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Thread: Summer Reading Thread
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10-19-2015, 10:05 AM #126
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12-23-2015, 12:38 AM #127
I found it hard to get into, I struggled for the first 300 pages or so but was determined. Pushed through and I have to say it was worth it. His writing really starts to flow and you really get inside the characters. The end won't agree with everyone but I liked it. Wallace was a fucking genius.
The glass Bead Game is one of the best books I've ever read. Definitely deserving of the Nobel prize IMO. Also liked Narcissus and Golmund a lot and I re-read Siddartha every couple years. Real easy and quick read and a great intro to Herman Hesse.
I'll second McMurtry's Lonsome Dove and it's sequel(s?).
Also really like a lot of John Irving's work. The World According to Garp and A prayer for Owen Meany in particular. Of course The Cider House Rules is good too.
Loved pretty much all McCarthy's stuff, especially no Country for Old Men, but the border trilogy and Blood Meridian were awesome too.
Used to have a real thing for Tom Robbins, his earlier work is great, the later stuff, not so much. Another Roadside Attraction, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Still Life With Woodpecker are all great light reading. More involved are Jitterbug Perfume, most people's favorite, and my personal favorite, Skinny Legs and All.
Have been tempted to try Gravity's Rainbow so last summer I read Inherent Vice as a primer since I've read that's maybe Pynchon's most accessible novel. Disapointed to say I didn't really care for it. With all the wackyness I couldn't really get behind the characters. The movie looks good though.
I'm halfway through The Goldfinch right now and I like it a lot.
Great thread. Reading books makes you more smrter.There's nothing better than sliding down snow, and flying through the air
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12-23-2015, 08:56 AM #128
Another good one to add to the list that I just finished- the arsenal of democracy
excellent WWII read about the build up of the US military and the Ford/ Detroit contribution. good stuff
also Charlie Wilson's War was excellent- I had not seen the movie yet so it was exciting and also pretty darn funny too
and hey beaterdit- good to see you 'round these parts again
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01-12-2016, 02:52 PM #129
just checked out No Country for Old Men from the library. Also checked out Harry Potter to read to my daughter (chapter a night) if she's into it, or read myself if she isn't. Let's see if I can get back into this reading thing.
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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01-12-2016, 03:35 PM #130
I just finished "All The Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr and really enjoyed it.
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01-12-2016, 08:08 PM #131
yep surprised no one else has had the chance to read
really enjoyed also .
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01-18-2016, 08:38 PM #132
the invention of nature by andrea wulf.. she describes the life and times of alexander von humboldt and how he set new trends regarding the way nature was regarded and how he greatly influenced his contemporaries and some very well known younger scientists/pro thinkers,,, quite good.. it was on many best of 2015 lists
what's so funny about peace, love, and understanding?
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08-21-2016, 04:37 PM #133
Interesting book. A surfer who put together an interesting life outside of surfing manages to convey the passion and the feeling of surfing while also noting the cost and just how boring it can be to those who aren't down with the bullshit. Reflective on things other than his own radness and acknowledges there is much more to life than just barbarianism and the addiction.
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09-07-2017, 02:00 PM #134
Heh,
almost two years later and I finally read a book! This reading stuff is pretty cool, it may actually catch on. First full book I have read, not counting to my daughter, in many years. Really loved that feeling of having a book I really wanted to make time for, picking it up whenever I had a few minutes to spare.
What did the trick, what made me realize I have the time, is I had gotten into the habit of looking at my phone in bed, before sleep. Sometimes 5-10 minutes, sometimes more than 30. Totally wasted time, and it made me realize that at minimum, I DO have the time to read in bed. And it worked.
I read the Emerald Mile, based on personal recommendations, but it was funny to come in here and see it highly recommended. Really dug that book.
Next up is Under the Banner of Heaven."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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09-07-2017, 02:18 PM #135
^^^ That's a rather dramatic shift in tone from one book to the next. Lol
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09-07-2017, 04:02 PM #136"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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09-07-2017, 04:14 PM #137Rope->Dope
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"The Worst Hard Time".....very interesting if you like environmental disaster reads.
