A thank you to people who actually READ books- Page 2

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 3/21/05 at 3:32am

I just purchased the Booker Prize winner of this year, "The Line of Beauty" by Alan Hollinghurst.

For those who want a fantastic novel, pick up Margaret Atwood's "The Blind Assassin." Atwood has been a Canadian literary icon for years, and "The Blind Assassin" is Atwood at her storytelling best.

[amasis]

Posted: 3/21/05 at 3:55am

BlueWizard - I love Atwood's writing, 'The Blind Assassin' is great. And speaking of Canadian writers, a writer whose work I really enjoy is Alice Munro - great writing, great characters. Love her.

*edit: And how could I forget Michael Ondaatje and his work 'In The Skin of a Lion'! Updated On: 3/21/05 at 03:55 AM

[mollyllom]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 1:37am

Every single person here has GOT to read "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky.



Recognize his name? Yeah, he wrote the RENT movie script.

I've been in love with this book for a good four years or so...never gets old. One of the most quotable, life-altering books I've read.

Go read it NOW :)

[lesserworm]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 11:32am

I'm close to finnishing Maskerade by Terry Pratchett. Sort of a parody of The Phantom of the Opera. One of the characters reminds me of a friend of mine. Though it might be considered mean to say that as the character in question is loud, kind of annoying, and overenthusiastic. (Her sentences always end with at least three exclaimation marks!!!)

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 12:05pm

Lesserworm, if you enjoy Gaiman, I imagine it goes without saying that you've devoured "American Gods." Brilliant book, wonderful premise, plays out nicely (and seems destined to become a film).

I am currently reading "At Swim, Two Boys" and only haven't finished it because my new commute to work and back is SO uncomfortable I no longer get quite the amount of reading done on the subway...

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 5:50pm

Many things I got out of public school in NYC in the 60's

My life long love of theater & an interest in reading.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 5:58pm

I've been a total bookworm since I was about 5 years old, and I hold my degree in English. I usually read about 2-3 books a week.

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 7:24pm

anyone here familiar with the author of VOX and (my favorite) THE FERMATA, Nicholson Baker?

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 7:24pm

sorry, time seems to have stopped and several posts were repeated.

Updated On: 3/22/05 at 07:24 PM

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 7:26pm

Aside from his dreadful election year mini-satire "Checkpoint," I have always enjoyed Mr. Baker's work.

[TxTwoStep]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 7:31pm

Sorry, got involved in a phone sex call and the post button was still selected.

Updated On: 3/22/05 at 07:31 PM

[CatieElphie1]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 8:36pm

loooooooooooooooooooovvvvvvvvvvvvvve reading...so you're welcome, I guess.
Currently, I'm reading Something Rotten by jasper Fforde.......arghhhh SOOOOOOOo good.

[musicalmjk]

Posted: 3/22/05 at 9:30pm

read the Gene Wilder biography, Kiss Me Stranger, last week its really good. also im almost done with Mirror, mirror and doing the essential reading for my english paper The Discovery of King Arthur by Geoffrey Ashe. and my Victorian Poetry Algernon Charles Swinburne this week.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 12:24am

If you like mystery/thriller books I STRONGLY, STRONGLY suggest you pick up books by Carlene Thompson. I am on the edge of my seat from start to finish and can never figure the killer out (Which is rare for me). If you like to read literature, you should pick up SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE which is one of my favorite books of all time. If you like great fiction, pick up LIGHTNING by Dean Koontz (My fav. book) and if you read young adult novels, pick up STARLIGHT CRYSTAL by Christopher Pike (my fav. YA novel). So, let's review:

MYSTERY/THRILLER--Any Carlene Thompson book
Literature--SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE by Kurt Vonnegut
Fiction--LIGHTNING by Dean Koontz
YA Fiction--STARLIGHT CRYSTAL by Christopher Pike

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:07am

BlueWizard - I love Atwood's writing, 'The Blind Assassin' is great.
*edit: And how could I forget Michael Ondaatje and his work 'In The Skin of a Lion'!

I love IN THE SKIN OF A LION! It holds quite a special place in Torontonian literature, because it has helped create a mythology for the city.

Have you read Atwood's "Cat's Eye"? That's perhaps my favourite. Her poetry is also wonderful -- I'm writing an essay on a few of poems right now, actually.

[DancerGirl16]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 12:11pm

currently reading: Gene Kelly's autobiography, the awakening, and this new book I found in the fiction section - "Hairstyles of the Damned" its pretty funny in a stupid kind of way - its not for anyone who is reading to be intellectually challenged.

Yes I read 3 books at once :: shrug ::

Sara K

[mirramar]

Posted: 3/23/05 at 2:53pm

Ummmm. . . you're VERY welcome.

A big thank you to all the authors and editors etc!

[amasis]

Posted: 3/25/05 at 12:54am

Have you read Atwood's "Cat's Eye"? That's perhaps my favourite.

Not yet, but I will definitely check it out. One of my favorite of hers is "Alias Grace". A bit disturbing, but so richly-layered and fascinating. And I actually haven't read any of her poetry. Anything specific you would recommend?

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 3/25/05 at 2:49am

I highly recommend her latest (1996) collection of poetry, MORNING IN THE BURNED HOUSE. I'm actually writing an essay on several poems from that collection right now. Like CAT'S EYE, the work is elegiac in tone: the overall theme of the collection is loss and mortality, and she deals particularly with the death of her father. Atwood's voice is so distinctly ironic and acerbic that when she does write emotionally or from a place of vulnerability, the result is very affecting.

By the way, does Michael Ondaatje's IN THE SKIN OF A LION remind you of RAGTIME?

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 3/25/05 at 8:23am

bluewizard- In the Skin of a Lion is actually what I'm reading now, I love it!! It does in some ways remind me of Ragtime (God, that was such a good book!)

Has anyone read Pillar of the Earth?