paul secor Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor described Wise Blood as a "comic novel". I laughed a few times while reading it but, for the most part, its characters scared the hell out of me. I'll never forget them. And she wrote that in her early twenties, no one should write like that so young. It's an amazing book with a lot of unforgettable scenes an images. I'd only read a few of her stories before reading Wise Blood. After reading that one, I'll be reading all of her works. Just have to decompress first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted March 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 There's a new biography of O'Connor out (by Brad Gooch)--also new bios of John Cheever and Donald Barthelme. Wouldn't mind reading any or all of them, though it's unlikely I'll get to them anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor described Wise Blood as a "comic novel". I laughed a few times while reading it but, for the most part, its characters scared the hell out of me. I'll never forget them. And she wrote that in her early twenties, no one should write like that so young. It's an amazing book with a lot of unforgettable scenes an images. I'd only read a few of her stories before reading Wise Blood. After reading that one, I'll be reading all of her works. Just have to decompress first. Know what you mean, her books always scare the hell out me also. Where the idea came from that O'Connor writes comedy, I don't know. I've never been to the south, so I have this warped view of the south being like what I read in Faulkner & O'Connor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 Know what you mean, her books always scare the hell out me also. Where the idea came from that O'Connor writes comedy, I don't know. I've never been to the south, so I have this warped view of the south being like what I read in Faulkner & O'Connor. The south I knew wasn't too far off, though it was more a sixties version of The Hamlet than and Sound and the Fury. As for O'Conner writing comedy, I guess I haven't been exposed to many discussions of her. I hadn't heard that before. I know I haven't read enough of her work, but what I have read I would describe as 'unsettling' rather than 'funny'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sal Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I read Kurt Vonnegut's "A Man Without A Country" this morning. A fine, short, memorable read. I'm going to read Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle" next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 22, 2009 Report Share Posted March 22, 2009 I'm going to read Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle" next. Strongly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor described Wise Blood as a "comic novel". I laughed a few times while reading it but, for the most part, its characters scared the hell out of me. I'll never forget them. And she wrote that in her early twenties, no one should write like that so young. It's an amazing book with a lot of unforgettable scenes an images. I'd only read a few of her stories before reading Wise Blood. After reading that one, I'll be reading all of her works. Just have to decompress first. Know what you mean, her books always scare the hell out me also. Where the idea came from that O'Connor writes comedy, I don't know. I've never been to the south, so I have this warped view of the south being like what I read in Faulkner & O'Connor. Wise Blood the film didn't scare me so much as make me feel physically ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Second time. Been a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Ethan Canin: America, America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor described Wise Blood as a "comic novel". I laughed a few times while reading it but, for the most part, its characters scared the hell out of me. I'll never forget them. And she wrote that in her early twenties, no one should write like that so young. It's an amazing book with a lot of unforgettable scenes an images. I'd only read a few of her stories before reading Wise Blood. After reading that one, I'll be reading all of her works. Just have to decompress first. Know what you mean, her books always scare the hell out me also. Where the idea came from that O'Connor writes comedy, I don't know. I've never been to the south, so I have this warped view of the south being like what I read in Faulkner & O'Connor. Wise Blood the film didn't scare me so much as make me feel physically ill. I always wanted to see the film version, was it any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdavenport Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Anthony Burgess autobiog "Little Wilson and Big God" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood Flannery O'Connor described Wise Blood as a "comic novel". I laughed a few times while reading it but, for the most part, its characters scared the hell out of me. I'll never forget them. And she wrote that in her early twenties, no one should write like that so young. It's an amazing book with a lot of unforgettable scenes an images. I'd only read a few of her stories before reading Wise Blood. After reading that one, I'll be reading all of her works. Just have to decompress first. Know what you mean, her books always scare the hell out me also. Where the idea came from that O'Connor writes comedy, I don't know. I've never been to the south, so I have this warped view of the south being like what I read in Faulkner & O'Connor. Wise Blood the film didn't scare me so much as make me feel physically ill. I always wanted to see the film version, was it any good? I liked it (in a weird way) but I still haven't read the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Just re-read Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' - I last read it around 1973 and didn't really get it. Still not an easy read but very powerful. Has led me to: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 He's such a tough guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Gene Guerin: Cottonwood Saints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes You're a bad influence; I started A Study in Scarlet last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Just re-read Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness' - I last read it around 1973 and didn't really get it. Still not an easy read but very powerful. Has led me to: Excellent book!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Re-reading: "Pee Wee Russel. The life of a jazzman" by Robert Hilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes You're a bad influence; I started A Study in Scarlet last night. That's next up! I have my public library copy here ready to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Taking a break from Sherlock to read Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train. Read three Ripley novels a few years ago, but this is a new one on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Greg Bear - The City at the End of Time (I'm getting rather addicted to his writing after being introduced to it through Darwin's Radio and Darwin's Children.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Definitely one of the biggies of modern SF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thrity Umrigar: The Space Between Us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 I forced myself to finish A Study in Scarlet last night. What a chore, and what a bore. It didn't help that the last book I read was a Louis L'Amour novel; Doyle's description of the American West, and the people who lived there is atrocious. The idea that a westerner of that time would leave camp on a hunting trip and get lost because he wasn't watching his backtrail is something only a city dweller could come up with. And the idea of building a big, huge fire in the middle of nowhere, thereby attracting god-knows-who is absurd. Oh, well; it's the short stories I remember fondly anyway. That and the Hound of the Baskervilles. I won't give up on my revisit to Holmes yet, but this was a bad first step. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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