IdleRich
IdleRich
926 pages.
I've read Cryptonomicon
what are you reading now?
I've read Cryptonomicon
jenks
thread death
i've only read the Bellow but have Life and Fate on my TBR pile.
I have got the final volume of a fantasy trilogy to read - i read the first in the series because it was by a writer - Alex Pheby - who had written a book based on Lucia Joyce that i had enjoyed. So when the second came out i thought, why not read that - i didnt realise it was a trilogy - now i have to read the third to complete the story - problem is that it is so convoluted i cannot remember much - fortunately it has a precis at the start of this volume - the summary is 20 pages long ffs. It just reminded me why this not my kind of genre - so much plot
jenks
thread death
Obviously not aimed at you, but just read it and thought it was one of the worst books I've read since 2020. Baffled by the rave reviews. I actually hate it, lol.Anyway, back to books. Just finished Brian by Jeremy Cooper - a very odd book about a lonely bloke who becomes a film buff, obsessively going to the BFI in London - it’s as much a meditation on a small life as it is about film. I found it disconcerting, a bit clunky but it had something which worked.
kid charlemagne
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hmmmm cant say i was in love with Thompson's pop 1280.... its quite rugged and unabashed in its violent nature, and i wont exactly say the author has contempt for its characters and the south as a whole, but the writing certainly gave me contempt for the south.... i will read killer inside me soon..... for now I will be starting zen and the art of motorcycle maintenence..... a rec from mr suspended
IdleRich
IdleRich
That is really good yeah. Think I gave my copy to Bunnyhausen.
version
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jenks
thread death
jenks
thread death
Started Dave Keenan's collection of music pieces - mainly culled from The Wire, I think. Volcanic Tongue - i like his slightly hopped up style but i know it's not for everyone. Also got my hands on a ARC of the new Penman on Satie - i know a number of you are deeply allergic to him but i like his stuff and I like Satie - got into him via Toop's Ocean of Sound - probably the music book that has had the most influence on my listening.
version
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Started to drag after a while. I liked it, particularly her prose, but the story wasn't that interesting and I ended up impatient to be done with it. Good ending though. Think I'll pick up Tripticks next.
yyaldrin
in je ogen waait de wind
i read childhood's end by arthur c. clarke, it's been a while since a book made a lasting impression like this one. i can't get it out of my head. i was just reading some commentary about it and some people think it's the author's interpretation of the rapture, which makes a lot of sense. either way it's good, really good. and now i need to pick up a few more of his books. i'll go for "rendezvous with rama" first.
version
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Just heard he died yesterday. Still only read the one of his, Death in the Andes.
kid charlemagne
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@version i finished lady in the lake and high window recently.... honestly might skip the next one and go to long goodbye because i found a cheap copy recently since i havent been as in love with chandler as i hoped.... farewell my lovely def my favorite... the other three ive read have their qualities, but they feel a bit telegraphed reading one after the other.... the prose is great, and being in the head of a central character that is able to singularly capture the mood of a city and time period is worthwhile, but the form feels a bit constrained after reading 4 of these books, its easy for me to say this because of how they vary from Ellroy, which contains a lot more scale and variety of worlds and characters which i prefer more.... havve read through enough chandler and thompson to know that Ellroy remains the king of crime.... i heard about jean patrick manchette, he has many books put out by nyrb which have cool covers, i think im going to read some of his soon..... but right now i am going to read Cosmopolis, i also picked up End Zone recently, i think youve read one of them.