the what books have you read lately thread

the what books have you read lately thread

Postby target » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:37 pm

I tried to post this yesterday, but it didn't seem to work.

this is an attempt to start a books threat on the new board?

what have you been reading lately? would you recommend it?

I recently helped organize a book club. Doing so kind of kick-started my reading habit...here's what i've read lately.

1. HHhH---Laurent Binet

2. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, Tom Franklin

3. Billy Lynn's Long Half-time walk - Ben Fountain

4. Female Chauvinist Pigs -- Ariel Levey

5. The Burgess Brothers, Elizabeth Strout
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby matt » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:42 pm

Here's a link to my Goodreads page if you want to see the full rundown.
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11798401-matt-page

Currently reading:

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and

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Just finished:

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It was great and I'd def recommend it.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby gregpolard » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:44 pm

These threads always make me realize just how little I read. I've gotta change that but it's so hard to read when the kids are around. I find myself going over the same paragraph for 10 minutes.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby matt » Wed Jul 31, 2013 12:46 pm

gregpolard wrote:These threads always make me realize just how little I read. I've gotta change that but it's so hard to read when the kids are around. I find myself going over the same paragraph for 10 minutes.


I've been on a huge reading kick lately, reading about a book a week. I read every night before going to sleep. Sometimes it's for an hour, sometimes ten minutes. It helps my brain calm down and get ready for sleep.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby JGJR » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:26 pm

matt wrote:Here's a link to my Goodreads page if you want to see the full rundown.
http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/11798401-matt-page

Currently reading:

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Graham Parker liked this book so much he wrote a song about it with the same title. It's not one of his better songs, but it fits in nicely with other anti-religious screeds or sentiments in his back catalog.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby JGJR » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:28 pm

matt wrote:
gregpolard wrote:These threads always make me realize just how little I read. I've gotta change that but it's so hard to read when the kids are around. I find myself going over the same paragraph for 10 minutes.


I've been on a huge reading kick lately, reading about a book a week. I read every night before going to sleep. Sometimes it's for an hour, sometimes ten minutes. It helps my brain calm down and get ready for sleep.


I will read myself to sleep most nights, too, but I'm still about halfway into this great but very dense Billy Bragg biography.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby crus » Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:22 am

Currently reading Nelson Mandela's biography....got a little weepy when I read about his divorce with his first wife.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby RobMelville » Sat Aug 03, 2013 10:56 am

Reading:
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Up next:
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby yourenotevil » Wed Aug 14, 2013 6:52 am

point blank-it was a biography about lee marvin. read like a first draft and it was pretty worthless.

born on the fourth of july-ron kovic i def respect the guy for what he did, but this was really not well written at all. although the movie had some fictional plot points in it for dramatic effect, his story really came across better in the film with someone like oliver stone collaborating with him on it.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby James » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:03 am

Read this while sitting on the john yesterday.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby Welly » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:13 am

gregpolard wrote:These threads always make me realize just how little I read.


There's the problem; the more you read, the less you will want to listen to Fallout Boy.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby tad ghostal » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:17 am

Currently reading "The Savage City" by TJ English and occasionally reading a short story or two out of "The Minority Report and other Classic Stories" by Philip K. Dick.

Recent reads:
"Joyland" by Stephen King
"Guns And Roses: The Untold Story of Dean O'Banion" by Rose Keefe
"Destiny Of The Republic" by Candice Millard
"Passionate Sage" by Joseph Ellis
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby soulforce » Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:20 am

I don't read much. I've been on Remarque kick lately: "The Night in Lisbon", "The Black Obelisk" and some of his less-known novels. I've got "Dubliners" by James Joyce from the local library so I guess this would be my next read (and first one by this author).
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby danny » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:22 am

i just finished:

devil in the white city
into the garden of beasts
two excellent books by erik larson - the first about the chicago world's fair (and the serial killer who made his home there); the latter about the u.s. ambassador to germany during the rise of hitler's nazi party. both are well worth owning.

i am currently reading:

tbe wrecking crew
a nice read on the legendary musicians who comprised la's 60's studio scene. including one of my all-time favorites, hal blaine. it is amazing how many records this crew played on. and their stories are quite compelling.

on the docket is:

a constellation of vital phenomena
a highly recommended book on the chechen war
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby Ed Roach » Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:45 am

I've been on a Bukowski rampage for the last 2 months...I read the following since the beginning of June...
Post Office
Women
Ham On Rye
Factotum
Love Is A Dog From Hell
Notes Of A Dirty Old Man
The Most Beautiful Woman In Town
Tales Of Ordinary Madness
Pulp
and I started Absence Of The Hero last night.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby fiestaware » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:05 am

matt wrote: I read every night before going to sleep.


Don't you find that you have to re-read bits of what you read the night before - the final few passages - because you allowed your brain to grow a little too restful?

Unfortunately, I don't get to indulge too much fiction. But so far this summer I've managed:

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'The Murderess' by Alexandros Papadiamandis. You can't beat a book that ends in a chase scene.

And sections of:
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Which, you know, has its fans.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby xxxHunterxxx » Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:10 am

The Heroin Diaries - Nikki Sixx: surprisingly interesting and well written
The Real McCoy - Andy McCoy: poorly written but entertaining
We Got Power coffe table book: great
Neighbourhood Threat - Alvin Gibbs: UK Subs' bassist's account of touring with Iggy Pop. Excellent.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby earthdog70 » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:08 pm

Just finished the Real McCoy.Hunteragreed and why did he not talk about Alice Cooper? Have to get that UK Subs one.

Now reading Andy Summers-One Train Later. Excellent :idea:
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby JGJR » Mon Aug 19, 2013 8:12 pm

earthdog70 wrote:Now reading Andy Summers-One Train Later. Excellent :idea:


I have this book and found it at a flea market a few years ago, but I never read it and now it's packed away in a box. One day I'll get to it. In the meantime, I'm curious how it is. Hopefully, there is lots of Police stuff in there.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby jason powell » Mon Aug 19, 2013 9:12 pm

All of my books are being put in boxes (we're moving). It is unbelievably distressing to me.

I almost bought an iPad just to play with the Joseph Albers app. I was reading a book on colorimetry last week, the science and philosophy of color is something that has always driven my brain. Finding out about the Interaction of Color as a sort of interactive eBook sounded amazing because I never could afford the kit that places used to sell with the hundreds of bits of colored tissues and stuff, I just have the book with like 8 color plates. The app is beautiful. Alas, I think they are about to release a new iPad in just a bit, so I will wait, but if you already have an iPad, check it out, it is awesome.
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby matt » Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:12 pm

fiestaware wrote:
matt wrote: I read every night before going to sleep.


Don't you find that you have to re-read bits of what you read the night before - the final few passages - because you allowed your brain to grow a little too restful?


Occasionally. But I usually can sense when I'm beginning to drift and then I'll stop.

Just finished this:

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I loved the writing, but the story paled compared to "Winter's Bone."

Just started this:

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I'll be busy with this for the foreseeable future. :)
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Re: the what books have you read lately thread

Postby xxxHunterxxx » Fri Aug 23, 2013 10:46 am

Tony O'Neill's "Sick City" is the best book I've read since "The Ghosts of Belfast." I couldn't put it down and I was sad when I finished it.
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