oh and i agree about extremely loud and incredibly close. the guys writing style reminds me of eggers. so many mind blowing and goose bump inducing moments in that book. as crass as it seems to say it, it may be my favorite book on the tragedies of 9/11. i read that thing oh i would say almost a year ago and it remains on my mind, and i talk about it with others often.
I read it in October (eerily enough over a weekend in New York) and I still think about it from time to time. Foer's writing style really gets to me. Although I'm such a book person, I have an extremely short list of books that have struck me so powerfully. I can count on one hand how many novels have made me cry and it's on there. Beautiful book.
2003: Toronto
2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
2006: Toronto 1 & 2
2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
2010: Buffalo
2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle 2016: Toronto 1 & 2 2022: Hamilton/Toronto 2023: EV Seattle 1&2
the iron heel by jack london
desolation angels by jack kerouac
the dharma bums by jack kerouac
bong water by michale hornburg (a movie was made staring luke wilson which was decent but changed a lot from the book like combining multiple characters into brittaney murphy's role)
invisible monsters by chuck palahniuk
fight club by chuck palahniuk (same with bong water, i liked the book a lot better than the movie and it's completely different ending)
don't compete; coexist
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
2005 - London
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1 2018 - Fenway 1&2 2022 - Hamilton, Toronto 2023 - Chicago 1&2 2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
many, many more.
“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
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I read it in October (eerily enough over a weekend in New York) and I still think about it from time to time. Foer's writing style really gets to me. Although I'm such a book person, I have an extremely short list of books that have struck me so powerfully. I can count on one hand how many novels have made me cry and it's on there. Beautiful book.
2005: Kitchener/Hamilton/Toronto
2006: Toronto 1 & 2
2008: Hartford/EV Toronto 1 & 2
2009: Toronto/Philadelphia 3 & 4
2010: Buffalo
2011: Montreal/Toronto 1 & 2/Hamilton
2013: London/Buffalo/Vancouver/Seattle
2016: Toronto 1 & 2
2022: Hamilton/Toronto
2023: EV Seattle 1&2
some others i didn't notice
the iron heel by jack london
desolation angels by jack kerouac
the dharma bums by jack kerouac
bong water by michale hornburg (a movie was made staring luke wilson which was decent but changed a lot from the book like combining multiple characters into brittaney murphy's role)
invisible monsters by chuck palahniuk
fight club by chuck palahniuk (same with bong water, i liked the book a lot better than the movie and it's completely different ending)
what are you but my reflection? who am i to judge or strike you down?
"I will promise you this, that if we have not gotten our troops out by the time I am president, it is the first thing I will do. I will get our troops home. We will bring an end to this war. You can take that to the bank." - Barack Obama
when you told me 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em'
i was thinkin 'death before dishonor'
2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
Grapes of Wrath- Steinback
Charlotte 03
Asheville 04
Atlanta 12
Greenville 16, Columbia 16
Seattle 18
Nashville 22
Yes, one of the BEST.
East of Eden, Winter of our Discontent, Cannery Row & Sweet Thursday are some of my favorites. Damn that man could write.
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
many, many more.