Brad Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 On 6/9/2018 at 9:20 PM, Brad said: I have picked this one up by the great crime writer Dorothy Hughes After a few detours, I finished this book. It’s both a crime novel and a commentary on race relations in the early 60s as the accused is a black doctor who, but for his race, would be treated differently. This is my second Hughes club and they’re well worth reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Michael Connolly: The Closers 16 minutes ago, ejp626 said: Kafka's Amerika (the newish translation). Benjamin's The Immortalists has just turned up at the library, so that will be next. I really liked The Immortalists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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medjuck Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 (edited) About collectors of blues 78s. Edited July 11, 2018 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utevsky Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 Another novel about rich people and their problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 J. Todd Scott: The Far Empty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/7/2018 at 11:16 PM, ejp626 said: Kafka's Amerika (the newish translation). I think Hofmann makes a number of inexcusable editorial decisions. One character's name keeps jumping back and forth from Mack to Mak, and there is a point where Karl is told to head "east" to San Francisco, while he is in New York. I just don't see the point of this, as it is super distracting and doesn't add anything to the enjoyment/understanding of the novel. (Hofman's attempts to justify his choices just don't make any sense to me.) I'll get through this but then donate my copy elsewhere and keep the Muir translation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utevsky Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) Post-Proust Parisian parlor drama, written by a teenager. ("Count d'Orgel," by Raymond Radiguet.) Edited August 11, 2018 by Utevsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 On 7/11/2018 at 1:16 AM, medjuck said: About collectors of blues 78s. I hated this book. What's your take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, paul secor said: I hated this book. What's your take? I loved the first couple of chapters but it got too depressing for me by the end. However it did nail the fetishism of us collectors. Also name checked several good Paramount blues sides. Shortly after finishing it I did spend a couple of days listening to a friend's 78 jazz collection played on his special equipment. I felt like one of the misfits in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, medjuck said: I loved the first couple of chapters but it got too depressing for me by the end. However it did nail the fetishism of us collectors. Also name checked several good Paramount blues sides. Shortly after finishing it I did spend a couple of days listening to a friend's 78 jazz collection played on his special equipment. I felt like one of the misfits in the book. The collecting parts didn't bother me. The rest did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, medjuck said: I felt like one of the misfits in the book. As bad as Joe Buzzard and John Tefteller? If I got your impressions right they must be prime candidates for this category. @medjuck & Paul Secor: Would you mind elaborating on your impressions/mixed-feeling reactions? To me, at first glance this sounds like a fun book to read, even (or particularly) if it is fictional. I guess I can poke fun and laugh a bit at myself and my (probably not THAT terminal) collectionitis and probably don't take myself 100% seriously in that respect. But I am eager to listen if my impressions I got from your comments are way off. So ... what is it that annoys you with this book? Where does it get unbearable? (Thx ..) Edited July 17, 2018 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Big Beat Steve said: As bad as Joe Buzzard and John Tefteller? If I got your impressions right they must be prime candidates for this category. @medjuck & Paul Secor: Would you mind elaborating on your impressions/mixed-feeling reactions? To me, at first glance this sounds like a fun book to read, even (or particularly) if it is fictional. I guess I can poke fun and laugh a bit at myself and my (probably not THAT terminal) collectionitis and probably don't take myself 100% seriously in that respect. But I am eager to listen if my impressions I got from your comments are way off. So ... what is it that annoys you with this book? Where does it get unbearable? (Thx ..) Here's my review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2115750751?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 Not a long review, but I didn't feel that the novel deserved one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, paul secor said: Here's my review on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2115750751?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1 Not a long review, but I didn't feel that the novel deserved one. Thanks. Sounds like a book that indulges in clichés. Any other opinions? BTW: I had to snicker when I saw the "second" pic of the author you linked in the comments section of your review. THAT photo seems to say "Oh my god, what book did I write there??" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Big Beat Steve said: Thanks. Sounds like a book that indulges in clichés. Any other opinions? BTW: I had to snicker when I saw the "second" pic of the author you linked in the comments section of your review. THAT photo seems to say "Oh my god, what book did I write there??" Very magic realist/supernatural but within that genre ties things up at the end though not happily. I liked it a lot more than Paul did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 On 7/7/2018 at 11:31 PM, jlhoots said: I really liked The Immortalists. Only just started this, but am enjoying it so far. Another interesting book involving a prophecy (and how it impacted the lives of those who heard it) is The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma. After I wrap this up and return to the library, it will be Mann's Felix Krull. Or rather Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years. (I had meant to pair this with Melville's The Confidence-Man, but the plans went a bit awry...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Simenon: Maigret and the Tall Woman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I read a couple of Simenon’s books that the NY Review of Books Classics issued, Act of Passion and Red Light. Both excellent although I preferred the former. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Jane Austen's First Buyer? Probably a Prince She Hated A recent discovery indicates that the Prince Regent (son of George III) may have been the first buyer of her book. George IV wasn't her favorite person. Edited July 25, 2018 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlhoots Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Justin Cronin: The City Of Mirrors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 Very much enjoying this. Thanks Brad! Reigniting my latent interest in things Spanish and memories of trips to both cities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 2 hours ago, mjazzg said: Very much enjoying this. Thanks Brad! Reigniting my latent interest in things Spanish and memories of trips to both cities. Glad you are enjoying it. Not just a football book but it mixes history and politics skillfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 27 minutes ago, Brad said: Glad you are enjoying it. Not just a football book but it mixes history and politics skillfully. It certainly does. The early Civil War chapters are particularly enlightening so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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