Matthew Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 2 hours ago, Brad said: He’s written some interesting books. I really like his Walt Whitman's America, and I want to read soon his book on John Brown, as that is a figure I've always been fascinated with, I have even toyed with the idea of reading Russell Banks novel Cloudsplitter, despite divergent reviews of the book I've read. Quote
Brad Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 24 minutes ago, Matthew said: I really like his Walt Whitman's America, and I want to read soon his book on John Brown, as that is a figure I've always been fascinated with, I have even toyed with the idea of reading Russell Banks novel Cloudsplitter, despite divergent reviews of the book I've read. His one on Harriet Beecher Stowe was pretty good as was his one on early American history. Quote
EKE BBB Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 Bob Stanley Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop Quote
Adam Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 Stamped from the Beginning: the Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram Kendi. Really liking it. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 An excellent read ! 1 hour ago, BillF said: Scholarly - and pricey! Looks interesting - probably a very good accompaniment to the Mosaic set. Quote
Bluesnik Posted September 29, 2019 Report Posted September 29, 2019 On 20/09/2019 at 6:10 PM, ghost of miles said: On 20/09/2019 at 6:04 PM, jlhoots said: Just Kids is very good too. Agreed! Me too. Quote
ejp626 Posted September 30, 2019 Report Posted September 30, 2019 In yet another example of how tastes change, I am somewhat more interested in Toni Morrison's Sula (than I remember being as a callow youth), but I am not enjoying Tar Baby at all. She introduces a lot of minor characters, who clutter up the main plot, and the main incident that allows the plot to continue strikes me as so outlandishly improbable that it has put a huge damper on the book. I'm very doubtful I'll actually manage to finish this. It would be one thing if this was supposed to be read as a fable (or even fairy tale, like much of Angela Carter's work), but Tar Baby is predominantly in the realist mode. I'm skipping around in Wendell Berry's The World-Ending Fire (a compilation of selected essays). While there is much that is interesting and admirable, I am more in tune with Loren Eiseley's world view and preoccupations. Also reading through Teju Cole's Known and Strange Things, which is interesting so far. Quote
BillF Posted September 30, 2019 Report Posted September 30, 2019 10 hours ago, sidewinder said: An excellent read ! Looks interesting - probably a very good accompaniment to the Mosaic set. There are many references to the Mosaic set - but £42.80! (groan) Quote
sidewinder Posted September 30, 2019 Report Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) 25 minutes ago, BillF said: There are many references to the Mosaic set - but £42.80! (groan) There seems to be an extra tax put on jazz books. Twas ever thus ! Been trying to find the Dameron bio at reasonable price but £26 for a paperback is also too much. Edited September 30, 2019 by sidewinder Quote
Coda Posted October 1, 2019 Report Posted October 1, 2019 This keeps me out of trouble. 2nd edition came out a month or two ago. Quote
Brad Posted October 1, 2019 Report Posted October 1, 2019 37 minutes ago, Coda said: This keeps me out of trouble. 2nd edition came out a month or two ago. But will it keep you awake Quote
jlhoots Posted October 1, 2019 Report Posted October 1, 2019 Lara Prescott: The Secrets We Kept Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 1, 2019 Author Report Posted October 1, 2019 Starting this one when I get home from work tonight: Quote
kinuta Posted October 1, 2019 Report Posted October 1, 2019 Second book in this very enjoyable series. Quote
Matthew Posted October 2, 2019 Report Posted October 2, 2019 (edited) When Prophecy Still Had A Voice: The Letters of Thomas Merton and Robert Lax. Merton and Lax (an influential poet) had an almost life long friendship, and the book is off to a rollicking start, with the letters starting in early 1938. Merton and Lax, at this point, are callow young men (Merton even dropping F bombs and bragging about his sex life) but the intelligence is plain to see in both of them. They must have been interesting people to know -- I have come to the conclusion that Merton missed his true calling of being a writer for The New Yorker. Edited October 2, 2019 by Matthew Quote
erwbol Posted October 4, 2019 Report Posted October 4, 2019 34 minutes ago, kinuta said: Isn't this just America getting a taste of its own medicine? Fake news! Quote
jlhoots Posted October 10, 2019 Report Posted October 10, 2019 2 hours ago, kinuta said: You probably have, but if you haven't, read A Visit From The Goon Squad. Quote
HutchFan Posted October 10, 2019 Report Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) On 10/4/2019 at 8:34 AM, erwbol said: A TERRIFIC book, as is Swafford's biography of Charles Ives. Just started this today: Edited October 10, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
kinuta Posted October 10, 2019 Report Posted October 10, 2019 10 hours ago, jlhoots said: You probably have, but if you haven't, read A Visit From The Goon Squad. Thanks for the suggestion. I've already read it and Manhattan Beach. I was about to read Look At Me but thought I'd better read this one first. Quote
erwbol Posted October 10, 2019 Report Posted October 10, 2019 21 hours ago, HutchFan said: A TERRIFIC book, as is Swafford's biography of Charles Ives. A long time ago I read a short biography of Beethoven and it pales in comparison to Swafford's, though at over a 1000 pages it's going to take me a while to finish. Quote
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