What are you reading?

[sydneycentric]

Originally Posted by bearlydavid

A girl gets her butt cut off...

"disaster"

 

[johnapril]

Originally Posted by rdawson808

Anyone a fan of Studds Terkel? I've picked up his books on any number of occassions thinking they'd be something I would like, then put them down after reading the fly leaf.

Can any fans of his give me a good book to start with? I was thinking his one about the Great Depression? What is it called: Hard Times?

As a side note, a friend was neighbors with Terkel when she lived in Chicago many years ago. Said he was a great guy.

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Working

 

[chorse123]

Two Years Before the Mast. Have been meaning to read it for a while, then found an old copy I had. Interesting stuff.

 

[Spatlese]

Next airplane book: Midnight's Children (been in my possession for 10 years, have never gotten around to reading).

 

[rdawson808]

Originally Posted by johnapril

Working

Any reason in particular that you recommend that one?

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[chorse123]

Originally Posted by Hard2Fit

A Mercy

Did you like it? My wife has it on her Christmas list.

 

[Hard2Fit]

Not her best but I enjoyed it immensely.
(The Bluest Eye knocked me for a loop.)
It has its moments and its on my list to read again.

 

[johnapril]

Originally Posted by rdawson808

Any reason in particular that you recommend that one?

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I like to hear about what other people, especially blue collar workers, do for a living. Plus, I'd finished all Raymond Carver's work. He does such a nice job of describing blue collar people who are out of work. Johnny Bosworth's narrative about selling cars ("The Selling") is great.

 

[voxsartoria]

Still in reread mode...sort of in this case, because I'm reading a translation of Democracy in America that's new to me, by Goldhammer.

I have to say it is better than the Mansfield translation, which is the last version that I read.


- B

 

[nootje]

omnipotent government, ludwig von mises ... I was allready depressed about state intervention lately, reading this doesnt help at all..

 

[Connemara]

Officially started my winter reading list with:

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by Spatlese

Next airplane book: Midnight's Children (been in my possession for 10 years, have never gotten around to reading).

You're in for a treat.

I'm finishing up The Crossing. Haven't decided yet what's next.

 

[NorCal]

Torts case book, looking forward to the fourth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

 

[lawyerdad]

Originally Posted by NorCal

Torts case book, looking forward to the fourth book in the A Song of Fire and Ice series.

The fact pattern in torts case books are so much more interesting than most of the others.

 

[NorCal]

Originally Posted by lawyerdad

The fact pattern in torts case books are so much more interesting than most of the others.

Amen, brother, they saved the "best" for last.