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  • sweetpotato
    sweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    I recently read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, and let me tell ya, that fucking book will melt your soul. "Dark" doesn;t even come close to describing it. But I guess it's got a redemptive ending. It just wasn't the best book for me to read while suffering from a wee bit of postpartum depression! Jeesh...

    I'm planning to read "Into the Wild" before the film comes out in September. I read the interview with the family and with Sean Penn in Outside magazine. Looks like they stayed obsessively close to reality. Should be an excellent movie.
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • sweetpotato
    sweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    emily18 wrote:
    bird by bird by anne lamott. i'm only on the second chapter and it's already hilarious as hell :D

    "bird by bird" was good, but if you really want to laugh your ass off, read her "operating instructions". she's so witty- i love her. :)
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • sweetpotato
    sweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    To recover from "The Road", I then read "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert, and it was WONDERFUL. It's her chronicle of traveling to Italy (eat), India (pray) and Indonesia (love), where she sunk herself into each of those activities with gusto. A fantastic, funny, warm, inspiring book. I loved it.
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    sweetpotato wrote:
    I recently read "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, and let me tell ya, that fucking book will melt your soul. "Dark" doesn;t even come close to describing it. But I guess it's got a redemptive ending. It just wasn't the best book for me to read while suffering from a wee bit of postpartum depression! Jeesh...

    My sister likes to read kind of depressing books when she is depressed, like Grapes of Wrath. She says it somehow makes her feel better....
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,800
    "Life on the Mississippi" by Mark Twain
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • Trailer
    Trailer Posts: 1,431
    "The Way of the Wiseguy" by Joseph D. Pistone aka Donnie Brasco
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    the core teachings - venerable master hsing yun.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    Pat Barker - Double Vision.

    Reading her books is a reason to learn to read. Man, I haven't read this type of story telling mastery in a while. Even the new Michael Ondaatje isn't up to this level. It's like filling a craving. Wonderful! I'm about 50 pages in or so, but I'm loving the writing.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • imspinnin
    imspinnin Posts: 933
    The Memory Keeper's Daughter
    If I could be anything in the world I would be your teardrop...I would be born in your eyes, live on your cheeks, and die on your lips.
  • -greendisease-
    -greendisease- Posts: 71
    Devil's Knot by Mara Leveritt

    a pj inspired read!
    St. John's, NL - 2005/09/24, 2005/09/25
    Toronto, ON - 2009/08/21
    Austin - 2014/10/05
    Ottawa - 2016/05/08


    "Can you feel this world with your heart and not your brain"
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Anderson Cooper's autobiography...not sure the title, don't have it in front of me.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Anderson Cooper's autobiography...not sure the title, don't have it in front of me.

    I cannot take Anderson Cooper seriously because he hosted that teen news program on Channel 1 that was piped into my high school. If only he knew how much he was mocked in my all boys Catholic high school. ;) How is the book though?

    I just finished a couple of Chuck Klosterman books - "IV" and "Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story". I like his writing style and random pop culture references. Both were quick reads.

    I'm going to check out Under the Banner of Heaven next like you suggested AC.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • PJSerf
    PJSerf Posts: 637
    Solat13 wrote:
    I cannot take Anderson Cooper seriously because he hosted that teen news program on Channel 1 that was piped into my high school. If only he knew how much he was mocked in my all boys Catholic high school. ;) How is the book though?

    quote]

    Channel 1. The perfect way to start the day with a nap. Of course if you were caught sleeping during it, they would quiz you. I see you're from Philly, what high school did you go to? I went to Father Judge freshman year, and then transferred to Conwell-Egan.
    "If you love someone, set them free... if someone loves you, don't fuck up" - EV
  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    "A Prayer For Owen Meany" by John Irving

    I always really like Irving. "Cider House Rules" is one of the best ever.
    Go Get 'Em Tigers!
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    PJSerf wrote:
    Solat13 wrote:
    I cannot take Anderson Cooper seriously because he hosted that teen news program on Channel 1 that was piped into my high school. If only he knew how much he was mocked in my all boys Catholic high school. ;) How is the book though?

    quote]

    Channel 1. The perfect way to start the day with a nap. Of course if you were caught sleeping during it, they would quiz you. I see you're from Philly, what high school did you go to? I went to Father Judge freshman year, and then transferred to Conwell-Egan.

    I went to the high school formerly known as St. John Neumann. Still can't believe it closed and got torn down.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    imspinnin wrote:
    The Memory Keeper's Daughter

    What do you think of it? I really enjoyed it.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    Just finished "Sharp Objects" and "Into the Wild". "Sharp Objects" is really creepy with a nice twist at the end. "Into the Wild" is one of the best books I have read in awhile. I was fascinated with the whole story from the mystery of what happened to him to his parents to the people he met on his travels. From the previews, the movie looks really similiar and I read an article in "Outside" that said the family wouldn't let the movie get made unless it was faithful to the true story so it should be really good.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • rrivers
    rrivers Posts: 3,698
    sorry double post
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    Solat13 wrote:
    I cannot take Anderson Cooper seriously because he hosted that teen news program on Channel 1 that was piped into my high school. If only he knew how much he was mocked in my all boys Catholic high school. ;) How is the book though?

    I just finished a couple of Chuck Klosterman books - "IV" and "Killing Yourself to Live: 85% of a True Story". I like his writing style and random pop culture references. Both were quick reads.

    I'm going to check out Under the Banner of Heaven next like you suggested AC.

    It's interesting so far...just started it though. He's actually a really good writer so it should be an easy read.

    A sidenote on UtBoH. Some parts get a little slow...discussing USA/Mormon history...power-through those parts.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    AmentsChick wrote:
    It's interesting so far...just started it though. He's actually a really good writer so it should be an easy read.

    A sidenote on UtBoH. Some parts get a little slow...discussing USA/Mormon history...power-through those parts.

    I probably won't mind that. I'm a history and trivia buff. I was fascinated to learn that Mormons hold one of my archenemies - the seagull - in high regard when I was out in Salt Lake a few years ago so I should be ok. ;)
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13

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