1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
Just started a collection of short stories called "Darwin's Bastards". It's a Canadian project with entries from some of my favourite authors, including Douglas Coupland (the main draw for me), Yann Martell and William Gibson. The stories share each writer's vision of a dystopian future for our species. Most of them are quite entertaining so far, although kind of disturbing as well.
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
'Gao Xingjian was the winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, the first Chinese author ever to be so honoured. In 1983 Chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter Gao Xingjian (pronounced gow shing-jen) was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death. But six weeks later, a second examination revealed there was no cancer, he had won a reprieve from death and was back in the world of the living. Faced with a repressive cultural environment and the threat of a spell in a prison farm, Gao fled Beijing. He travelled to the remote mountains and ancient forests of Sichuan in Southwest China and from there back to the East Coast, a journey of fifteen thousand kilometres over a period of five months. The result of this epic voyage of discovery is his novel "Soul Mountain."'
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
Everyone SHOULD read TranceFormation of America by Cathy obrien and mark Phillips. Do yourself a favor and read it. It will be difficult at times but it's a must!!!!
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Currently I'm reading the Collected Works of Rudyard Kipling, and although I enjoy some of the themes present, it's not really holding my interest. There seems to be a disconnect between myself and the stories, and I just cannot seem to relate to any characters.
My last book, Tadeusz Borowski's 'This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen...', was an astounding and educational collection of short stories. I highly recommed it.
I think that if I give up on Kipling, I'll move onto 'Eating the Dinosaur'. Any opinions on that one?
Manchester 04.06.00, Leeds 25.08.06, Wembley 18.06.07, Dusseldorf 21.06.07, Shepherds Bush 11.08.09, Manchester 17.08.09, Adelaide 17.11.09, Melbourne 20.11.09, Sydney 22.11.09, Brisbane 25.11.09, MSG1 20.05.10, MSG2 21.05.10, Dublin 22.06.10, Belfast 23.06.10, London 25.06.10, Long Beach 06.07.11 (EV), Los Angeles 08.07.11 (EV), Toronto 11.09.11, Toronto 12.09.11, Ottawa 14.09.11, Hamilton 14.09.11, Manchester 20.06.12, Manchester 21.06.12, Amsterdam 26.06.2012, Amsterdam 27.06.2012, Berlin 04.07.12, Berlin 05.07.12, Stockholm 07.07.12, Oslo 09.07.12, Copenhagen 10.07.12, Manchester 28.07.12 (EV), Brooklyn 18.10.13, Brooklyn 19.10.13, Philly 21.10.13, Philly 22.10.13, San Diego 21.11.13, LA 23.11.13, LA 24.11.13, Oakland 26.11.13, Portland 29.11.13, Spokane 30.11.13, Calgary 02.12.13, Vancouver 04.12.13, Seattle 06.12.13, Trieste 22.06.14, Vienna 25.06.14, Berlin 26.06.14, Stockholm 28.06.14, Leeds 08.07.14, Philly 28.04.16, Philly 28.04.16, MSG1 01.05.16, MSG2 02.05.16
I need to re-read this one, as I have the sequel sitting at home unread. Great book btw. :ugeek:
All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
It took about 125 pages of set up to get exciting, but now that I'm there I just want to spend the next 5 hours reading so I can finish it. However, I will continue to read it only on breaks at work to make it last as long as possible (I'm a fan of pleasure delay, what can I say?)
When the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything that is this world. Everything we know is stardust...
It took about 125 pages of set up to get exciting, but now that I'm there I just want to spend the next 5 hours reading so I can finish it. However, I will continue to read it only on breaks at work to make it last as long as possible (I'm a fan of pleasure delay, what can I say?)
That's how the other two books were too, especially the second one. I like the setup because once you really get into the story, you know all the characters and their motives so everything just clicks into place. Reminds me of "The Wire" that way. I posted this in another thread but here is a very interesting article about Stieg Larsson and the fight between his gf and brother/father about the books and the royalties:
That's how the other two books were too, especially the second one. I like the setup because once you really get into the story, you know all the characters and their motives so everything just clicks into place. Reminds me of "The Wire" that way. I posted this in another thread but here is a very interesting article about Stieg Larsson and the fight between his gf and brother/father about the books and the royalties:
His background in journalism really shows in the way he sets up all the details and facts. At times the information can be overwhelming, and I'm almost in need of a character list to remind me who's who and what side they're on. Along with all the character info and development, there's been some stuff that seems totally randon, but must be important at some point. There was one page about female warriors throughout history, and the theory that the "real" amazon women removed one breast in order to be more effective with a bow and arrow. I can't wait to see where this story goes, and only wish that the other 7 he allegedly planned could have been published. Hopefully the gf finds a way to get that 4th one finished and published. I seriously haven't enjoyed an author this much in a very long time.
