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What is the last good book you read?
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
A few days ago I finished The Exile's Return by Malcolm Cowley. It's about the "lost generation" of writers in Europe and America in the 1920s -- Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and others of their time. Cowley was an editor and critic who knew a lot of the most famous authors in that group, and he explains what motivated them to do what they did, and how their experiences -- growing up and going to college in America, fighting in World War I, living in post-war France, then finally returning to the U.S. -- shaped their beliefs and their art. Highly recommended for anyone with interests in the 1915-1930 era of literature, and in how writers are influenced by their reading, friendships with each other, and life experiences.
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| jonze |
| The Count of Monte Cristo |
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| RJT |
Loved it.
Just getting into Ellis' "American Psycho" now, and really enjoying that one as well. |
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| MrJiveBoJingles |
Cool. I've only read Slaughterhouse-Five, which I really enjoyed. I saw Galapagos on the shelf once but had never heard of it. Maybe I'll look into it.
| quote: | | Just getting into Ellis' "American Psycho" now, and really enjoying that one as well. |
Pretty funny book, and also disturbing. |
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| RJT |
| quote: | Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles
Cool. I've only read Slaughterhouse-Five, which I really enjoyed. I saw Galapagos on the shelf once but had never heard of it. Maybe I'll look into it.
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It's actually kind of sci-fi, which I thought was great. I think if you liked Slaughterhouse Five you'll enjoy it. |
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| kadomony |
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| Clovis |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
It's actually kind of sci-fi, which I thought was great. I think if you liked Slaughterhouse Five you'll enjoy it. |
Galapagos is next on my list. Last Vonnegut I read was "Slapstick" which is ing hilarious.
Last good book I read:
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| denys envy |
Asimov's Guide to the Bible: The Old and New Testaments
Isaac Asimov's in-depth look at the historical significance and events surrounding each episode of the bible. really explains a great deal about everything and why/how it was written. purposes of each apostle/chapter.
good read, especially for all you amateur theologians out there. |
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| Moongoose |
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| glass |
Heinlein, Stranger in a Strangeland, Starship Troopers
Millman, The Journey of Sacrates
All great:) |
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