Chuck Nessa Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Higher class literature than mine. Just reading Fosters. Quote
MartyJazz Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Eric Idle: "The Greedy Bastard Diary" Quote
jlhoots Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul ← How is this? I've heard it's quite good ... ← Pamuk is an excellent writer. Istanbul is well written. I also like his novel, Snow. Quote
jazzbo Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 I'm still reading Armesto's "Civilizations" (with bits and pieces of other books in between). . . . I'm sort of stretching it out, not wanting it to end. Earlier I was studying this label as the second cup was dripping slowly. . . . This is the beverage I most enjoy in this life. Quote
Kalo Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Hilarious! ← Anything like At Swim Two Birds? ← As far as the antic humor goes, yes, but it's a collection of his newspaper columns rather than a novel. Quote
Kalo Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 David Hajdu -- Lush Life Billy Strayhorn Bio Quote
ejp626 Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 Hilarious! ← every time it occurs to me to look for this, whatever shop i'm in at the time doesn't have any. O'Brien is fantastic! ← I read The Third Policeman a couple of months ago and thought that was particularly good. I am currently reading Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London. Quote
Harold_Z Posted September 13, 2005 Report Posted September 13, 2005 (edited) I'm reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini and really digging it. Actually I think it's one of the better books I've read in some time. Edited September 13, 2005 by Harold_Z Quote
jlhoots Posted September 13, 2005 Report Posted September 13, 2005 A.L. Kennedy: Indelible Acts Quote
Matthew Posted September 13, 2005 Report Posted September 13, 2005 C.P. Snow's series of novels: Strangers and Brothers. I found the three volume edition that he oversaw and rewrote. Very interesting, I'm a sucker for these long multi-volume novels that English writers put out. I only have about 1,500 pages to go . Quote
king ubu Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 Just finished J.M. Rymkiewicz's book "Umschlagplatz". Now reading Aaron Appelfeld's childhood memories (published in German translation a couple of months ago - no idea what the english title would be). Quote
Stefan Wood Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 "Matisse: The Master" by Hillary Spurling. Volume 2 of a great art biography of one of the great 20th century artists. Well researched and well written. Quote
king ubu Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul ← How is this? I've heard it's quite good ... ← Pamuk is an excellent writer. Istanbul is well written. I also like his novel, Snow. ← Haven't read the book, but it's on "the list"... Not sure you are aware, but Pamuk is facing a trial for putting down his country (in an interview - or rather a series of four weekly interviews, I think - done with a swiss weekend magazine... pretty tough that this happens in a country that wants to become part of EU - but it may end up being a good thing, since it hopefully forces the Turkey to finally discuss its own past and history... (not to speak of the present...) Quote
Guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 (edited) S l o w l y reading "The Constitution Of Liberty", by Friedrich A. Hayek. Highly informative, fascinating, scholarly, a thought-provoking little sucker. It demands close and concentrated attention. But then again, so does Trane's "Interstellar Space" and most good women... For fun and games, am also reading "Jaco", by Bill Milkowski. Currently listening to the fan and the neighbor's cat clawing my sofa... Edited September 18, 2005 by ben*diks Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Posted September 18, 2005 I am currently reading Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London. ← There's a bohemian classic for you... and one that gets overshadowed by Orwell's other books. Finally finished The Magnificent Ambersons and am giving Conrad's The Secret Agent another go. Also perusing Gene Lees' Arranging the Score. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 Ah The Secret Agent. .. not an easy read but a good one. Haven't read that in so long! Rereading "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. Dick. Got to thinking about the upcoming movie. Hope it isn't truly abominable. Quote
tjobbe Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 reading James Patterson - When the wind blows. Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Posted September 18, 2005 Ah The Secret Agent. .. not an easy read but a good one. Haven't read that in so long! Rereading "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. Dick. Got to thinking about the upcoming movie. Hope it isn't truly abominable. ← Are you hearing bad advance notices? I like Linklater a lot... hope he does a good job with it. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 No, I haven't heard anything but the trailer I've viewed online and what I've read has made me leary . . . and I'm not the biggest fan of the director, though i haven't seen much. But Keanu Reeves as Robert Arctor? Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 talesof ordinary madness - charles bukowski dark lon - this is probably right up your alley! Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 I've read some of Charles, not sure I've read that one. . . . Not sure it's what I need rigtht now! Probably better served by something like Kingsley Amis or Bulgakov or Pushkin! Quote
kinuta Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 Patrick McGilligan -Alfred Hitchcock A Life In Darkness And Light Quote
Brandon Burke Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 Only a couple pages left of Herzog on Herzog. Been really enjoying this series of late. Last one I read was Trier on Von Trier and next will likely be Cassavetes on Cassavetes. That is, once I plow through all the Herzog films I've been reading about... Quote
jlhoots Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 Louise Erdrich: The Painted Drum Quote
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