book recommendations

[DQ12]

Tale of Two Cities is so frustrating. I've read 75% of it, had no idea what was going on at any point, but just loved the prose. Would read lines that made me put the book down and just think about how beautiful and perfect Dickens' analogies were. But yeah, no idea what was happening page to page.

oh man jakesie.  great post.  completely agreed re. Dickens' prose.  but TOTC is an incredible story too. it probably helps to have a little knowledge about the french revolution.  Sydney is my favorite character in any piece of literature.  i think i'm going to name my son (if i have one) Sydney, after old Sid Carton.

i've been battling through david copperfield over the last year or so whenever i've had time.  the story isn't near as good as TOTC, but it's just great writing.

[CNS]

Bleak house is really good too fwiw

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[CHONGS]

Just finished Blindness by Jose Saramango.  Really good, a bit tough to start with the style with no quotation marks and very long sentences, but it helps set the mood.  If possible read it with no spoilers from the outside.

[DQ12]

Bleak house is really good too fwiw

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i was about to buy that the other day but it looked really long and i hadn't heard anyone say anything good about it except for the back cover, which called it "Dickens' 'masterpiece.'"  But David Copperfield said the exact same thing.

I'll take your word for it though.  That'll be my next one.

[CNS]

It is a tough one initially.  There are like 40 characters or something.  But like his others, a good payoff if you finish.

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[Mr Bread]

Finished the rules of attraction last night... The movie was better.

Oh crap, BEE !!!  Less than zero? American psycho?

The movie was very good.  I bought it after I saw it.  It really reaffirms my view of life.

So snorting coke, torture, mutilation and murder really speak to you, Bread? That fits.

That's not what The Rules of Attraction is about, other than the coke snorting.

[Mr Bread]

Finished the rules of attraction last night... The movie was better.

Oh crap, BEE !!!  Less than zero? American psycho?

The movie was very good.  I bought it after I saw it.  It really reaffirms my view of life.

AP is one of my faves, read it twice.  Had to read glamorama in college, and BEE is definitely fantastic.

Going to read brave new world and then maybe less than zero.   There is a book on columbine that I'm eying as well.

Less than zero is a good one.  Recommend.

[star seed 7]

Finished the rules of attraction last night... The movie was better.

Oh crap, BEE !!!  Less than zero? American psycho?

The movie was very good.  I bought it after I saw it.  It really reaffirms my view of life.

So snorting coke, torture, mutilation and murder really speak to you, Bread? That fits.

That's not what The Rules of Attraction is about, other than the coke snorting.

sadly, the best "chapter" is patricks.  i was so psyched about it and reading it in bale's voice that i had to immediately read it again.

rock n' roll.  deal with it.

[shivvyman]

The Wolf of Wall Street.

Frat Boy / Jew / Baller / Womanizer / Addict......type of book.

Read it in 3 days. Pretty hilarious. Just saw they are making a move starring Leo D on it.

Would recommend.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Finished the rules of attraction last night... The movie was better.

Oh crap, BEE !!!  Less than zero? American psycho?

The movie was very good.  I bought it after I saw it.  It really reaffirms my view of life.

So snorting coke, torture, mutilation and murder really speak to you, Bread? That fits.

That's not what The Rules of Attraction is about, other than the coke snorting.

Maybe she's one of those people who think that if you do drugs, you support all of those other things. Do you remember those old commercials?

[Kat Kid]

want a good cry?  read "A Happy Mrriage" by Rafael Yglesias

[felix rex]

Just finished Blindness by Jose Saramango.  Really good, a bit tough to start with the style with no quotation marks and very long sentences, but it helps set the mood.  If possible read it with no spoilers from the outside.

Did you read it in Portuguese? Not being uppity, just wondered. I tried and caved. Was too much to process in a non-native language (as you described).

[felix rex]

Also, you all should quit screwing around and just read Eco #teamchingon

[Kat Kid]

Ready Player One will be the freshman book for KSU next year and it is apparently quite good.  Also short.

[michigancat]

Also, you all should quit screwing around and just read Eco #teamchingon

what's a good one to start with?

I'm wanting to go on a good non-fiction kick. So much interesting stuff has happened in the world.

