03-20-2024, 12:23 PM | #31771 |
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1. Li Young Lee's poetry collection titled "Behind My Eyes"--been reading this for a month now, and it's been a fantastic companion; great for breaks at work, for commutes, for breaks from chores and of course for devoted reading sessions. Standard Checklist for Amateur Mystics is particularly excellent.
2. Chang-rae Lee's "Native Speaker"--just began this one a couple of days back; only 20 pages in. Reading is slow, though that's down to me and not a comment on the book. Sort of reminds me of Pynchon's Vineland plot-wise, but Lee and Pynchon are very different writers at the end of the day. |
03-23-2024, 05:43 AM | #31772 | |
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Next up: A re-read: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton. An in-person book club I'm in is reading this at my suggestion. I hope it's as good as I remember! |
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03-24-2024, 07:23 AM | #31773 |
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1) Just finished The Asylum, by John Harwood. It's was a nice potboiler reminiscent of Wilkie Collins.
But now, some Literature: 2) Currently reading The Dark Side of Skin, by Jeferson Tenório. The book is published by Charco Press. If you like literary fiction in translation, then you should check out this publisher. They even have attractive Subscription packages, but probably only viable if one lives in the UK due to shipping charges. 3) When the above is finished, (today or tomorrow), I'll be reading Every Man a Murderer, (in PDF) by the great Heimito von Doderer. (I was able to remove the yellow color layer from the PDF and now have a very readable copy on my Kindle Scribe.) Last edited by Dr. Drib; 03-25-2024 at 09:35 AM. |
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40% through Venice: The Remarkable History of the Lagoon City by Dennis Romano. A fascinating read that is making me wish I could revisit the city that left me distinctly underwhelmed on my two fleeting visits.
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03-26-2024, 07:42 PM | #31776 |
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I'm so glad to have visited Venice, because the pictures of the hordes visiting it these days and the colossal cruise ships anchored outside the lagoon make it seem absolutely horrible.
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I read Cell by Robin Cook recently. Hard to put that one down. Recently finished: A Date with Murder by Jessica Fletcher (Donald Bain/Jon Landon). Last book with Donald Bain. Not sure I like the new edge though. Also finished: Live and Let Die by Ian Flemming. Loved it. Currently reading The Eagles Conquest by Simon Scarrow, book 2 of Eagles of the Empire - historical fiction from Roman era invasion of Britain. Last edited by Tarana; 03-26-2024 at 10:05 PM. |
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Yes, the residents have my profound sympathies - for a city with such a proud history to be reduced to a day-stop Disneyland must be difficult to swallow and make any sort of ordinary life vexing.
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Next I tried to read The Hanson-Yudkowsky AI-Foom Debate a freebie I picked up some time ago because it sounded interesting. It wasn't. A lot of fact-free waffle. Now I'm reading The Complete Short Stories: The 1950s by Brian Aldiss. Yes, all his short fiction from the 1950s. 826 pages! |
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I finished reading The Dark Side of Skin, by Jeferson Tenório.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, if you enjoy serious literature that tackles questions of race and identity. Available in translation from Charco Press. ----------- Now starting Every Man a Murderer, by Heimito von Doderer. |
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I'm re-reading Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (English translation: Goodbye, Mr. Despair [Subtitle: The Power of Negative Thinking). It is a satire featuring a super-negative teacher who presides over a classroom full of very unusual students, each with their own quirks (such as one that is super-positive, another who can only communicate via text messaging, one who is a super-stalker, and another who is prematurely bald and can only be sensed when he uncovers his bald spot). It's a very funny series.
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