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I love a Good "Good Book" thread
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i love the upbeat optimism of McCarthy
just finished re-reading The Road
such a feel-good read
just finished re-reading The Road
such a feel-good read
His best, IMO. Recently re-read Suttree and I think it was even better on the 2nd go.View attachment 130038
It's been a good 15 years since I read this the first time. Visual and violent, simply transporting.
One of McCarthy's best imho. Still hoping this gets a proper treatment into a movie, been waiting a long time.
These two are living on my nightstand right now. Making more progress on the first. 2nd is a bit denser.
Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century.
The epic novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings
In the stunning first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child.
Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century.
The epic novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings
In the stunning first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child.
so this is a sequel to that wild Jamaican gangster/CIA/romance/social critique novel written in beautiful but at times impenetrable Jamaican patios?These two are living on my nightstand right now. Making more progress on the first. 2nd is a bit denser.
Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century.
The epic novel from the Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings
In the stunning first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to explore what happens when a mercenary is hired to find a missing child.
Sounds like this is the first in a series.
It is indeed a little difficult to thread, but I haven't really run into any patois yet.
Ohhh I see what you were saying I mis read that. Same author as “Seven Killings” but a new trilogy unrelated to the 7 killings book.
Seven killings, it’s a wild read. Really thick patois and slang and bob marley and the cia and insane Jamaican gangster violence and beautiful doomed hookers. It’s got it all, even if I could only understand every 3rd sentence
Seven killings, it’s a wild read. Really thick patois and slang and bob marley and the cia and insane Jamaican gangster violence and beautiful doomed hookers. It’s got it all, even if I could only understand every 3rd sentence
When We Cease To Understand The World
Fictionalized take on the real men behind our understanding of quantum physics. Wouldn't usually be my thing but read it on a recommendation and finished it in a day. Excellent writing and storytelling even if you aren't into math and physics.
Fictionalized take on the real men behind our understanding of quantum physics. Wouldn't usually be my thing but read it on a recommendation and finished it in a day. Excellent writing and storytelling even if you aren't into math and physics.
Don't know if it was mentioned but just read, 'The Drop'. Thad Ziolkowski
Decent read a good overview of addiction. Some of his vocabulary is a bit erudite but I'll give that a pass.
Decent read a good overview of addiction. Some of his vocabulary is a bit erudite but I'll give that a pass.
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Loved that one. Been reading some of his earlier travel stuff and its good but I actually think his later works might be better. @Autoprax do you have an opinion on that take?
I've read everything. I love his prose.
I really liked Dark Star Safari. That is my favorite of his more recent travel books. Though it's probably not that recent.
I like to listen to recorded versions when I am in my car. It feels like I am traveling.
Bali Idiot is writing his memoir.
Can't wait to read it.
Interesting writing style, I'm getting used to it in the preview on Google books. Erudite is the first word I've had to look up in a while, which by definition made me feel stupid
Edit: bought and sunk in, cool book
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Dark star safari is the first one i read and i think it is also my favorite so far. The mexico one was great too. I am reading the railway bazaar, train through Asia now and while it is good it hasnt quite sucked me in the way some of the others have.
