I'd have to agree that it wasn't quite as good as The Kite Runner, at least it didn't take my breath away to the same degree, but I still enjoyed it a lot. My daughter is reading it now and really likes it. She never read Kite Runner, but when I told her it was even better she decided that she's going to read it next.
Oh, she's going to love it!!!
Tell her to read Angels and Demons, too!
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
You are the only other person I know that's reading it!!! Let me know when you're finished. I think I'm in "Part 3".
i just started part 3, too. there's a good chance i'll finish it at the pool this weekend. and then i'll be sad that he has no more books for me to read!
i agree kite runner was one of the saddest books i ever read...like angela's ashes...sooooo depressing, but soooo good that i was unable to put it down.
i just started part 3, too. there's a good chance i'll finish it at the pool this weekend. and then i'll be sad that he has no more books for me to read!
i agree kite runner was one of the saddest books i ever read...like angela's ashes...sooooo depressing, but soooo good that i was unable to put it down.
I've heard of that one, but know nothing about it. I take it it's good?
P.S. I plan on finishing it by the pool this weekend too!
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
i just started part 3, too. there's a good chance i'll finish it at the pool this weekend. and then i'll be sad that he has no more books for me to read!
i agree kite runner was one of the saddest books i ever read...like angela's ashes...sooooo depressing, but soooo good that i was unable to put it down.
Oh, Nic...have you read "A Million Little Pieces" or "My Friend Leonard"????
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
I've heard of that one, but know nothing about it. I take it it's good?
P.S. I plan on finishing it by the pool this weekend too!
i think angela's ashes is my favorite modern book. it's about a kid growing up poor in ireland. really depressing but i couldn't get enough. then again i have an obsession with all things irish.
i haven't! i only heard the oprah scandal surrounding a million little pieces. lol. are they as good as the others we were talking about?
OMG! That whole Oprah scandal thing is a bunch of absolute PISS! "They" act like the entire book is a fabrication...it's not. YOu can go on smokinggun.com and find out exactly what is real and what's not. Anyways, YES YES YES! READ IT! He is AMMMMMMAZING! My Friend Leonard is in my top 5 favorite books!
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
OMG! That whole Oprah scandal thing is a bunch of absolute PISS! "They" act like the entire book is a fabrication...it's not. YOu can go on smokinggun.com and find out exactly what is real and what's not. Anyways, YES YES YES! READ IT! He is AMMMMMMAZING! My Friend Leonard is in my top 5 favorite books!
nice! thanks for the recommendations! i'll need something for when i'm done with this one. i bought middlesex and it took me about a month to read the first 20 pages...i just can't get into it.
nice! thanks for the recommendations! i'll need something for when i'm done with this one. i bought middlesex and it took me about a month to read the first 20 pages...i just can't get into it.
You will thank me when you read AMLP. I finished it and MFL in two seperate weekends.
P.S. You do need to read AMLP first.
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
OMG! That whole Oprah scandal thing is a bunch of absolute PISS! "They" act like the entire book is a fabrication...it's not. YOu can go on smokinggun.com and find out exactly what is real and what's not. Anyways, YES YES YES! READ IT! He is AMMMMMMAZING! My Friend Leonard is in my top 5 favorite books!
just so long as you're aware that in terms of an accurate portrait of addiction it's a complete crock of shit. stylistically... yeah, he's not a bad writer.
im reading 'the black dahlia' now. im on a hard-boiled kick again.
Yeah, it's really really really good. I still don't think it's as good as Kite Runner, but definitely a recommended. I haven't finished it as I haven't had alot of time to read lately.
Now that I've finally finished The Kite Runner, I'm going to have to discuss it with you and nfanel at some point.
Thanks for the myspace bulletin about Into the Wild. The trailer looks amazing.
It's now next on my reading list.
Coincidentally on amazon.com if you put the title in, it says users also bought The Kite Runner so I'm excited to get my hands on it.
Now that I've finally finished The Kite Runner, I'm going to have to discuss it with you and nfanel at some point.
Thanks for the myspace bulletin about Into the Wild. The trailer looks amazing.
It's now next on my reading list.
Coincidentally on amazon.com if you put the title in, it says users also bought The Kite Runner so I'm excited to get my hands on it.
"The Kite Runner" was an *excellent* book. It moved me to tears...and, trust me, that rarely happens when I read a book.
Lately, I haven't had much time to sit down and read a novel. The most reading I've done recently is flipping through "The Book of Stones" to learn about the different properties of healing crystals.
I'd have to agree that it wasn't quite as good as The Kite Runner, at least it didn't take my breath away to the same degree, but I still enjoyed it a lot. My daughter is reading it now and really likes it. She never read Kite Runner, but when I told her it was even better she decided that she's going to read it next.
ok, i finished splendid suns this weekend. you described it personally. definitely one of the better books i've read, but not QUITE as moving as the kite runner. still fantastic, though.
few books move me to tears and the kite runner was one of them. i wish he would write more books!
Just finished Divisadero by Michael Ondaatje. His writing is incredible! I didn't want it to end. I never thought that about a book before. I just wanted more information on the characters, and more information on the surroundings, and more information on the histories just because what was presented was written so well already. It became a craving of words.
Onward to Suite Francaise, and Sextants of China for different bookclubs.
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"The Kite Runner" was an *excellent* book. It moved me to tears...and, trust me, that rarely happens when I read a book.
Yep, it really was an excellent book. Definitely a lot of emotional parts.
