What books have you read lately?

[pontalba]

The Thousand by Kevin Guilfoile

 

[abecedarian]

Sorry Abc, I didn't see this till just now. I put it down after about 9 chapters. Gruesome.

Now almost finished John LeCarré's The Secret Pilgrim.

It was tough to sludge thru, definately. Well written, but I have no desire to see the movie..:sick:

 

[Ell]

The House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. I'm at least going to try to read it because I have such a nice copy and so much effort went into its preparation. It has never passed my browse test in the bookstore, but I'm going to give it a serious try anyway -- postmodern fiction and all that.

Peder, I've had The House of Leaves on my TBR list for quite some time now. Every so often, I pick it up at the bookstore, admire the heft of it, see how pretty it looks, then put it back on the shelf - not quite willing to take the plunge.

I'd be interested to hear what you think of it.

 

[Peder]

Peder, I've had The House of Leaves on my TBR list for quite some time now. Every so often, I pick it up at the bookstore, admire the heft of it, see how pretty it looks, then put it back on the shelf - not quite willing to take the plunge.

I'd be interested to hear what you think of it.

Ell! So wonderful to hear from you! Hope life is good for you. Please think of hanging around.

It sounds like we both have the same reaction to the book, but I'm going to give it the ol' college try anyway. And I'll definitely post my thoughts when I'm done (or sooner, if I quit). I've decided to simplify the task by reading just the Times Roman narrative first; then I'll restart from the beginning and read the Courier typeface footnotes. The crazy pages I'll just skip by at first. Breaking it down into smaller pieces that way should make it easier, I think. I've conquered difficult books before and this one is not going to defeat me.

Sincerest regards and best wishes
Peder

 

[Ell]

Peder, it sounds like you have a plan! I hadn't even thought of how I'd tackle it.

 

[Will]

Dark Hollow by Brian Keene

 

[abecedarian]

The Devil Amongst the Lawyers-Sharyn McCrumb

 

[~Anne~]

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

 

[sparkchaser]

I'm about half-way through Understanding Exposure by Bryan Peterson. So far it has been worth every penny.

 

[sparkchaser]

Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Love that book. Anthony Bourdain is my man crush.

 

[Peder]

Peder, it sounds like you have a plan! I hadn't even thought of how I'd tackle it.

I'm reading it at night, a few pages at a time -- when I want to fall asleep. Never fails. :lol:

 

[~Anne~]

Love that book. Anthony Bourdain is my man crush.

He's a really good writer...and a sexy BAMF too.

 

[brk_3]

Anatomy of a Murder - Robert Traver

 

[shadforth]

The Resistance by Gemma Malley

 

[Polly Parrot]

He's a really good writer...and a sexy BAMF too.

What's a BAMF?

And I don't think he's sexy at all.

 

[Libra]

^^^Bad Ass Mother *ucker I think.

 

[Ell]

Spook Country - William Gibson

 

[Polly Parrot]

^^^Bad Ass Mother *ucker I think.

Hmm, I thought only Samuel L. Jackson was deserving of that title.

 

[Libra]

^^^He's definitely one of them in my book.

The Sheriff of Yrnameer: Michael Rubens

 

[~Anne~]

^^^Bad Ass Mother *ucker I think.

Exactly.

Hmm, I thought only Samuel L. Jackson was deserving of that title.

Where I come from, Tony Bourdain would be a BAMF. I live in Ohio.

I don't even have the right words to express what an uber BAMF Samuel L Jackson would be around here.