When the stars exploded billions of years ago, they formed everything that is this world. Everything we know is stardust...
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
His background in journalism really shows in the way he sets up all the details and facts. At times the information can be overwhelming, and I'm almost in need of a character list to remind me who's who and what side they're on. Along with all the character info and development, there's been some stuff that seems totally randon, but must be important at some point. There was one page about female warriors throughout history, and the theory that the "real" amazon women removed one breast in order to be more effective with a bow and arrow. I can't wait to see where this story goes, and only wish that the other 7 he allegedly planned could have been published. Hopefully the gf finds a way to get that 4th one finished and published. I seriously haven't enjoyed an author this much in a very long time.
Yeah I really enjoyed the first two as well (waiting on the last one to come out in paperback). I thought the second one especially was set up perfectly because there were a lot of parts once things started getting going where, because he had done such a good job setting everything up, I could not stop reading because I wanted to see how different characters would react to what was going on. James Patterson could really take a lesson from him on how to tell a fast paced story but still have depth.
The Unexpected War: Canada in Kandahar by Janice Stein
1998 ~ Barrie
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
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★ 2009 - Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch ★
★ 2011 - EV Newcastle, Melbourne 1, Melbourne 2 ★
Great book, and fantastic film. Cusack rules!
Currently reading Shades of Grey - Jasper Fforde.
Excited by the news that David Mitchell's latest is now available.
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2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
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
'Gao Xingjian was the winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, the first Chinese author ever to be so honoured. In 1983 Chinese playwright, critic, fiction writer, and painter Gao Xingjian (pronounced gow shing-jen) was diagnosed with lung cancer and faced imminent death. But six weeks later, a second examination revealed there was no cancer, he had won a reprieve from death and was back in the world of the living. Faced with a repressive cultural environment and the threat of a spell in a prison farm, Gao fled Beijing. He travelled to the remote mountains and ancient forests of Sichuan in Southwest China and from there back to the East Coast, a journey of fifteen thousand kilometres over a period of five months. The result of this epic voyage of discovery is his novel "Soul Mountain."'
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
- Al Swearengen
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
My last book, Tadeusz Borowski's 'This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen...', was an astounding and educational collection of short stories. I highly recommed it.
I think that if I give up on Kipling, I'll move onto 'Eating the Dinosaur'. Any opinions on that one?
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2008 Bonnaroo - 2009 Philly 2&3 - 2010 MSG 1&2
~ haruki murakami
it's some pretty trippy shit. just finished up "kafka by the shore" by the same author.....more trippy shit. really good stuff.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
It took about 125 pages of set up to get exciting, but now that I'm there I just want to spend the next 5 hours reading so I can finish it. However, I will continue to read it only on breaks at work to make it last as long as possible (I'm a fan of pleasure delay, what can I say?)
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
That's how the other two books were too, especially the second one. I like the setup because once you really get into the story, you know all the characters and their motives so everything just clicks into place. Reminds me of "The Wire" that way. I posted this in another thread but here is a very interesting article about Stieg Larsson and the fight between his gf and brother/father about the books and the royalties:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/magaz ... wanted=all
His background in journalism really shows in the way he sets up all the details and facts. At times the information can be overwhelming, and I'm almost in need of a character list to remind me who's who and what side they're on. Along with all the character info and development, there's been some stuff that seems totally randon, but must be important at some point. There was one page about female warriors throughout history, and the theory that the "real" amazon women removed one breast in order to be more effective with a bow and arrow. I can't wait to see where this story goes, and only wish that the other 7 he allegedly planned could have been published. Hopefully the gf finds a way to get that 4th one finished and published. I seriously haven't enjoyed an author this much in a very long time.
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
Yeah I really enjoyed the first two as well (waiting on the last one to come out in paperback). I thought the second one especially was set up perfectly because there were a lot of parts once things started getting going where, because he had done such a good job setting everything up, I could not stop reading because I wanted to see how different characters would react to what was going on. James Patterson could really take a lesson from him on how to tell a fast paced story but still have depth.
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2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo