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Posted on 5/1/19 at 6:19 pm to LSUMANINVA
Just finished CivilWarLand in Bad Decline. Now starting Catch 22.
Posted on 5/1/19 at 8:37 pm to Dubosed
Underworld - Don Delillo, For the second time without pausing after the first read. First time I've ever done this. Partly because it's on Audiobook and I missed bits of it while traveling. It's pretty complicated and the timeline jumps all over the place. But mostly because the writing really is just that good. And a lot of the early book makes more sense after the first read.
The funny thing is that while I read it the first time I kept thinking of sections of Infinite Jest that were inspired by Underworld and where DFW was paying homage to DeLillo. The weird thing is that Infinite Jest came out shortly before Underworld, so I was wrong about that. The similarities are uncanny in many areas, though Underworld is a much easier read.
The funny thing is that while I read it the first time I kept thinking of sections of Infinite Jest that were inspired by Underworld and where DFW was paying homage to DeLillo. The weird thing is that Infinite Jest came out shortly before Underworld, so I was wrong about that. The similarities are uncanny in many areas, though Underworld is a much easier read.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 8:20 pm to Tigris
1177 B.C. The Year Civilization Collapsed by Eric Cline
Posted on 5/2/19 at 9:03 pm to Tigris
How is Delillo? I’ve had his novel Libra sitting on my shelf for a while but have never read any of his stuff.
Posted on 5/2/19 at 10:35 pm to Babu Bhatt
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Posted on 5/3/19 at 8:02 am to TaTa Toothy
Should have read this long ago but I'm finally getting around to it
Posted on 5/3/19 at 8:47 pm to Babu Bhatt
I've only read Underworld but in that one he's (DeLillo) among the very best when it comes to the use of language. And his characters all feel very real. Very dry sense of humor too. Not an easy read but much more accessible than David Foster Wallace or much of Cormac McCarty or Thomas Pynchon. But he deserves to be lumped in with them.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 7:29 am to Tigris
Got about 75 pages left in "The Way of Kings"
It's entertaining but I'm not sure if I'm going to pick up book two. I am not into this world as much as I was into ASOIAF.
It's entertaining but I'm not sure if I'm going to pick up book two. I am not into this world as much as I was into ASOIAF.
Posted on 5/4/19 at 7:07 pm to Azazello
Lethal Velocity by Lincoln Child
Posted on 5/12/19 at 6:30 am to Maytheporkbewithyou
Anyone read The Day of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth?
Picking it up tomorrow and the reviews online are great
Picking it up tomorrow and the reviews online are great
Posted on 5/12/19 at 9:47 pm to Bama and Beer
I’ve never read that one, but I like other stuff of his that I’ve read. I’ve heard lots of good things about it. Let me know if you like it. If so I’ll add it to my list. We seem to like some of the same stuff.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 9:15 am to NoHoTiger
Yeah it seems that way
I'll let you know
I'll let you know
This post was edited on 5/14/19 at 5:42 am
Posted on 5/13/19 at 9:19 am to Dubosed
Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:06 pm to tigersaint74
Bukowski Women, finished Post Office a few weeks back. Good but dark reads.
Posted on 5/13/19 at 3:53 pm to Bama and Beer
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Anyone read The Day of The Jackal by Frederick Forsyth?
Really, really great.
Posted on 5/14/19 at 12:53 pm to glassman
Just started The Gray Man by Matt Greaney.
Posted on 5/14/19 at 1:13 pm to NoHoTiger
Just finished Cormac McCarthy's The Road.
Going to start Faulkner's As I Lay Dying tonight.
Going to start Faulkner's As I Lay Dying tonight.
Posted on 5/14/19 at 3:29 pm to NoHoTiger
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Just started The Gray Man by Matt Greaney.
Nice. I'm starting Agent in Place tonight. Number 5 in the series.
Posted on 5/14/19 at 9:13 pm to NoHoTiger
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Just started The Gray Man by Matt Greaney.
Very good book. I just started agent in place as well. First book in the series was one of the better books I’ve read in a while.
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