in Kentucky these past ~40 years and not read her books is an embarrassment, but started with Prodigal Summer and worked my way through this one. She's a brilliant writer. Love this one, I read it many years ago. Due for a re-read! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler is one of my all-time faves, so I'm not sure why I never read anything else by her. I'm well overdue for this one (literally, it was due back to the library yesterday; I'll need to get through it quickly ). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 This kind of nerdy nonsense is right up my alley, I don't know why I didn't read this whole series decades ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 17 hours ago, Chez said: Enjoyed that one (and the follow-up Stella Maris) - though I will admit that I'm not sure I got everything. Might be worth a re-read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 This was a fun read and may inspire me to read more Dickens. I've read A Christmas Carol and A Tale of Two Cities. I think Oliver Twist and Great Expectations are now on my list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theashtraysays Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Just finished this one. Quite a story... very enjoyable read. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TCP Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Somehow I've never read these before. I'm about half way through Two Towers and both it and Fellowship have been great. The detail and mythology in Tolkien's world is amazing. It's also making me really appreciate Jackson's adaptation. I can't imagine what a mammoth task turning these books into screenplays and then films would have been in the late 90s/early 00s but I think overall Jackson really made some smart decisions. My goal is to finish the trilogy and then take on.... The Silmarillion. Wish me luck. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckrh Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Second book of a fantasy series, a new path for James Rollins. Both books have been quite good (about halfway through this one). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Everything you'd ever want to know about Leon. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Does the Leon book mentioned anything about him being a type of 'cult leader'? It has been awhile since I watched the Mad Dogs & Englishmen film, but I remember his portrayal in that movie made me feel un-easy from some reason. Spent last week in the Georgia mountains, so I decided to read Tobacco Road by Erskine Caldwell. Interesting book. Doesn't hold back at all -- can seen why some Georgians are not a fan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, calvino said: Does the Leon book mentioned anything about him being a type of 'cult leader'? It has been awhile since I watched the Mad Dogs & Englishmen film, but I remember his portrayal in that movie made me feel un-easy from some reason. I am only about half way through but it definitely talks about the tension between Leon and Joe Cocker on the Mad Dogs tour. Much of it seemed to be around the perception that Leon was running the show and trying to make his name off of Cocker. And part of it seemed to be based on the contrast between Cocker's manic performance and Leon's calm presence. That said, the book suggests that Leon is really the person who made that tour possible. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuckrh Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Just read part 2 of Don Winslow's trilogy about the mob in Rhode Island. Really good stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gogo Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 I went to college with the author. This one is getting crazy great reviews, recommended for fans of quirky music, mysterious disappearances, and obsessively-researched biographies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Far Out - I was just watching videos about her on Youtube. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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