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Thomas

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*sigh* Between work, family, and school, I might make it though three pages of Midnight's Children - which requires more attentiveness than I can muster that far into the evening, and the first page is a re-read of last night's wanderings. It's damn embarrassing, too - that I'm not even to the birth of the protagonist well into a month of 'reading'.

Along those lines, I'll probably pull something quick and pulpy off the shelf to get the wheels turning again. Probably American Shaolin by Matthew Polly.
 

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Sounes (Bukowski- Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life).

Ducasse (Les Chants de Maldoror), et al.
 

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I agree American Shaolin is quick but pulpy seems a tad unfair. Certainly not as dense Mr. Rushdie's opus but I'd like to think somewhat deep.
 

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Originally Posted by Matthew Polly
I agree American Shaolin is quick but pulpy seems a tad unfair. Certainly not as dense Mr. Rushdie's opus but I'd like to think somewhat deep.

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I started it last night, later than I ought to have, but have enjoyed it thus far.

Not pulpy, but as far as that particular judgement goes: I have 'fun' books and 'thinking' books. This falls more to the 'fun' side - alongside T. Pratchett, C. Moore, C. Buckley.
 

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Just wrapped up Gregory David Roberts' Shantaram.
 

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McCarthy's third novel, Child of God
 

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It is mostly samples of his work, but the text is quite good also IMO. and i am about to begin
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Originally Posted by Pennglock
I am about 15 pages into this. Hilarious. Will rank as the best thing Ive read all year if the rest of the book is this quality:

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I picked this up yesterday based on your recommendation. I'll be reading it this week.
 

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