The reason it took me a little while to get through it was for the 80 or so pages I just couldn't get over Amir and how he treated Hassan. It just made me angry and I really didn't read a story where I was furious with the protagonist - even if he was still a boy at the time.
But I plowed through it over the weekend and the redemption and the circular path of his life made it all worthwhile.
This was the first book I'd read that focused on Muslim culture I had read since my Religion in Literature class in college and well worth it. Plus it was interesting to read a male author write about his culture as the two previous books I had read were by female authors.
i just finished reading tim kurkijan's (sp) new book, isn't this a great game. He's one of the ESPN baseball tonight analysts and his book has a lot of hysterical antedotes on his 25 years covering baseball.
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Finished Lunar Park (bret easton ellis) last week. The first half is hilarious but as with his others before gets confusing,,,,,,the ending seemed similar in a sense to Houllebecq' Platform.
Right now, I'm reading "Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires." Very interesting so far.
After that, I am going to read "Dishwasher" by Pete Jordan. His stories were chronicled on the radio show "This American Life" (huge fan of the show) about how he attempted to wash dishes in 50 states.
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just so long as you're aware that in terms of an accurate portrait of addiction it's a complete crock of shit. stylistically... yeah, he's not a bad writer.
im reading 'the black dahlia' now. im on a hard-boiled kick again.
Why is "A million little pieces" not an accurate portrait of addiction? I'm really curious because I've never taken drugs. I enjoyed the book and his style.
Why is "A million little pieces" not an accurate portrait of addiction? I'm really curious because I've never taken drugs. I enjoyed the book and his style.
Because Frey doesn't go about dealing with temptation the way he's told to in his recovery 'classes'. For example, as soon as he got out of rehab, he went straightaway to a bar, bought a beer, and just tested his strength with it sitting in front of him. Also, he never got into the whole "higher power" thing...he thought it was a load of horseshit.
This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper
My wife got me into this book and I read through about half of it on a flight home this past weekend.
I have to say... it is phenomenal. Its like a psychodelic trip without the drugs. Tom Robbins is clearly speaking from experience in his descriptions of drug inspired hallucinations and such. DEFINITELY would recommend this one.
Scooby-Doo,
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Oh, she's going to love it!!!
Tell her to read Angels and Demons, too!
i agree kite runner was one of the saddest books i ever read...like angela's ashes...sooooo depressing, but soooo good that i was unable to put it down.
P.S. I plan on finishing it by the pool this weekend too!
Oh, Nic...have you read "A Million Little Pieces" or "My Friend Leonard"????
OMG! That whole Oprah scandal thing is a bunch of absolute PISS! "They" act like the entire book is a fabrication...it's not. YOu can go on smokinggun.com and find out exactly what is real and what's not. Anyways, YES YES YES! READ IT! He is AMMMMMMAZING! My Friend Leonard is in my top 5 favorite books!
P.S. You do need to read AMLP first.
-Margaret Atwood
Now reading "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson.
Just started Diana Chronicles because it's summer and it's a perfect beach book.
just so long as you're aware that in terms of an accurate portrait of addiction it's a complete crock of shit. stylistically... yeah, he's not a bad writer.
im reading 'the black dahlia' now. im on a hard-boiled kick again.
Now that I've finally finished The Kite Runner, I'm going to have to discuss it with you and nfanel at some point.
Thanks for the myspace bulletin about Into the Wild. The trailer looks amazing.
It's now next on my reading list.
Coincidentally on amazon.com if you put the title in, it says users also bought The Kite Runner so I'm excited to get my hands on it.
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"The Kite Runner" was an *excellent* book. It moved me to tears...and, trust me, that rarely happens when I read a book.
Lately, I haven't had much time to sit down and read a novel. The most reading I've done recently is flipping through "The Book of Stones" to learn about the different properties of healing crystals.
few books move me to tears and the kite runner was one of them. i wish he would write more books!
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Onward to Suite Francaise, and Sextants of China for different bookclubs.
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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Yep, it really was an excellent book. Definitely a lot of emotional parts.
The reason it took me a little while to get through it was for the 80 or so pages I just couldn't get over Amir and how he treated Hassan. It just made me angry and I really didn't read a story where I was furious with the protagonist - even if he was still a boy at the time.
But I plowed through it over the weekend and the redemption and the circular path of his life made it all worthwhile.
This was the first book I'd read that focused on Muslim culture I had read since my Religion in Literature class in college and well worth it. Plus it was interesting to read a male author write about his culture as the two previous books I had read were by female authors.
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"I play good, hard-nosed basketball.
Things happen in the game. Nothing you
can do. I don't go and say,
"I'm gonna beat this guy up."
Yeah, it seems a bit...frivolous.
After that, I am going to read "Dishwasher" by Pete Jordan. His stories were chronicled on the radio show "This American Life" (huge fan of the show) about how he attempted to wash dishes in 50 states.
Why is "A million little pieces" not an accurate portrait of addiction? I'm really curious because I've never taken drugs. I enjoyed the book and his style.
Because Frey doesn't go about dealing with temptation the way he's told to in his recovery 'classes'. For example, as soon as he got out of rehab, he went straightaway to a bar, bought a beer, and just tested his strength with it sitting in front of him. Also, he never got into the whole "higher power" thing...he thought it was a load of horseshit.
My wife got me into this book and I read through about half of it on a flight home this past weekend.
I have to say... it is phenomenal. Its like a psychodelic trip without the drugs. Tom Robbins is clearly speaking from experience in his descriptions of drug inspired hallucinations and such. DEFINITELY would recommend this one.
Scooby-Doo,
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