[CHONGS]

Just finished Blindness by Jose Saramango.  Really good, a bit tough to start with the style with no quotation marks and very long sentences, but it helps set the mood.  If possible read it with no spoilers from the outside.

Did you read it in Portuguese? Not being uppity, just wondered. I tried and caved. Was too much to process in a non-native language (as you described).

Read it in English.  After about the first three pages it seems natural and helps with the claustrophobic effect.  I am thinking about Cain next.

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[CHONGS]

Also, you all should quit screwing around and just read Eco #teamchingon

what's a good one to start with?

I'm wanting to go on a good non-fiction kick. So much interesting stuff has happened in the world.

I would say Foucault's pendulum or name of the rose first.  F C is my fave, but name of the rose is maybe better for people just starting eco (not that he's hard to read but FC has a challenging start on purpose that turns some readers off of Eco)

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[CNS]

What if we just thought Name of the Rose was slightly abv avg?  Would the other pendulum one be something to read?

[ew2x4]

Ready Player One will be the freshman book for KSU next year and it is apparently quite good.  Also short.

It's a quick read. I liked it, but it's not exactly fine literature.

[Kat Kid]

Ready Player One will be the freshman book for KSU next year and it is apparently quite good.  Also short.

It's a quick read. I liked it, but it's not exactly fine literature.

yeah.  i wouldn't think so.

[porky morgan]

Try Endurance...amazing true story of an Antarctic exploration that totally went to crap, and the survival journey across the ice and brutal stormy seas. Really amazing and pretty well written. Pictures too!

[felix rex]

Also, you all should quit screwing around and just read Eco #teamchingon

what's a good one to start with?

I'm wanting to go on a good non-fiction kick. So much interesting stuff has happened in the world.

I would say Foucault's pendulum or name of the rose first.  F C is my fave, but name of the rose is maybe better for people just starting eco (not that he's hard to read but FC has a challenging start on purpose that turns some readers off of Eco)

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Completely agree. Pendulum is better, Rose is more accessible (but even then the first 80 pages or so are intentionally challenging). I would almost recommend Baudolino. I think michcat would really enjoy it.

[bones129]

Serious post, my friends. Best baseball book? I used to say "Three Nights In August" by Tony LaRussa, or Kahn's "Boys of Summer." Tony's book for my greatest love about baseball--dugout strategy. Kahn's book for pure classic writing about baseball.

Now reading Tony's "One Last Srike." With 100 pages left, I suspect my award will likely go to "Boys of Summer." Not a current list read, but one of the best pieces of sportswriting I've ever seen. Could read it many times over.

[michigancat]

Also, you all should quit screwing around and just read Eco #teamchingon

what's a good one to start with?

I'm wanting to go on a good non-fiction kick. So much interesting stuff has happened in the world.

I would say Foucault's pendulum or name of the rose first.  F C is my fave, but name of the rose is maybe better for people just starting eco (not that he's hard to read but FC has a challenging start on purpose that turns some readers off of Eco)

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Completely agree. Pendulum is better, Rose is more accessible (but even then the first 80 pages or so are intentionally challenging). I would almost recommend Baudolino. I think michcat would really enjoy it.

Currently reading "A Bright Shining Lie". So far, so good. I'll give Eco a try next. Maybe alternate fiction and non fiction.

[felix rex]

Also, you all should quit screwing around and just read Eco #teamchingon

what's a good one to start with?

I'm wanting to go on a good non-fiction kick. So much interesting stuff has happened in the world.

I would say Foucault's pendulum or name of the rose first.  F C is my fave, but name of the rose is maybe better for people just starting eco (not that he's hard to read but FC has a challenging start on purpose that turns some readers off of Eco)

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Completely agree. Pendulum is better, Rose is more accessible (but even then the first 80 pages or so are intentionally challenging). I would almost recommend Baudolino. I think michcat would really enjoy it.

Currently reading "A Bright Shining Lie". So far, so good. I'll give Eco a try next. Maybe alternate fiction and non fiction.

Eco is a nice mix of the two genres. Especially baudolino. It would appeal to your cynical hipster side.