Matthew Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 minute ago, Matthew said: The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler. Such a good one! Now re-reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 Anne Hillerman: Stargazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 1 hour ago, BillF said: Such a good one! I agree! It's become my favorite Chandler novel, it has so many layers of emotion to it, that with each read, I discover different things. Though, I can't seem to get the image of Jim Bouton as Terry Lennox out of my mind, Darn you Altman! (and I have an intense dislike of the movie). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 5, 2022 Report Share Posted September 5, 2022 This and "The Big Sleep" rival each other as my favorites. Chandler is such a trip to read. "Coming up for Air" George Orwell. I love reading Orwell novels. This one is interesting as it's in the first person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Garrett Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 On 9/1/2022 at 4:01 AM, Bluesnik said: Yes it's a great book, and I was after the UK edition as opposed to the US, because of what you said some time ago. But I ordered it from my local bookshop and didn't know what I got. Specially since the cover was different. But now I know it's a reprint of the UK edition and can be calm. But it was logical they were ordering from the UK. I'm in Europe after all. I may have posted this here previously, but just in case I didn't: RIP IT UP AND START AGAIN: THE FOOTNOTES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Thanks for mentioning this again. I remember there was some additional info about the book. But I didn't know if I'd read it or not. Now I know I didn't. It was new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 (edited) “Reynolds masterfully captures the excitement of this period, when every week seemed to bring a new musical advancement”--The Tampa Tribune That's something I remember very clearly from the period. All the times there was a new thing or current. But seriously. Every year was quite different to the one that preceded it. Maybe that's why I like so much David Bowie and his Ch, Ch, Changes. Edited September 8, 2022 by Bluesnik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 9/5/2022 at 7:02 AM, Matthew said: I agree! It's become my favorite Chandler novel, it has so many layers of emotion to it, that with each read, I discover different things. Though, I can't seem to get the image of Jim Bouton as Terry Lennox out of my mind, Darn you Altman! (and I have an intense dislike of the movie). I'm a huge Chandler fan. I think I've read everything by and about him except his laundry lists but I'm a heretic amongst other Chanderphiles because I believe he began to deteriorate half way through The Long Goodbye. (Playback is hardly worth mentioning.) And I think the ending of the Altman/Leigh Brackett movie is better than the ending of the book even if the ending of the film is partially stolen from The Third Man. (Go ahead-- throw things at me. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF Posted September 16, 2022 Report Share Posted September 16, 2022 On 05/09/2022 at 3:29 PM, jazzbo said: Now reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted September 17, 2022 Report Share Posted September 17, 2022 Cosmas or the Love of God by Pierre De Calan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jlhoots Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 Geraldine Brooks: Horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted September 28, 2022 Report Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Recently finished this. It’s excellent. Now in paperback. Now reading: Edited September 28, 2022 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 18, 2022 Report Share Posted October 18, 2022 Laura Warrell: Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) After finishing Simon Reynolds book on post-punk today I started this, which collects all of the Bandini novels by John Fante. On 9/28/2022 at 11:19 PM, Brad said: What is this? It reminds me of that great Iggy Pop song, inspired I think by his many train travels with Bowie in the late 70s. I listened to it once in the 80s on a walkman on a train blasting through Europe. And it was the perfect soundtrack. I remember it very vividly. Edited October 24, 2022 by Bluesnik typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 15 hours ago, Bluesnik said: After finishing Simon Reynolds book on post-punk today I started this, which collects all of the Bandini novels by John Fante. What is this? It reminds me of that great Iggy Pop song, inspired I think by his many train travels with Bowie in the late 70s. I listened to it once in the 80s on a walkman on a train blasting through Europe. And it was the perfect soundtrack. I remember it very vividly. It has to do with a Jewish businessman trying to escape the Nazis after Kristallnacht and he keeps taking train after train but can’t escape them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesnik Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 5 hours ago, Brad said: It has to do with a Jewish businessman trying to escape the Nazis after Kristallnacht and he keeps taking train after train but can’t escape them. Oh, I see. So nothing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 Celeste Ng: Our Missing Hearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 26, 2022 Report Share Posted October 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Bluesnik said: Oh, I see. So nothing to do. No, nothing to do with Iggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Matthew Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams by Lyle Leverich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 9, 2022 Report Share Posted November 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Matthew said: Tom: The Unknown Tennessee Williams by Lyle Leverich Read it some time ago, together with a re-read of many of the plays. Fascinating! Now reading: Just published. My local library bought me a copy. My verdict so far: "Good in parts". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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