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PJ Reading List- What would you pick?
Saw on the "Celebrate World Book Day" page ( http://mailchi.mp/tenclub/world-book-day-2017?e=ccf2fcfcc8 ) listing these picks from the guys in the band:
Eddie Vedder: James Baldwin, Jimmy's Blues (Baldwin is awesome)
Jeff Ament: Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita (also happens to be one of Henry Rollins favorite books- Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog is also great)
Mike McCready: John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (great pick, of course!)
Stone Gossard: Norman Rush, Mating (Don't know this one, will have to check it out)
Matt Cameron: Franz Kafka, Amerika (Yes! The great Franz Kafka!)
So if you were to add your name and one (just one? almost impossible task!) book to the list, what would it be? My pick would be Edward Abbey, The Fools Progress
Eddie Vedder: James Baldwin, Jimmy's Blues (Baldwin is awesome)
Jeff Ament: Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita (also happens to be one of Henry Rollins favorite books- Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog is also great)
Mike McCready: John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath (great pick, of course!)
Stone Gossard: Norman Rush, Mating (Don't know this one, will have to check it out)
Matt Cameron: Franz Kafka, Amerika (Yes! The great Franz Kafka!)
So if you were to add your name and one (just one? almost impossible task!) book to the list, what would it be? My pick would be Edward Abbey, The Fools Progress
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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I have two absolute favorite books (I know, I know):
Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov is, in my opinion, the greatest novel of the 19th century; check out the recent translation by Pevear and Volokhonsky, it's awesome.
Nabokov's Pale Fire -- technically, per the author, an American novel -- gets my vote for best 20th-century work.
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Love the band, love the way they're promoting literacy, but I have to mention this: while encouraging us to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, they provide links for each of their choices that lead to....amazon.com. Sheesh.
I almost never participate on this forum, so I feel kind of bad about bringing this up. But I really think it needed to be pointed out.
Again, kudos to Pearl Jam for pointing people toward interesting books.
Bill, I'm not familiar with the McCann title. I'll check it out! And thank you for mentioning that, unfortunately, the links lead to Amazon. Pearl Jam/Ten Club might want to learn more about how Jeff Bezos and Amazon operates as well as how they treat their employees. That's just a suggestion- I don't want to turn this thread into a political discussion about Amazon- but suffice it to say I'm a bit surprised they have tied themselves into this particular company.
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1992- Lollapalooza, Irvine, California
Nothing since then. I suck.2016- Fenway Park, Boston - Both glorious nights
2022- Oakland Night 2
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