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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 18, 2006 13:40:07 GMT -5
Just like the companion thread, "What MUSIC I'm listening to at this moment," I will now start a thread detailing my reading record, from this moment on. No one need post with me, but if you do, I won't mind because I am, if nothing else, a supporter of All-Inclusiveness. In other words, you doofs can join in on the fun, but please keep your posts brief.
So, let's start...
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 18, 2006 13:41:47 GMT -5
This morning, in the can, I read Donald Barthelme's short story, "The School." Imaginative story, and short, just like my visit to the can.
Later, I read "The Things They Carried," the short story by Tim O'Brien. Folks, you should read this. I don't know anyone who hates this story. I read this in bed, not in the can.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 18, 2006 14:22:51 GMT -5
I am going to read "Why I Live at the PO" by Eudora Welty later today. Ooooh...can't wait!
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Post by LowVBIQ on Sept 18, 2006 15:49:44 GMT -5
I am currently reading something called 'Volleytalk'. Does that count?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2006 15:51:52 GMT -5
"Atonement" by Ian MacLean.
I don't read in the can. I tap dance.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 18, 2006 16:21:09 GMT -5
"Atonement" by Ian MacLean. I don't read in the can. I tap dance. I read "Atonement" last year. I posted my review of it in the Off the Net forum. Also, it's Ian McEwan.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 18, 2006 23:01:56 GMT -5
I am now reading "The Book of Daniel" by E.L. Doctorow. I loved his "Ragtime."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2006 0:01:19 GMT -5
I liked all of the above books by Doctorow and McEwan, though I preferred Loon Lake by D and Saturday by McE over the others. The author I really liked and could read nonstop was John Irving, the excollege wrestling champ from Iowa or Idaho or Lehigh or some such place. Early John Barth too. Now I'm looking at Adventure Cycling, thinking about a biking trip to Tasmania when it gets colder here. Better wait and see how I feel about cycling after the tough Woodside Century this Saturday (then watching the Cardinal at the Huskers or Huskies or some such place).
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 19, 2006 0:49:06 GMT -5
I, too, like John Irving. I loved "The World According to Garp" and "The Cider House Rules," the latter being one of the Top Ten Favorite Books on my list. I also read "Widow for One Year," and though it wasn't as good as the others, it was still pleasing.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2006 11:57:40 GMT -5
Finished "Atonement" by whatshisname.
One of the saddest books I've ever read...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2006 12:00:17 GMT -5
This is a review?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2006 12:02:10 GMT -5
You'll like this. The movie is to come out in 2007, starring... guess who? Lips Knightley!
Principal Cast & Characters:
Celia: Keira Knightley Robbie: James McAvoy Briony (at thirteen): Saoirse Ronan Briony (at eighteen): Romola Garai Grace: Brenda Blethyn Lola: Juno Temple Leon: Patrick Kennedy Paul Marshall: Benedict Cumberbatch
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2006 12:31:12 GMT -5
Isn't the 4th section the one with the twist?
Trickiest part is that you're left not knowing if there's a twist or not.
I'm wondering how they make this into a movie...
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 24, 2006 19:30:42 GMT -5
I wrote a more comprehensive review. Unfortunately, I can't find it here. But basically, that review contained my annoyance at Ian McEwan's writing style. It was too, what's the word?, too too pretty.
There was Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and then a London 1999 section (which I put in the third part). But yes, Ruffda, the London section could arguably be considered part of Part 3.
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Post by Wolfgang on Sept 24, 2006 19:32:04 GMT -5
In the past week, I finished:
"Why I Live at the PO" and "A Worn Path" by Eudora Welty. "The Sandman" by Donald Barthelme.
I am now reading "The Real Thing" by Henry James.
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