what are you reading today?

[NESK]

ps - that biscotti looks delicous.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

baey: mao II is the only delillo ive had to put down. i cant even tell you how far i got into it because it was that unmemorable. i LOVE dellilo when hes shining, but i cant recall a single sentence from what i read of mao. i havnt exactly gotten into underworld yet because its so fucking daunting, but mao made me realize there might be a side to DD i cant fuck with. i hope you have better luck than i.

UNDERWORLD may be thick but it is reader-friendly

not sure why that one is not very popular, it is a memorable book

[Quiver]

I've been eyeing it in the bookstore for a while, but it's thickness and cheesy sounding author was offputing. Might go pick it up tomorrow. Speaking of which, is The Godfather any good to read if you've seen the movie? I skimmed the first two or three pages and it didn't seem that great.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

but it's thickness and cheesy sounding author was offputing.

...Sigh...

is The Godfather any good to read if you've seen the movie? I skimmed the first two or three pages and it didn't seem that great.

Again, sigh. How can you judge a book by just skimming two or three pages? Completely pointless imo.

To answer your question, yes. It is a very easy and entertaining read. And better than the film (as books usually are).

[Quiver]

Haha the numer of books I've got in queue is just a bit daunting right now. Pardon my filter for being irrational and hyper-sensitive. Always a kop and shelve concept.

[american_hearts]

ps - that biscotti looks delicous.

fuck the biscotti, I haven't had a proper wet cappuccino since I left the barista business, first world problems.

[jackg]

[denimdestroyedmylife]

fuck the biscotti, I haven't had a proper wet cappuccino since I left the barista business, first world problems.

same.

it is frustrating. i've just stopped ordering them.

[chubby]

Will have finished this by next week. I have an 8 hour flight on wednesday- any suggestions for an epic single or almost single sitting read?

[Dzondlo]

Quite the read. Definitely doesn't take too long either. Quite short

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ the fuck outta here with that cult leader*

if you wanna read about the buddha

give Hesse's Siddhartha a whirl

*chopra; buddha's chill enough (could say more if not for the no religion rule here)

[jackg]

i had a change of heart 10 pages in, and just started this one:

[Dead_Wizard]

Wasn't totally digging it until he got to NYC. Then that whole Ulysses style part kind of blew my mind.

Next up-a grip of Calvino then The Corrections (thanks thrift store, 2 dollars)

[Brienneoftarth]

just finished this. Quick read but very entertaining. Looking for something new. I haven't read anything of note in so long.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

ZERO HISTORY is amazing

i'm about 2/3rds in and i don't want this to end

GIBSON wrote this one for superfuture, obviously

here's hoping he doesn't lose the thread in the third act like SPOOK CUNTRY (or some other ghostcunt-like tendency)

[denimdestroyedmylife]

oh, and i read GUNSLINGER by Stephen King (first thing i've managed to read by him without throwing the book across the room) and i liked it enough

(should that be in superconfessional?)

[lllllllllllllll]

the iliad by homer

[ke1]

Heard it's a "must" for any avid reader.

[jackg]

the iliad by homer

fantastic book!

just started a new one:

[scientifick]

Heard it's a "must" for any avid reader.

ya basically, just finished it a few days ago. great read...

currently.

had an interesting conversation with a us post office employee at a bar; he says bukowski's description of post office work is accurate.

[NESK]

to be fair, if youre discussing bukowski wiht a stranger at a BAR, he'll probably claim to be the reincarnation of bukowski himself.

im not trying to detract from bukowski when i say this, but avid bukoswski fans always mistake his highly stylized prose for realism because it fits thier cynical worldview, or because they want to be a bukowski character. i got turned onto him by someone who swore he was the only important author like ever. hes pretty much a cult and you can get lost in the vortex if you dont take it all with a grain of salt.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ agreed.

i was sucked into that vortex at an impressionable age

acquired three dozen of his books (mostly illegally)

and when i came to my senses, purged all but a couple (and a cassette of Run with the Hunted that i still listen to once a week)

he's like kurt cobain, a decent enough hack in his own right but one who never achieved the greatness of his idols

a tastemaker

he's pointed me in the direction of a lot of great books by good authors (all male)

but now i can't stand macho man prose

gimme obsessive-nerd-with-aspergers-prose or suicidal-savant-prose any day of the week

[NESK]

hello, like, exactly!

[pepper davies]

[NESK]

baeyer: i got that book today, thanks man. i know what i want to send you but i have to track it down because im not ready to part with my copy. once i find a second, i got you back.

[aeneas]

just finished the girl who kicked the hornets nest. in the beginning parts of delirious new york.

[denimdestroyedmylife]

That cover for IF ON A WINTERS... perfectly suits that book.

I love that one. My favorite Calvino. One of my favorite novels, really.

[Baeyer-Drewson]

baeyer: i got that book today, thanks man. i know what i want to send you but i have to track it down because im not ready to part with my copy. once i find a second, i got you back.

no dramas homie, anytime. i also wasn't ready to part with my copy, hence the freebie. from here on in we should save on postage by doing book return + new book each time the mail goes. won't be toooo expensive that way. looking forward to receiving dat mail.

ps: i went crazy on amazon marketplace for a whole bunch of cia/dirty wars/narcotrafficking books. if you want any others that are more era/region specific then let me know.

[santos]

Snow Crash was excellent. It took me forever to read because thesis work has been slowly taking over my life. I think I'm going to head to the book exchange this week and pick up a copy of The Diamond Age.

[poopslushie]

That cover for IF ON A WINTERS... perfectly suits that book.

I love that one. My favorite Calvino. One of my favorite novels, really.

agreed...........