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09-07-2017, 10:07 PM #138
Has Ed Abbey's "Desert Solitaire" been mentioned yet? It's one that's been on my list for a while and just started it a couple days ago.
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06-14-2018, 04:25 PM #139
Since reading Under the Banner of Heaven, I have read the Water Knife, The Dog Stars, and The Goldfinch.
I really liked the water knief and the dog stars, both post-apocalyptic tales that were well done. The Goldfinch was extremely well-written, a very good book, but it never really grabbed me, I didn't love it. Now reading Station Eleven, which I am really digging. I guess I'm into the post-apocalyptic stuff, lol.
I read in fits and starts, it took me months to finish the Dog Stars for ex, but I am definitely glad I am back in to it."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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06-14-2018, 04:46 PM #140
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06-14-2018, 05:57 PM #141
Yes, no, yes, no
Ellison and Zelazny were two of my most favorite authors in my teens and twenties."fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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06-14-2018, 06:30 PM #142
So have you moved on to big boy books yet?
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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06-16-2018, 12:55 PM #143Registered User
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POW a new book for skiers
Hi Gang I just wrote a book for you guys, it's available here http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/POWthebook or
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06-16-2018, 11:04 PM #144
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06-17-2018, 12:22 AM #145
I'm going to re-read
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-r...about-terrain/
I bought this book 20 years ago in the Valdez thrift store and found it to have a unique perspective on a wide range of mountain life/history/ecology issues.
Definitely a good read to estivate to, and I hope i find it as interesting now as I did back then.
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06-17-2018, 02:25 PM #146
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06-17-2018, 07:16 PM #147
Just started “Carry Me Home” re the civil rights era in Birmingham...some interesting stuff I never understood
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06-18-2018, 12:21 PM #148
I always equate the term "Summer Reading" with books that are light and easy, quick and fun, pulpy and exciting.
So, on that note, here's a few I've read recently that fit the bill:
The Extra - Michael Shea
A sci-fi/horror novel set in a future, dystopian L.A. where movie extras are, well, expendible. Really well written, fast-paced, and while it's mostly a gory action type of story, there is some socio-political undercurrents lurking between the pages.
Haiku - Andrew Vachss
While best known for his hard-boiled series of Burke novels (highly recommend: Hard Candy; Blossom; Down In The Zero; Footsteps of the Hawk; False Allegations; Dead and Gone; Down Here from the series), he takes a bit of a side-step with this novel. It's kind of a heist plot populated by a rag-tag band of homeless men. Just a bit off-kilter, but still staying in the crime/noir-styled genre.
Requiem For A Ruler Of Worlds - Brian Daley
If you're in the mood for some Old School '70s/'80s-styled galaxy tripping sci-fi, then this is a solid choice. I recently re-read Daley's Han Solo Adventures (recommended if you are an OG Star Wars fool, specifically one who really really likes the original trilogy) and this novel carries over some of the fun, quick-paced adventure stylistics, as well as great characters. Daley is a very easy-going writer, who knows how to set things up quick without them feeling half-baked. A rollicking yarn for sure.
Pirate Latitudes - Michael Crichton
I've only ever read Jurassic Park (and recall being so sucked into that book that I read it in a single seating in less than a day), so I don't have much experience with Crichton, but I dig pirates. This book is a high-action swashbuckling adventure that moves along at a great clip, has well-defined characters, and plenty of gritty charm.
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07-02-2018, 12:29 PM #149Registered User
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"I always equate the term "Summer Reading" with books that are light and easy, quick and fun, pulpy and exciting."
That's exactly what mine is! Come on help a brother out! My Ikon pass is way too expensive. I just made mine into a $2.99 ebook, what have you got to lose? Ski bums who pull a heist!? How can you not be interested in that?
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/POWthebook
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07-03-2018, 12:42 PM #150
The Comeback. It's an awesome comparisson between Greg LeMond & Laurent Fignon with an exciting recap of the epic 1989 battle.
https://www.amazon.com/Comeback-LeMo...ds=greg+lemond
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