*What book are you reading ?
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Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
I cant afford to buy any new books at the moment, so I am re-reading The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, after chatting with D about it.
There is a bit of a discussion about an untranslatable Czech word, Litost:
On my amazon shopping basket I have:
The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Which I have heard nothing but good things about).
Labyrinth and Other Collected Stories by Jorge Luis Borges
The Outsiders by SE Hinton
The Curtain and The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera
Annnndd
Songs of Milarepa by Milarepa.
I want them all!!!
There is a bit of a discussion about an untranslatable Czech word, Litost:
On my amazon shopping basket I have:
The Brief and Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (Which I have heard nothing but good things about).
Labyrinth and Other Collected Stories by Jorge Luis Borges
The Outsiders by SE Hinton
The Curtain and The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera
Annnndd
Songs of Milarepa by Milarepa.
I want them all!!!
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
Even if that were so, I would still read Murakami above the Satanic Verses. What a massive waste of time.
You know I am right Idioteque.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I've been planning on reading that for ages - I was led to understand that it's even better than Midnight's Children?
Mr_Nice
A Weekend Warrior
Out Of The Tunnel - Racheal North (BK)
Its an amazing read although I am probably preaching to the converted. Just so many things about the book, the strength shown, realtionships with other people, determination etc ..... I am only a third of a way through the book and its moved me to tears - literally
Its an amazing read although I am probably preaching to the converted. Just so many things about the book, the strength shown, realtionships with other people, determination etc ..... I am only a third of a way through the book and its moved me to tears - literally
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
"The Terror" by Dan Simmons - a nice bit of horror mixed with historical fiction to tide me over the boring commuter journeys. I am hoping to adopt the phrase "smoke and oakum" into my everyday life!
I loved that book, one of the funniest I've ever read. I'm glad my mum made me pick it up after I'd given up on it although I've still haven't got round to reading Birds Without Wings.
At the moment i'm reading The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies. Nearly half way through and enjoying it very much.
jonnyd1978
Handsome lads are playing chess in your area
I'm halfway through it at the moment. I wouldn't say it's as good as Midnights Children. (so far) Well worth reading though.
Dillinger4
Es gibt Zeit
ooo I want to read that Peter Ho Davies one ^^
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer. Alongside some account by a Telegraph journalist of a trip along the Congo.
frogwoman
No amount of cajolery...
That book is amazing, it is one of the original and best accounts of what took place under the Nazi regime. that alongside Kershaw's biography of Hitler are the two best, nothing else even comes close.
I'm reading flat earth news... I think it's all right, but i think he's just a little bit biased
Im quite pessimistic about the media but I dont really agree with all his conclusions, and I think he spoils it a bit by being quite repetitive in places ... I just finished "Beyond Chutzpah" by Norman Finkelstein ... it should be renamed "Alan Dershowitz is a zionist Cunt - here's why!" Absolutely hilarious in places
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
That book is amazing, it is one of the original and best accounts of what took place under the Nazi regime.
I'm reading flat earth news... I think it's all right, but i think he's just a little bit biased
I just finished "Beyond Chutzpah" by Norman Finkelstein ... it should be renamed "Alan Dershowitz is a zionist Cunt - here's why!" Absolutely hilarious in places
I find it all to plausible.
e2a
Shirer was good, but damn that was a long read. One of them 'a chapter a day' books.
I'm currently reading a sci fi anthology
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
Just finished "Persons and Polemics" by E.P. Thompson, currently reading "Palimpsest: A Memoir" by Gore Vidal and "Liberty or Death: Early Struggles for Parliamentary Democracy" by Ray Hemmings.
Picked up Sarah Schulman - Empathy. Threw it in the corner after 5 minutes. Self-important shite. The introduction should have given me a clue - I've never read a hagiographic intro that bad before 
Started Donnie Brasco instead. Terrible writing, interesting story
Started Donnie Brasco instead. Terrible writing, interesting story
May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
I'm reading Middlesex. It's very good, not really what I expected (much more pulpy), but I'm not loving it. By which I mean, I'm enjoying it, want to know more, think it's well written and likeable and interesting, but it's not the mindblowing experience I thought it would be.
I really liked that. I didn't read any reviews or hear any opinions first though (apart from tufty saying how good it was - where is she these days?), so it wasn't built up from the get go
Keep picking up books and not getting beyond 30 pages. Talk about short attention spans. Still on Crime and Punishment but branched out into non-fiction so am reading Stliglitz's Making Globalisation Work and Chomsky "9/11".
AND I bought "Blood River" by Tim Butcher. Apparently this is about a journey through the Congo, following Stanley's route. Has anyone read this? I did get it from Sainsburies and it's on Richard and Judy's list so I was reticent (I make no apologies for being snobby about any of that). But it looks really interesting and was a bargain.
AND I bought "Blood River" by Tim Butcher. Apparently this is about a journey through the Congo, following Stanley's route. Has anyone read this? I did get it from Sainsburies and it's on Richard and Judy's list so I was reticent (I make no apologies for being snobby about any of that). But it looks really interesting and was a bargain.
What do you think of it Leica?
have to say, it drove me bonkers when I read it, but I can appreciate what she did
I love it, love the film as well (which is really faithful to the book).
It's so full of great moments.
You look like Red Riding-Hood's Grandmother. Do you want to eat me up?
DOESN'T STAIN? Do you think I spill things on my clothes?
Didn't even know there WAS a film. I would imagine it's really difficult to make a film out of it, just as Morvern Callar was.
You know what? I probably need to read it again. Just on those two lines, I'm intrigued all over again
The second one is from that scene in the beginning, when the salesgirl informs her that the dress she has just tried on is made of stainless fabric.
I also adore her conversations with the old ladies.
The film is PERFECT in every way. I keep picturing Lise as Elizabeth Taylor -- I think it was possibly her best performance ever. And the ending is so moving.
I also adore her conversations with the old ladies.
The film is PERFECT in every way. I keep picturing Lise as Elizabeth Taylor -- I think it was possibly her best performance ever. And the ending is so moving.
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