BruceH Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 Ya gotta love Ditko! (Though in my case you have to love Kirby more.) Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 16, 2009 Report Posted June 16, 2009 I always thought Ditko's best was in those late fifties Charlton SF comics. His superhero stuff was okay, but I'll take the Charltons! Um...except Dr. Strange of course. And maybe the Question. And Spiderman wasn't bad. Uh... Quote
EKE BBB Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 "Jazz masters of New Orleans" by Martin Williams Quote
jazzbo Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 I always thought Ditko's best was in those late fifties Charlton SF comics. His superhero stuff was okay, but I'll take the Charltons! Um...except Dr. Strange of course. And maybe the Question. And Spiderman wasn't bad. Uh... He was great in those Timely/Marvel monster and mystery books. Amazing drawing! Quote
BillF Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) Just finished J G Ballard's last novel, Kingdom Come. Now starting The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers. Edited June 18, 2009 by BillF Quote
BruceH Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 "Jazz masters of New Orleans" by Martin Williams That's a good one. At least, I remember liking it; I read it a long time ago. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 17, 2009 Report Posted June 17, 2009 "Mother Night" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Personally, I think that's his most underrated book. The idea of a sympathetic Nazi character (yeah, I know it's more complicated than that) still boggles my mind. Quote
sal Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 "Mother Night" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Personally, I think that's his most underrated book. The idea of a sympathetic Nazi character (yeah, I know it's more complicated than that) still boggles my mind. That's good to hear. I'm enjoying it so far. I read another one recently that also seems to be underrated, "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" Quote
BruceH Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 "Mother Night" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Personally, I think that's his most underrated book. The idea of a sympathetic Nazi character (yeah, I know it's more complicated than that) still boggles my mind. Well, he's only pretending to be a Nazi... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 "Mother Night" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Personally, I think that's his most underrated book. The idea of a sympathetic Nazi character (yeah, I know it's more complicated than that) still boggles my mind. Well, he's only pretending to be a Nazi... Yeah, but the whole point of the book (at least as I read it) is that what you pretend to be is often more important than what you are. Quote
Matthew Posted June 18, 2009 Report Posted June 18, 2009 Finished the last of Thomas Merton's Journals. Have very mixed emotions about Merton's life after reading all seven volumes, they do not paint Merton is the best of lights, and in fact, showed Merton's failure as a religious. It is very obvious by the journals that Merton was a conflicted person; striving to find God, live as a hermit, but his emotional make-up did not allow him to do that. One of the tragedies of the whole thing is Merton's inability to pull his life together, in fact, in volume five you witness his disintegration over his falling in love with a student nurse -- he was in very bad shape during that time. By the time he gets to his trip to the Far East, even he knows that his time is up at the monastery in Kentucky, and he will wind up somewhere else. Even so, he dies on that trip, and the casket is flown to his monastery, where he is buried. A very difficult life to understand, where he kept on proclaiming how he wanted to be left alone, and yet, he was unable to accomplish what he wanted his life to be. Truthfully, his last couple of years were a mess. Closed the last journal with a tremendous sense of sadness... Quote
Royal Oak Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 Finished "Heart Of Darkness" this evening. Still don't see what the fuss is about, but it's another one ticked off the "books you have to read before you die" list. Next on my list is Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Should be more like it. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 20, 2009 Report Posted June 20, 2009 Next on my list is Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Should be more like it. No struggle there; it's definitely worth the time! Quote
paul secor Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 Shelby Foote: Stars in Their Courses - The Gettysburg Campaign Quote
BruceH Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 "Mother Night" - Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Personally, I think that's his most underrated book. The idea of a sympathetic Nazi character (yeah, I know it's more complicated than that) still boggles my mind. Well, he's only pretending to be a Nazi... Yeah, but the whole point of the book (at least as I read it) is that what you pretend to be is often more important than what you are. Oh yes indeed. I can still remember that even though the last time I read it was in 9th grade. Quote
Matthew Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 For some reason, I've have this desire to read a lot of Faulkner, so I'm starting with The Sound and the Fury. The April Seventh, 1928 chapter is amazing. Quote
Shawn Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath - H.P. Lovecraft Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 22, 2009 Report Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) For some reason, I've have this desire to read a lot of Faulkner, so I'm starting with The Sound and the Fury. The April Seventh, 1928 chapter is amazing. Oh, yeah! That chapter is what yanked SF out of my hands and told me that these here 'classics' thingies might be worth checking out. Edited June 22, 2009 by Jazzmoose Quote
Royal Oak Posted June 27, 2009 Report Posted June 27, 2009 Just finished Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Now about to start Kerouac's "On The Road" Quote
BruceH Posted June 27, 2009 Report Posted June 27, 2009 Just finished Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Now about to start Kerouac's "On The Road" Remember...On the Road is about being...on the road. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted June 27, 2009 Report Posted June 27, 2009 Now about to start Kerouac's "On The Road" It's been 47 years since I read it. The book is sitting on the shelf but I'm not sure I want to go there again. Quote
BruceH Posted June 27, 2009 Report Posted June 27, 2009 For some reason, I've have this desire to read a lot of Faulkner, so I'm starting with The Sound and the Fury. The April Seventh, 1928 chapter is amazing. Oh, yeah! That chapter is what yanked SF out of my hands and told me that these here 'classics' thingies might be worth checking out. Wow! You can remember the specific thing that did it for you. I can't remember, but in my case I don't think it was one thing but just sort an increasing tendency toward so-called "mainstream" fiction in 11th and 12th grade. Whereas, if you had tried to get me to go that way in 9th grade I'd have probably replied, "What do I need the mainstream for? I've got Ursula K. LeGuin!" Quote
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