TheNegotiator
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Just finished "popcorn" by Ben Elton - Very funny but slow at times, but well written
And re reading "Dead Famous" by same author
And re reading "Dead Famous" by same author
*What book are you reading ?
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Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
If you want a good introduction to Russian Literature, I suggest Mikhail Lermontov's 'Hero Of Our Time', arguably one of the first Russian novels.
It is quite short, and the main character, Pechorin, is one of the most interesting characters i have ever read.
It is quite short, and the main character, Pechorin, is one of the most interesting characters i have ever read.
maya
timewasting fool (in every universe)
Ta for the recommendations- to the bookmobile! 
Yeah, it's the 19th century stuff I'm most interested in- just love the crinoline flowery language, the impossible large stable of characters with equally difficult names, the sweeping flow of the storyline- bursting, nay swelling from the pen of the author like a pugnacious ink stain on oriental rice paper, soaking in its own incontestable punch... ahh
(DM, when I said "a fair bit", i meant more like one book from each author, skimmed through for a reading course half a decade ago... not a superhuman knowledge of books... lol)
Will heartily recommend "Petersburg" by Andrej Belyj (sp?), another 19th century tome with that impeccably charming, wordy stream-of-sentences 1st person narrative (an early forerunner of stream of consciousness?), and everything from an anarchist bomb plot to... uh, must not spoil the story- read it!
Yeah, it's the 19th century stuff I'm most interested in- just love the crinoline flowery language, the impossible large stable of characters with equally difficult names, the sweeping flow of the storyline- bursting, nay swelling from the pen of the author like a pugnacious ink stain on oriental rice paper, soaking in its own incontestable punch... ahh
(DM, when I said "a fair bit", i meant more like one book from each author, skimmed through for a reading course half a decade ago... not a superhuman knowledge of books... lol)
Will heartily recommend "Petersburg" by Andrej Belyj (sp?), another 19th century tome with that impeccably charming, wordy stream-of-sentences 1st person narrative (an early forerunner of stream of consciousness?), and everything from an anarchist bomb plot to... uh, must not spoil the story- read it!
sojourner said:
I've just read that and it was a complete break from my normal reading too. What did you think? I found that I had to make myself look at the pictures and not just read the words. I also didn't feel it was as great as everyone had said that it was. Maybe I need to understand the genre better to appreciate how good it is?
I've only just started it, and finding it quite a strange experience. Yeh, that thing with looking at the pictures - it's annoying me cos I keep wondering whether to look at the pics first then read the words, or t'other way round. The pictures aren't exactly full of detail though, unlike other 'comic strip (for want of a better phrase) stuff I've seen.mrkikiet said:
I'm gonna persevere with it though, as it does sound very interesting, and the story so far is quite good
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Finished A man Without a Country - by the late, great Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Actually really enjoyed it - although I'm sure it wouldn't be for everyone. All the more poignant reading it knowing that it was the end - there would be no more.
Just started, for the third time, Auster's New York Trilogy. I've started and failed twice before. Got to read it for my course this time so I will perservere. I liked The Book of Illusions so it's not his style I don't like - just something didn't click the last two times.
Just started, for the third time, Auster's New York Trilogy. I've started and failed twice before. Got to read it for my course this time so I will perservere. I liked The Book of Illusions so it's not his style I don't like - just something didn't click the last two times.
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
William Boyd - A Good Man In Africa
Am thoroughly enjoying it
Am thoroughly enjoying it
Janh
signs might be omens
I'm reading Graham Hancock's 'Supernatural - meeting with the ancient teachers of mankind', in paperback.
It covers areas of interest for me such as
- the development of the psyche,
- the origins and purpose of bushman and european cave art,
- a developmental perspective on spirituality and creativity,
- shamanism.
It sparked an interest in halucinogens, which he writes about and records his own experiences with ayahuasaca and psilocybe.
Not an easy read. It is often exciting, provocative, extensively referenced, occasionally boring (like when he's writing about the development of the academic study of caves). He gives the impression of a broad thinker who makes his argument well and is prepared to test his his hypotheses experientially. Good pictures and annotations too.
Practically the paperback is easier to handle than the hardback brick.
It's my first reading of Graham Hancock and he's opened up my thinking about cave art and shamanism, and has pointed me towards other writers on the topic.
It covers areas of interest for me such as
- the development of the psyche,
- the origins and purpose of bushman and european cave art,
- a developmental perspective on spirituality and creativity,
- shamanism.
It sparked an interest in halucinogens, which he writes about and records his own experiences with ayahuasaca and psilocybe.
Not an easy read. It is often exciting, provocative, extensively referenced, occasionally boring (like when he's writing about the development of the academic study of caves). He gives the impression of a broad thinker who makes his argument well and is prepared to test his his hypotheses experientially. Good pictures and annotations too.
Practically the paperback is easier to handle than the hardback brick.
It's my first reading of Graham Hancock and he's opened up my thinking about cave art and shamanism, and has pointed me towards other writers on the topic.
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
sojourner said:And Master and Margarita by Bulgakov is a must
got that on my shelf, thinking about giving it a 2nd read
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
The Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke. It's a poetry kind of day.
Been on a books splurge, mostly non-fiction stuff.
I have a tottering pile containing
Dr John - Under A Hoodoo Moon
Redneck vs Blueneck - the Politics of Country
Nowhere to Run - A History of Soul
Max Decharne - Kings Road, self explanatory really
Simon Ford - Wreckers of Civilisation (Throbbing Gristle Story)
somebody called something Charters' book about New Orleans jazz
another Jonathan Franzen book i've forgotten the name of..
I have a tottering pile containing
Dr John - Under A Hoodoo Moon
Redneck vs Blueneck - the Politics of Country
Nowhere to Run - A History of Soul
Max Decharne - Kings Road, self explanatory really
Simon Ford - Wreckers of Civilisation (Throbbing Gristle Story)
somebody called something Charters' book about New Orleans jazz
another Jonathan Franzen book i've forgotten the name of..
Crispy said:
one of my four or five favourite books ever. Based on the people I know who knew Drummond, I'd say it's mostly true, if perhaps tidied up a bit.
I once had a plan to steal the sign outside the art shop in Camberwell. Then one day it was gone, and on reading 45 I found out where
"MOO MOO"
Dirty Martini
gets what he cant want
sojourner said:
It does take off after a bit, the first 30 pages or so are a bit heavygoing.
I've finished The Right Nation. Why America Is Different, which was interesting, but repetitive in parts and a bit too fussy and rigid in its structure. Too much signpost not enough destination. This is a problem with books written by two people.
Now I'm looking at Penguin By Designers, a survey of the work of the main designers and art editors. Lots of beautiful covers.
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