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yekim54 · 03-13-2010, 10:59 PM

In the past two weeks I've read these three books:

Shutter Island -- Dennis Lehane
The Road -- Cormac McCarthy
The Postman Always Rings Twice -- James M. Cain

They were all very good reads. I kind of suspected how Shutter Island was going to end, but kept hoping it would not end that way so it would be more of a surprise for me.

The Road was an incredibly powerful post-apocalyptic story. After finishing it, I was surprised to find out that it was selected for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club in March 2007. I wouldn't think such a grim story would appeal to Oprah's fan base.

I always wanted to read a "Banned in Boston" book, so I tried The Postman Always Rings Twice. The book was published in 1934 and by today's standards I could not see any reason why it would be banned in Boston. Sure there was a murder in the story, and marital infidelity, but nothing so explicit that would warrant banishment, in my opinion.

03-13-2010, 10:59 PM	#4159
yekim54 What the Dog Saw Posts: 311 Karma: 981684 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dunn Loring Device: Sony PRS-650, Surface3	In the past two weeks I've read these three books: Shutter Island -- Dennis Lehane The Road -- Cormac McCarthy The Postman Always Rings Twice -- James M. Cain They were all very good reads. I kind of suspected how Shutter Island was going to end, but kept hoping it would not end that way so it would be more of a surprise for me. The Road was an incredibly powerful post-apocalyptic story. After finishing it, I was surprised to find out that it was selected for Oprah Winfrey's Book Club in March 2007. I wouldn't think such a grim story would appeal to Oprah's fan base. I always wanted to read a "Banned in Boston" book, so I tried The Postman Always Rings Twice. The book was published in 1934 and by today's standards I could not see any reason why it would be banned in Boston. Sure there was a murder in the story, and marital infidelity, but nothing so explicit that would warrant banishment, in my opinion.