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by erzats » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:48 am
His article in TSJ about the San Fran bodysurfer left me not wanting to read his book. While I was inspired by the woman in the article, the writing was lacking. A little too self important for my tastes.
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by Spent » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:48 am
Me too and I'm re-reading it now. Probably a book one should read every decade or so. I definitely understand it more now. I wish I could read German.
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by erzats » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:49 am
However, I am hungry for some tom robbins of late. Any fans out there with a recommendation?
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by Spent » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:49 am
erzats wrote:His article in TSJ about the San Fran bodysurfer left me not wanting to read his book. While I was inspired by the woman in the article, the writing was lacking. A little too self important for my tastes.
Agreed but the photography was stunning. And prop to TSJ for having the balls to take it on like that.
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by Gazsurf » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:40 pm
Spent wrote:Me too and I'm re-reading it now. Probably a book one should read every decade or so. I definitely understand it more now. I wish I could read German.
All his early stuff..........
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by Spent » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:43 pm
I need to read 'Steppenwolf,' for sure.
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by Nash » Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:42 pm
Steppenwolf was great. Written during WWII I think? He has a book of fairy tales I bought a few years back. I have read these Tom Robbins books and loved them all:
Another Roadside Attraction
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Still Life with Woodpecker
Jitterbug Perfume
If you like that kind of writing I would also suggest some Kurt Vonnegut.
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by Spent » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:45 pm
What's the connection between Hesse and Robbins?
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by smithgrind » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:04 pm
Roberto Bolano, "The Savage Detectives".
A perfect read for oppressed poets.
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by erzats » Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:42 am
Spent wrote:What's the connection between Hesse and Robbins?
That was a non sequitur on my part. However, you may have stumbled on an MFA thesis of some kind.
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by Spent » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:40 pm
'In The Night Kitchen'
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by speelyei » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:50 pm
Sniper One
An account of a British platoons experiences in Al Amarah, Iraq. Interesting read, especially having recently read Babylon by Bus, a book by two unqualified East Coast dudes who snuck into Baghdad and wrangled their way into jobs with NGO's.
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by Spider » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:15 pm
war dances by sherman alexie
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by bluesilver » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:46 am
Angels & Demons
Next up: Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
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by bluesilver » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:03 pm
finished Angels & Demons, one of the best books I've ever read.
So, rather than horse soldiers I got another Dan Brown novel: Deception Point.
The only other novels I thought were at least as good as Angels & Demons was the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz.
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