*What book are you reading? (part 2)

[ericjarvis]

Just finished Oscar Wao, which was superb, and now on to Snowball In Hell by Christopher Brookmyre. Only a few pages in and it's already caused a fair few disturb the neighbours laughs. He claims it's his best book, and he may well be right.

 

[pennimania]

The Mitford sisters' letters.

Has kept me shocked, enthralled, smitten and made me laugh out loud continually.

Recommend....

 

[foamy]

The Mitford sisters' letters.

Has kept me shocked, enthralled, smitten and made me laugh out loud continually.

Recommend....

it's great, isn't it? I saw a big book of Decca's letters in a shop at the weekend but stopped myself buying it as the Sisters letters took me so long to read!
having said that I would like to read the book of Nancy's letters.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, very good.

 

[pennimania]

it's great, isn't it? I saw a big book of Decca's letters in a shop at the weekend but stopped myself buying it as the Sisters letters took me so long to read!
having said that I would like to read the book of Nancy's letters.

am addicted

it has stopped me functioning for the last 5 days now re reading them!

will not rest till I have rinsed all of them - you should have snapped up Decca

 

[Rollem]

guernica - dave boling

and flicking through bash the rich - ian bone, at the same time...

 

[pennimania]

I have just been re-reading the Wyoming short stories by Annie Proulx. Some of them (not just Brokeback Mountain) are very harsh.

Especially 'People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water'.

 

[sojourner]

I have just been re-reading the Wyoming short stories by Annie Proulx. Some of them (not just Brokeback Mountain) are very harsh.

Especially 'People in Hell Just Want a Drink of Water'.

I fucking ADORE, nay WORSHIP Annie Proulx - imo she is one of the all time most talented short story writers ever. I cannot rate her highly enough.

 

[pennimania]

I fucking ADORE, nay WORSHIP Annie Proulx - imo she is one of the all time most talented short story writers ever. I cannot rate her highly enough.

I love the stories too - but you must admit the high rate of accidental fatalities is quite astounding.

It has actually made me paranoid about walking around my croft in the winter in case my eyeballs freeze or giant hailstones rip my flesh !I can see quite a lot of similarities between Skye and Wyoming.....

have you read 'Wyoming - Fine Just the Way It is?' another collection by her.

 

[sojourner]

I kinda like all that though - some of it is breathtakingly brutal, just like the landscape

Yep, got that last collection - have got everything available in the UK, and a couple of things that haven't been released yet are on order. I'm a total fangirl of Annie Proulx

She's fucking fantastic at short stories, but I think one of my favourite novels of hers is Accordion Crimes - you read that?

 

[belboid]

Almost finished Simon Napier Bells White Powder, Black Vinyl. very good, mostly already known stories abut well told and with a few nice little insights into the world of rock n roll.

Off into town to pick the new Sarah Waters up shortly

 

[Vintage Paw]

I gave up on Netherland because I couldn't get into it. So now started Roberto Bolano's The Savage Detectives. However, I've just ordered the latest Percival Everett, I am Not Sidney Poitier, so I might have to read that as soon as it arrives.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Just finished Oscar Wao, which was superb, and now on to Snowball In Hell by Christopher Brookmyre. Only a few pages in and it's already caused a fair few disturb the neighbours laughs. He claims it's his best book, and he may well be right.

Been on my list for ages, this has (Oscar Wao). Keep moving it to 'next to read' but then shunting it back again as something else comes along. I've got his short story collection Drown too, that seems really good.

 

[Dirty Martini]

Had about as much as I can take of Lem's Mortal Engines for the time being. Will finish the last story, 'The Mask', and move onto Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolano, cos people here seem to rate him.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I don't know how to do the little ~ above the n in his name. How do I do it? Ooh I worked it out.

Roberto Bolaño.

 

[Dirty Martini]

I don't know how to do the little ~ above the n in his name. How do I do it? Ooh I worked it out.

Roberto Bolaño.

Thanks. Now I can just cut and paste from your post when I mention him again, 'stead of arsing around with shortcuts

Bolaño.

 

[tastebud]

new murakami book. good - about running. and writing. he is great. and loves the great gatsby, like i do- which makes him even greater.

 

[llion]

Eduardo Galeano - Open Veins of Latin America. Started this having read a recommendation by Gruff Rhys from the Super Furries in Q recently. From what I've read so far his writing style is very poetic and engaging.

 

[May Kasahara]

Finished World War Z last night, fantastic.

So I'm still reading White Crow, on and off, and am about to start rereading Darwin's Radio.

 

[sojourner]

The Story of the Pogues by Carol Clerk

cheers NVP

It's good, but it's verging on being a hagiography in places tbh.

 

[El Jefe]

The Story of the Pogues by Carol Clerk

cheers NVP

It's good, but it's verging on being a hagiography in places tbh.

or "shagiography", if you will

 

[sojourner]

or "shagiography", if you will

?

What, did she shag them all or something?

 

[El Jefe]

nah, just shane

 

[sojourner]

nah, just shane

Sure you're not getting mixed up with the Victoria Clarke book?

 

[El Jefe]

ah.

bugger.

Clerk / Clark.

 

[sojourner]

ah.

bugger.

Clerk / Clark.

The VC book was absolutely dreadful - I couldn't even finish it, it was that fucking fawning

 

[El Jefe]

The VC book was absolutely dreadful - I couldn't even finish it, it was that fucking fawning

see, that WAS a shagiography. So, good gag, wrong book

 

[sojourner]

see, that WAS a shagiography. So, good gag, wrong book

Yeh, if you're 8

 

[pennimania]

I kinda like all that though - some of it is breathtakingly brutal, just like the landscape

Yep, got that last collection - have got everything available in the UK, and a couple of things that haven't been released yet are on order. I'm a total fangirl of Annie Proulx

She's fucking fantastic at short stories, but I think one of my favourite novels of hers is Accordion Crimes - you read that?

Yes, she's right up there with Somerset Maugham imo.

Haven't read Accordion Crimes - on my list now Obviously have read The Shipping News - wonderful.

Currently reading Hons and Rebels - continuing Mitford wallow

 

[sojourner]

Yes, she's right up there with Somerset Maugham imo.

Haven't read Accordion Crimes - on my list now Obviously have read The Shipping News - wonderful.

Do you know, I've never read anything of his. Any recommendations?

Mmm, Accordion Crimes is completely different to a lot of her other stuff. But still immensely interesting That Old Ace in the Hole is fab too. I'll shut up now cos I think she can do no wrong