What are you reading?

[Blog Marley]

Just finished The Way Home by George Pelecanos. I didn't think it was as strong as the Night Gardener.

Any recommendations for a new book? I've read Drama City and the two above mentioned novels by Pelecanos and would be open to any other books by him. Despite being thought provoking finishing Hayek's the Road to Serfdom seems very taxing.

 

[clockwise]

Originally Posted by Nananine

I see "as powerful as The Windup Bird Chronicle" on the cover. I personally didn't think so. Nevertheless a good read, Murakami doesn't really disappoint.

 

[clockwise]

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

Nice short read.

Is this a collection of some of Kafka's short stories or just that one story? It is a great one, loaded with almost too much content, well deserving of its classic status.

 

[clockwise]

Originally Posted by Big Pun

Borrowing the Satanic Bible from GF. (don't ask) I've always been taught that satanism is wrong, but never why it is. Don't expect me to convert though.

Almost afraid to ask why you would expect or need to be taught why satanism is wrong. If you don't have that understanding in your core, you're probably a little Lucifer.

Here is however a damn entertaining thingy, all about satanism and the four musketeers:

Arturo Perez-Reverte - The Club Dumas

 

[Hombre Secreto]

Originally Posted by clockwise

Is this a collection of some of Kafka's short stories or just that one story? It is a great one, loaded with almost too much content, well deserving of its classic status.

Just the one story.

 

[Jekyll]

Need a recommendation. Looking for some kind of gritty, atmospheric, not-modern-day detective or spy novel. Gotta be well-written and not overly dense. Also, it can't be Chandler, Hammett or Le Carre.

 

[jesask]

Originally Posted by Jekyll

Need a recommendation. Looking for some kind of gritty, atmospheric, not-modern-day detective or spy novel. Gotta be well-written and not overly dense. Also, it can't be Chandler, Hammett or Le Carre.

Look at Alan Furst's espionage novels set in the 30s and 40s. I would start with Night Soldiers.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by jesask

Look at Alan Furst's espionage novels set in the 30s and 40s. I would start with Night Soldiers.
Good call, I was going to suggest Furst. Other good choices would include Phillip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels, pretty much anything by Eric Ambler, or maybe Olen Steinhauer's Emil Brod series. Also, I recall really liking William Burgess' Tremor of Intent, his one foray into the genre. But then, I enjoyed pretty much everything he wrote.

 

[samblackbones]

Just Finished Kiss of the Spiderwoman by argentine author Manuel Puig. A truly beautiful story about the relationship between two prisoners in an argentine jail. There is a lot of content for the sartorially inclined as one of the protagonists(yes there are two) was a window dresser for argentine clothing stores. All in all it was a wonderful book, I highly recommend!

 

[dragon8]

Theodore Boone-Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

 

[Nananine]

Originally Posted by clockwise

I see "as powerful as The Windup Bird Chronicle" on the cover. I personally didn't think so. Nevertheless a good read, Murakami doesn't really disappoint.
It's the Chicago Tribune, they have a sociopath as a recruiter and turn their noses up at THEIR OWN interns. Almost forgot, prior to Kafka on the Shore:

And it was AMAZING

 

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by jesask

Look at Alan Furst's espionage novels set in the 30s and 40s. I would start with Night Soldiers.

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

Good call, I was going to suggest Furst. Other good choices would include Phillip Kerr's Bernie Gunther novels, pretty much anything by Eric Ambler, or maybe Olen Steinhauer's Emil Brod series.

Also, I recall really liking William Burgess' Tremor of Intent, his one foray into the genre. But then, I enjoyed pretty much everything he wrote.

Thanks, will check them out.

 

[StopPolloition]

Originally Posted by clockwise

Almost afraid to ask why you would expect or need to be taught why satanism is wrong. If you don't have that understanding in your core, you're probably a little Lucifer.
It isn't really wrong especially in its modern secular philosophy form created by Anton Lavey. I just wonder why he had to call it Satanism. Probably shock value or easy marketing.

 

[swaggerisaliability]

Originally Posted by Hombre Secreto

I've read some of Snowball, but I don't know why I stopped reading it. Really fascinating look into Buffet's psyche. I guess it was just the size of the book. LOL

Yea, it's tough to read it for long periods of time, especially when it rambles on and on about Buffett's childhood. I've decided to take a break from it and read this in the meantime:

 

[IUtoSLU]

The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas