jlhoots Posted September 13, 2005 Report Posted September 13, 2005 A.L. Kennedy: Indelible Acts Quote
Matthew Posted September 13, 2005 Report Posted September 13, 2005 C.P. Snow's series of novels: Strangers and Brothers. I found the three volume edition that he oversaw and rewrote. Very interesting, I'm a sucker for these long multi-volume novels that English writers put out. I only have about 1,500 pages to go . Quote
king ubu Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 Just finished J.M. Rymkiewicz's book "Umschlagplatz". Now reading Aaron Appelfeld's childhood memories (published in German translation a couple of months ago - no idea what the english title would be). Quote
Stefan Wood Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 "Matisse: The Master" by Hillary Spurling. Volume 2 of a great art biography of one of the great 20th century artists. Well researched and well written. Quote
king ubu Posted September 17, 2005 Report Posted September 17, 2005 Orhan Pamuk: Istanbul ← How is this? I've heard it's quite good ... ← Pamuk is an excellent writer. Istanbul is well written. I also like his novel, Snow. ← Haven't read the book, but it's on "the list"... Not sure you are aware, but Pamuk is facing a trial for putting down his country (in an interview - or rather a series of four weekly interviews, I think - done with a swiss weekend magazine... pretty tough that this happens in a country that wants to become part of EU - but it may end up being a good thing, since it hopefully forces the Turkey to finally discuss its own past and history... (not to speak of the present...) Quote
Guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 (edited) S l o w l y reading "The Constitution Of Liberty", by Friedrich A. Hayek. Highly informative, fascinating, scholarly, a thought-provoking little sucker. It demands close and concentrated attention. But then again, so does Trane's "Interstellar Space" and most good women... For fun and games, am also reading "Jaco", by Bill Milkowski. Currently listening to the fan and the neighbor's cat clawing my sofa... Edited September 18, 2005 by ben*diks Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Posted September 18, 2005 I am currently reading Orwell's Down and Out in Paris and London. ← There's a bohemian classic for you... and one that gets overshadowed by Orwell's other books. Finally finished The Magnificent Ambersons and am giving Conrad's The Secret Agent another go. Also perusing Gene Lees' Arranging the Score. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 Ah The Secret Agent. .. not an easy read but a good one. Haven't read that in so long! Rereading "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. Dick. Got to thinking about the upcoming movie. Hope it isn't truly abominable. Quote
tjobbe Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 reading James Patterson - When the wind blows. Quote
ghost of miles Posted September 18, 2005 Author Report Posted September 18, 2005 Ah The Secret Agent. .. not an easy read but a good one. Haven't read that in so long! Rereading "A Scanner Darkly" by Philip K. Dick. Got to thinking about the upcoming movie. Hope it isn't truly abominable. ← Are you hearing bad advance notices? I like Linklater a lot... hope he does a good job with it. Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 No, I haven't heard anything but the trailer I've viewed online and what I've read has made me leary . . . and I'm not the biggest fan of the director, though i haven't seen much. But Keanu Reeves as Robert Arctor? Quote
Bright Moments Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 talesof ordinary madness - charles bukowski dark lon - this is probably right up your alley! Quote
jazzbo Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 I've read some of Charles, not sure I've read that one. . . . Not sure it's what I need rigtht now! Probably better served by something like Kingsley Amis or Bulgakov or Pushkin! Quote
kinuta Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 Patrick McGilligan -Alfred Hitchcock A Life In Darkness And Light Quote
Brandon Burke Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 Only a couple pages left of Herzog on Herzog. Been really enjoying this series of late. Last one I read was Trier on Von Trier and next will likely be Cassavetes on Cassavetes. That is, once I plow through all the Herzog films I've been reading about... Quote
jlhoots Posted September 24, 2005 Report Posted September 24, 2005 Louise Erdrich: The Painted Drum Quote
Kalo Posted September 27, 2005 Report Posted September 27, 2005 Only a couple pages left of Herzog on Herzog. Been really enjoying this series of late. Last one I read was Trier on Von Trier and next will likely be Cassavetes on Cassavetes. That is, once I plow through all the Herzog films I've been reading about... ← Von Trier, Cassevetes, and Herzog. All in a row. Are you some kind of cinemasochist, Brandon? ("Plough through" isn't exactly the most spritely of adjectives to apply to a voluntary project -- or are you being coerced in some way?) Quote
paul secor Posted October 9, 2005 Report Posted October 9, 2005 Leonardo Padura Fuentes: Adios Hemingway - a novel about Cuba, Ernest Hemingway, writing, loyalty, and friendship, (and probably some other things I didn't pick up on) in the guise of a murder mystery. Quote
Kalo Posted October 9, 2005 Report Posted October 9, 2005 Just finished: Hellfire -- Nick Tosches (Jerry Lee Lewis Bio) Now reading: Geoffrey O'Brien -- Sonata for Jukebox: Pop Music, Memory, and the Imagined Life Quote
EKE BBB Posted October 9, 2005 Report Posted October 9, 2005 That devilin´ tune: A jazz history, 1900-1950 by our fellow member Allen Lowe. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Posted October 10, 2005 Just finished Robert Stone's A FLAG FOR SUNRISE yesterday and started in on THE AGE OF DOUBT: AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CULTURE IN THE 1940s, by William Graebner. Quote
pasta Posted October 10, 2005 Report Posted October 10, 2005 Fun With Your New Head- Thomas Disch Quote
BruceH Posted October 11, 2005 Report Posted October 11, 2005 Now reading: Geoffrey O'Brien -- Sonata for Jukebox: Pop Music, Memory, and the Imagined Life ← Any good? Quote
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