MartyJazz Posted September 27, 2009 Report Posted September 27, 2009 The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It - Joshua Cooper Ramo Quote
B. Goren. Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 Now finished "Bonfire Of The Vanities". I can't remember enjoying a book as much as I did this. I'm no literature critic (I failed English Lit A level), but this book moved me. I have'nt read the book but I enjoyed very much the film with Tom Hanks and Melanie Griffith. Now reading this: Quote
BillF Posted September 28, 2009 Report Posted September 28, 2009 Barry Hines - "A Kestrel For A Knave". An utterly bleak story made into an utterly bleak film. Saw the film; never read the book. Quote
Stefan Wood Posted September 30, 2009 Report Posted September 30, 2009 Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." Totally misleading title, nice ideas, some good characters, awful plot and piss poor writing. An excellent mindless summer read or a cure for reader's block. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 30, 2009 Report Posted September 30, 2009 Ian MacDonald, Revolution in the Head Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 Now reading this: It just hit me how strange it is that this is one of the few Morrison novels I haven't read. Quote
ejp626 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 Stieg Larsson's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." Totally misleading title, nice ideas, some good characters, awful plot and piss poor writing. An excellent mindless summer read or a cure for reader's block. So you're saying in a year or two, we'll look back and wonder "what was that all about" (it being the flavor of the month)? I'm seeing it everywhere -- on the train, at the office, even in the hands of someone waiting to get into an Audrey Niffenegger reading. I'm sure the film rights are already being procured... Quote
ejp626 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Posted October 1, 2009 (edited) About halfway through Seven Serpents and Seven Moons by Demetrio Aguilera-Malta Somewhat overripe magic realism (about half the characters can turn into animals of one sort or another, plus there is a wise-cracking Jesus statue who occasionally comes down from his Cross). Probably this can be laid at the feet of Garcia-Marquez... On deck is Kirn's Up in the Air, which yes was just released as a movie with George Clooney. I've actually owned it for a long time, but would like to read it first before I rent the movie via Netflix. Edited October 1, 2009 by ejp626 Quote
spinlps Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Just finished Joe Pernice's - It Feels So Good When I Stop. Excellent read... kinda like flipping through a modern Nightwawks at the Diner Quote
Matthew Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Just finished Joe Pernice's - It Feels So Good When I Stop. Excellent read... kinda like flipping through a modern Nightwawks at the Diner Oh my gosh!!!!!! Someone here other than me knows of the existence of the great and wonderful Joe Pernice! You now can do no wrong in my book! Quote
spinlps Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Oh my gosh!!!!!! Someone here other than me knows of the existence of the great and wonderful Joe Pernice! You now can do no wrong in my book! on JP! Love his songwork and now, along with his Meat is Murder novella, his books. Have you picked up the "soundtrack" and 7" accompanying the book? Excellent stuff as always. Quote
ejp626 Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 About halfway through Seven Serpents and Seven Moons by Demetrio Aguilera-Malta Somewhat overripe magic realism (about half the characters can turn into animals of one sort or another, plus there is a wise-cracking Jesus statue who occasionally comes down from his Cross). Probably this can be laid at the feet of Garcia-Marquez... What a huge disappointment. He sets up 3 or four plotlines, and then just ends the story right before the climax. The rest of the novel doesn't make up for this deliberate lack of closure. For instance, I found the refusal to wrap up the plotlines in Murakami's After Dark disappointing, but I enjoyed the rest of the ride. On deck is Kirn's Up in the Air, which yes was just released as a movie with George Clooney. I've actually owned it for a long time, but would like to read it first before I rent the movie via Netflix. Slightly higher hopes for this. Quote
jazzbo Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Neanderthal Enigma by James Shreeve Quote
Matthew Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Oh my gosh!!!!!! Someone here other than me knows of the existence of the great and wonderful Joe Pernice! You now can do no wrong in my book! on JP! Love his songwork and now, along with his Meat is Murder novella, his books. Have you picked up the "soundtrack" and 7" accompanying the book? Excellent stuff as always. Indeed, not just that, but everything by JP is excellent stuff. Quote
B. Goren. Posted October 5, 2009 Report Posted October 5, 2009 Now reading this: It just hit me how strange it is that this is one of the few Morrison novels I haven't read. This was my first Morrison novel I've read. Recommended. "Beloved " is waiting on the shelf. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 Beloved is incredible. Although I've yet to read a book by Morrison I haven't liked. Even Paradise, which I've failed to finish in four tries gets my nod. Morrison regularly gives me a kick upside the head and rearranges my thinking; I can't ask for more than that from a novel. Quote
spinlps Posted October 6, 2009 Report Posted October 6, 2009 The Vinyl Countdown by Travis Elborough - A rough, academic read w/o any real "soul" or love of the medium. The end seems rushed... punk happened, the CD came, and the LP died. The end. PM me if this is on your to-read list and you can have my copy. Quote
sal Posted October 8, 2009 Report Posted October 8, 2009 "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World" - Haruki Murakami Quote
Larry Kart Posted October 9, 2009 Report Posted October 9, 2009 Doubleday Anchor Bible volume of Genesis -- translation and extensive notes and commentary by E.A. Speiser. Have read this Genesis before, and each time it's like veils are lifting. The relationship between the various authors or teams of authors (J., P., and E.) is quite clear, and Speiser's account of what those authors were "saying" (quotes are necessary here, for reasons Speiser explains lucidly and at some length) is convincing and enlightening, at least to me; but I'm no scholar here. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 9, 2009 Author Report Posted October 9, 2009 Robin D.G. Kelley's new Monk biography. Quote
Matthew Posted October 10, 2009 Report Posted October 10, 2009 Robin D.G. Kelley's new Monk biography. Hey, when you're though, give us a report on how this is... Please....I'll say something nice about the Yankees if you do. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted October 11, 2009 Report Posted October 11, 2009 Enjoyed this Cold War thriller set in an imaginary Eastern Bloc state and Berlin at the time of the airlift. Just started: Found it cheap in St. Ives a couple of months back. The opening chapter is a bit 'our glorious British past', something I vere away from, but it's proving quite compelling. The account of the Battle of the Nile ('Aboukir Bay') is very well done. Quote
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