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Post by mln59 on Dec 5, 2019 12:51:56 GMT -5
i'll throw out: middlesex by jeffrey eugenides, the tiger's wife by tea o'breht, the known world by edward p. jones, a farewell to arms by hemingway, and neverwhere by neil gaiman. i've got many many more but those come to mind first. i think middlesex is one of the best books ever written wanted to comment that tea obreht has written a second book called "inland". i've requested a copy from the public library and i'm 7th in line.
the tiger's wife is spectacular and i am eager to see if she is able to duplicate that success
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Post by mln59 on Dec 5, 2019 12:56:01 GMT -5
finished the rhode island book yesterday. i am now well versed in the founding of colonial rhode island.
i'm waiting on a book from austin public library. in the meantime, i have returned to a book of short stories about zombies....the mammoth book of zombies. 26 stories, 604 pages
walked to my local library this morning to pick up my book. it's " eye spy" by mercedes lackey. i very much enjoy her books finished eye spy yesterday. was a fun, quick read. my next book is " god's jury: the inquisition and the making of the modern world" by cullen murphy
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Post by Wolfgang on Dec 8, 2019 4:29:47 GMT -5
The Neapolitan Novels (by Elena Ferrante)
This is a four-novel series that received universal acclaim. I never heard about them until a few days ago when I listened to an NPR podcast where several writers and audience members mentioned them as among the best books of the last decade. Now I have to read them for myself.
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 8, 2019 4:50:16 GMT -5
The Neapolitan Novels (by Elena Ferrante) This is a four-novel series that received universal acclaim. I never heard about them until a few days ago when I listened to an NPR podcast where several writers and audience members mentioned them as among the best books of the last decade. Now I have to read them for myself. I never heard about them until a few minutes ago, when I saw something about them on a web forum that I am involved with.
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Post by mln59 on Dec 14, 2019 13:47:00 GMT -5
i'll throw out: middlesex by jeffrey eugenides, the tiger's wife by tea o'breht, the known world by edward p. jones, a farewell to arms by hemingway, and neverwhere by neil gaiman. i've got many many more but those come to mind first. i think middlesex is one of the best books ever written wanted to comment that tea obreht has written a second book called "inland". i've requested a copy from the public library and i'm 7th in line.
the tiger's wife is spectacular and i am eager to see if she is able to duplicate that success
this book is now available. i'll pick it up soon. still need to finish the inquisition book
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Post by Wolfgang on Dec 14, 2019 15:44:22 GMT -5
My Brilliant Friend (by Elena Ferrante)
The first (of four) novels in the Neapolitan Novels series. Highly acclaimed. So far so good.
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Post by mln59 on Dec 19, 2019 9:33:14 GMT -5
will probably finish the inquisition book today. will pick up the new book by tea obreht on my way home from work.
i've signed up to do another book club with the blanton museum. going to read the anthologist by nicholson baker. need to read it by february but i've already reserved a copy through UT's library (not austin public library).
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Post by mln59 on Dec 20, 2019 17:19:20 GMT -5
lamb might be moore's best work. love that book
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 20, 2019 17:38:35 GMT -5
lamb might be moore's best work. love that book
Well, you are wrong. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story is Moore's best work. But Lamb is very high on the list. They both avoid Moore's biggest weakness -- he can't write endings for sh*t. He writes great, funny stories with brilliant characters that get more and more complicated as they move along and then at the end ... usually some lame plot device that conveniently wraps everything up.
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Post by mln59 on Dec 20, 2019 17:42:17 GMT -5
lamb might be moore's best work. love that book
Well, you are wrong. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story is Moore's best work. But Lamb is very high on the list. They both avoid Moore's biggest weakness -- he can't write endings for sh*t. He writes great, funny stories with brilliant characters that get more and more complicated as they move along and then at the end ... usually some lame plot device that conveniently wraps everything up. no....you're wrong. i've read both and lamb is far superior. if you want, we can pray about it together
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Post by mikegarrison on Dec 20, 2019 17:50:38 GMT -5
Well, you are wrong. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story is Moore's best work. But Lamb is very high on the list. They both avoid Moore's biggest weakness -- he can't write endings for sh*t. He writes great, funny stories with brilliant characters that get more and more complicated as they move along and then at the end ... usually some lame plot device that conveniently wraps everything up. no....you're wrong. i've read both and lamb is far superior. if you want, we can pray about it together You are so very wrong. So very, very wrong. I think Secondhand Souls is also better than Lamb, but this is not a knock on Lamb. It's like saying "Washington beat Stanford and beat Wisconsin twice, but that doesn't mean Stanford and Wisconsin are bad teams, only that the Huskies are clearly the best."
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Post by mln59 on Jan 8, 2020 9:16:48 GMT -5
will probably finish the inquisition book today. will pick up the new book by tea obreht on my way home from work.
i've signed up to do another book club with the blanton museum. going to read the anthologist by nicholson baker. need to read it by february but i've already reserved a copy through UT's library (not austin public library). finished the tea obreht book, inland, a few minutes ago. great book..i may have shed a tear or two. haven't picked the book for the february book club yet. due to the UT library being on intersession hours, i won't be able to pick it up until next week.
gonna read some back issues of the atlantic
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Post by mln59 on Jan 16, 2020 17:02:48 GMT -5
will probably finish the inquisition book today. will pick up the new book by tea obreht on my way home from work.
i've signed up to do another book club with the blanton museum. going to read the anthologist by nicholson baker. need to read it by february but i've already reserved a copy through UT's library (not austin public library). finished the tea obreht book, inland, a few minutes ago. great book..i may have shed a tear or two. haven't picked the book for the february book club yet. due to the UT library being on intersession hours, i won't be able to pick it up until next week.
gonna read some back issues of the atlantic
picked up the anthologist today. the book club meets february 8th. book is 243 pages only so i can rock that out
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Post by mln59 on Jan 23, 2020 10:08:07 GMT -5
finished the tea obreht book, inland, a few minutes ago. great book..i may have shed a tear or two. haven't picked the book for the february book club yet. due to the UT library being on intersession hours, i won't be able to pick it up until next week.
gonna read some back issues of the atlantic
picked up the anthologist today. the book club meets february 8th. book is 243 pages only so i can rock that out really enjoying the anthologist so far. good stuff
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Post by mln59 on Jan 28, 2020 7:46:10 GMT -5
picked up the anthologist today. the book club meets february 8th. book is 243 pages only so i can rock that out really enjoying the anthologist so far. good stuff will finish this book today. fun read. i recommend it for those who might be interested in poetry
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