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[Royal Oak]

I have been re-reading my stash of Kurt Vonnegut novels which I last read as a young man. I've found that I've preferred his 1980s output (Deadeye Dick, Galapagos, Bluebeard and Hocus Pocus) to his earlier work. I can't really explain why, except to say the later novels just seem a bit more substantial maybe.

Edited January 17 by Royal Oak

[Ken Dryden]

I remember reading a book review of one of Kurt Vonnegut's volumes, titled "Vonnegut Turn Deserves Another."

[Pim]

I read a lot of books but never checked into this thread up till now. I always read two books simultaneously: one brainteaser and one more accesible. Now reading:

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The Bergson is melting my brain where the Jaspers is a little easier to fathom.

[GA Russell]

Not as many interesting stories as I thought there would be.

*****

The last Lew Archer story.  I enjoyed it.

[HutchFan]

Just finished:

 

And just started the sequel:

[rostasi]

[rostasi]

[Referentzhunter]

On 1/17/2025 at 2:04 PM, Referentzhunter said:

not my cup of tea .. pretentious and overrated.

Edited January 24 by Referentzhunter

[Pim]

[Niko]

Marcuse as the easy one and Nietzsche as the brain-melter this time? (I haven't read either author, but one of my ancestors went to high school with Nietzsche and even visited the family at home... and many years ago I helped one of Marcuse's former assistants set up their computer system... so I have a distant connection with both)

[jlhoots]

Claire Messud: This Strange Eventful History

[Pim]

3 hours ago, Niko said:

Marcuse as the easy one and Nietzsche as the brain-melter this time? (I haven't read either author, but one of my ancestors went to high school with Nietzsche and even visited the family at home... and many years ago I helped one of Marcuse's former assistants set up their computer system... so I have a distant connection with both)

Great story Niko  

I think it’s probably the other way around though I must say it’s the first time I read something by Marcuse. I am told it’s a difficult read but we’ll see. The Bergson I just finished was very interesting but tough to get trough. 
 

I did read quite a lot of Nietzsches works and must say he’s one of the more accessible philosophers. His style is one of the most beautiful ones in the genre, well I might dare to say it’s the most beautiful that I know off. I always write down the most interesting or catchy aphorisms and quotes from my books and Nietzsche is the one Ive quoted the most

It must be even more beautiful in German  

[Chuck Nessa]

[Brad]

Just finished this terrific book.

[rostasi]

A Second Life for The Avant-Jazz of Leo Records

[Brad]

[rostasi]

Whichbook

[Gheorghe]

I´ll tell you what I DO NOT READ 🤣 

Newspapers and news magazines......I am thru with it. 

Only fashion magazines like Vogue, Madame or stuff like that.....

But if you think I don´t really read.......: Literature, good beletristica  is part of my live ! 

[GA Russell]

 

My least favorite of the series thus far (of the nine I have read).

[Pim]

 

probably her most famous work but never read it till past week.

[rostasi]

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[medjuck]

I think Ricky's jocular persona hides a serious scholar.  (I say that as a former academic.)  This is a work of scholarship and a great read.

 

On 2/22/2025 at 12:16 PM, GA Russell said:

 

My least favorite of the series thus far (of the nine I have read).

Agreed.

Edited Wednesday at 06:54 PM by medjuck

[jazzbo]

Joe, I totally agree with your assessment. His previous books are also excellent in both scholarship and writing. And then there's that rare thing. . . you feel good reading them.

Edited Wednesday at 09:59 PM by jazzbo

[Brad]

Took me awhile to get into this but starting to enjoy it.