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Postby 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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Postby 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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Postby 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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Postby 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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Postby 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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Postby Spent » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:43 pm

I need to read 'Steppenwolf,' for sure.
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Postby 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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Postby Spent » Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:45 pm

What's the connection between Hesse and Robbins?
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Postby smithgrind » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:04 pm

Roberto Bolano, "The Savage Detectives".

A perfect read for oppressed poets.
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Postby 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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Postby Spent » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:40 pm

'In The Night Kitchen'
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Postby 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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Postby Spider » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:15 pm

war dances by sherman alexie
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Postby 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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Postby 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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