BillF Posted July 8, 2009 Report Posted July 8, 2009 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich Fine book! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 8, 2009 Report Posted July 8, 2009 Yes, I remembe reading a number of AS books fondly. Right now, Quote
BillF Posted July 8, 2009 Report Posted July 8, 2009 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich Fine book! I'm almost entirely ignorant of the wider story of the Russian politics of the time, but I'm enjoying the simplicity of the prose. I've only dabbled in Russian literature (Dostoyevsky, Gogol and some Tolstoy) but I find it speaks to me somehow. All bleak and cold and filled with injustice - don't know what that says about me! I've read some tremendous novels that came out of Stalinist oppression: First Circle, also by Solzhenitsyn, Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon and Victor Serge's The Case of Comrade Tulayev. Quote
BruceH Posted July 8, 2009 Report Posted July 8, 2009 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich Fine book! I'm almost entirely ignorant of the wider story of the Russian politics of the time, but I'm enjoying the simplicity of the prose. I've only dabbled in Russian literature (Dostoyevsky, Gogol and some Tolstoy) but I find it speaks to me somehow. All bleak and cold and filled with injustice - don't know what that says about me! I've read some tremendous novels that came out of Stalinist oppression: First Circle, also by Solzhenitsyn, Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon and Victor Serge's The Case of Comrade Tulayev. Darkness At Noon is a great one. Though it's been ages, admittedly, since I read it, the book left a lasting impression. Quote
BillF Posted July 8, 2009 Report Posted July 8, 2009 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich Fine book! I'm almost entirely ignorant of the wider story of the Russian politics of the time, but I'm enjoying the simplicity of the prose. I've only dabbled in Russian literature (Dostoyevsky, Gogol and some Tolstoy) but I find it speaks to me somehow. All bleak and cold and filled with injustice - don't know what that says about me! I've read some tremendous novels that came out of Stalinist oppression: First Circle, also by Solzhenitsyn, Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon and Victor Serge's The Case of Comrade Tulayev. Darkness At Noon is a great one. Though it's been ages, admittedly, since I read it, the book left a lasting impression. Yes, I'd say it was the best of the three. Quote
Matthew Posted July 9, 2009 Report Posted July 9, 2009 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra by George T. Simon. I happen to enjoy this book tremendously, but, then, I love Glenn Miller. Quote
medjuck Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 Hound Dog: The Lieber-Stoller autobiography. Good stuff. More jazz references than I would have suspected. Stoller studied with James P Johnson and gigged with Chet Baker. Quote
BillF Posted July 13, 2009 Report Posted July 13, 2009 Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca Not sure how I took so long to getting round to read this! Next up: the Hitchcock movie which I haven't seen either. Quote
Serioza Posted July 16, 2009 Report Posted July 16, 2009 http://www.archive.org/stream/artfarmercen...age/n7/mode/2up Quote
Niko Posted July 16, 2009 Report Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) http://www.archive.org/stream/artfarmercen...age/n7/mode/2up here's more... (more than ever, actually as far as i can see) http://www.oac.cdlib.org/search?style=oac4...al;group=Items; edit: sorry a good deal is not available online - strange since the wiggins and the farmer can be found online, actually... Edited July 16, 2009 by Niko Quote
BruceH Posted July 17, 2009 Report Posted July 17, 2009 Hound Dog: The Lieber-Stoller autobiography. Good stuff. More jazz references than I would have suspected. Stoller studied with James P Johnson and gigged with Chet Baker. Wow. I figured there'd be some jazz connections, but freakin' James P. Johnson? Quote
BillF Posted July 19, 2009 Report Posted July 19, 2009 Finished "One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich" - stoicism is a virtue not rated highly enough these days. Now reading "Goodbye Columbus" by Philip Roth. Enjoy! Now reading Eric Ambler, The Light of Day Quote
medjuck Posted July 19, 2009 Report Posted July 19, 2009 Geraldine Brooks: People Of The Book Hey, me too! Quote
jlhoots Posted July 19, 2009 Report Posted July 19, 2009 Geraldine Brooks: People Of The Book Hey, me too! Good taste is timeless. Quote
carnivore Posted July 19, 2009 Report Posted July 19, 2009 'The Women' T. C. Boyle (Based on Frank Lloyd Wright and his complex marital and extra-marital relationships) What a great writer - he never fails to deliver - characters that really come to life and extraordinary and meticulous attention to period details of every kind. Quote
jlhoots Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 'The Women' T. C. Boyle (Based on Frank Lloyd Wright and his complex marital and extra-marital relationships) What a great writer - he never fails to deliver - characters that really come to life and extraordinary and meticulous attention to period details of every kind. I like Boyle. Drop City is one of my favorite novels, BUT I didn't like The Women. Just didn't work for me. Quote
carnivore Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 'The Women' T. C. Boyle (Based on Frank Lloyd Wright and his complex marital and extra-marital relationships) What a great writer - he never fails to deliver - characters that really come to life and extraordinary and meticulous attention to period details of every kind. I like Boyle. Drop City is one of my favorite novels, BUT I didn't like The Women. Just didn't work for me. Was it the period aspect that you didn't like? Perhaps you prefer the Boyle that writes about more contemporary matters...which, of course, he does brilliantly e.g. 'Tortilla Curtain' and 'Talk Talk' Quote
jlhoots Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 'The Women' T. C. Boyle (Based on Frank Lloyd Wright and his complex marital and extra-marital relationships) What a great writer - he never fails to deliver - characters that really come to life and extraordinary and meticulous attention to period details of every kind. I like Boyle. Drop City is one of my favorite novels, BUT I didn't like The Women. Just didn't work for me. Was it the period aspect that you didn't like? Perhaps you prefer the Boyle that writes about more contemporary matters...which, of course, he does brilliantly e.g. 'Tortilla Curtain' and 'Talk Talk' Greasy Lake too. I read another novel about this aspect of Wright's life called Loving Frank by Nancy Horan that I liked better. Boyle's writing style felt "grafted" on to this material. Just my 2 cents. As they always say YMMV. Quote
sal Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 Geraldine Brooks: People Of The Book Hey, me too! Good taste is timeless. Would love to hear your guys' thoughts on this book if you don't mind! I've been considering picking this one up. It sounds interesting, but I must admit I was drawn to it at first by the very cool cover! Quote
jlhoots Posted July 20, 2009 Report Posted July 20, 2009 Geraldine Brooks: People Of The Book Hey, me too! Good taste is timeless. Would love to hear your guys' thoughts on this book if you don't mind! I've been considering picking this one up. It sounds interesting, but I must admit I was drawn to it at first by the very cool cover! I'm a little over a third of the way through it. So far the story is intriguing & the writing is lucid. More when I finish, if you wish. Quote
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