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I'm laughing, Gem, but (unless I see signs instructing me to do otherwise) I will certainly jump into Kafka on the Shore with both feet! :D

Haruki Murakami I have a choice between starting off with The Wind-Up Bird Chronicles or Kafka on the Shore. Which one should I read first, do you think?

I'm interested too. Was it the writing or the subject matter that put you off after just five pages, Dork? (Fortunately for all of us, abc, Humbert Humberts are not plentiful upon the ground -- although I have to agree with you that there are plenty of regular perverts to go around and...

I'll be interested to hear who (or what) comforted them.

You could get hurt in a stone hedge. :D

Anything written by Barbara Vine. That's anything that she wrote, I mean -- don't be looking for the title "Anything". :D

I recently read the border trilogy, Stewart, and although McCarthy is revered as an amazing writer, I have read where one reviewer pointed out that some of his stories were to be "endured" rather than enjoyed. I have to agree with that assessment. Life can be grim in McCarthyland.

Omigosh, abc. What a thought-provoking title. Comfort Woman. :eek: Makes me think of the seventeen heavenly virgins who are anxiously awaiting Saddam's execution. (And I use the word anxiously advisedly.) Please tell us about this woman's story after you have read it?

Happy birthday, ds. What did your wife give you? :)

A Spot of Bother I just finished Mark Haddon's A Spot of Bother, and it ranks right up there with [Franzen's I]The Corrections [/I]with me. I laughed out loud in several places, and I'll be reading this one again.

Much. I would wager much. What vocation (or profession or career) are you working toward?

I think of that every time a plane flys low over where I live -- that I am fortunate in that I have never in my life felt threatened by an airplane. And Samerron! I need to tell you that your English is excellent. I was born and raised in California and your posts are easier to understand...

I was pleasantly surprised. I found the characters to be well-drawn, and the storyline kept my attention. Gaiman really had me laughing in places and he wasn't predictable in the least. The amount of blood and gore he dishes out seems pretty acceptable to me and I found this book to more fun...

A dark and warped sense of humor is way better than no sense of humor at all! :D

What a heartening thought, beer good -- folks are going to continue to try to translate this novel to film for eternity. Gives one continued reason to live, I say. Thanks for the excellent reviews.

I have dial-up, so downloading requires real-time. :eek: But I have managed to get The French Lieutenant's Woman, Never Stuff Your Dog and The Minotaur onto mine. And I just got one of those car adaptors at Costco for seventy bucks. I'm stylin' :D

I have family members who say they "blank out" when trying to listen to a book (in the car, f'rinstance.) I also have family members who are dyslexic and for whom reading is just one more chore. I'm fortunate; when I read it's almost like watching a movie, and the same goes for listening -- if...

Better yet, I got it from the library. For free. :D

I'm 'reading' The Anansi Boys on CD, and I'm literally laughing out loud. In my world, Spider looks a lot like Johnny Depp (only darker), which explains a lot. :D I haven't cast Fat Charlie for the movie yet, but the narrator of the book (Lenny Henry) is pure perfection in all his many...

Omigosh, ds! I am just loving The Anansi Boys! Thank you, thank you, thank you!