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03-24-2012 , 11:52 PM

#7551

SnotBoogy

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if anyone actually did like The Devil All the Time, Crimes in Southern Indiana will please you too

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03-25-2012 , 12:18 AM

#7552

amplify

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if anyone actually did like The Devil All the Time, Crimes in Southern Indiana will please you too

Yeah I read a couple of stories out of that last night, good stuff. I'm also reading stories from The Outlaw Album by Daniel Woodrell and enjoying the hell out of that.

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03-25-2012 , 02:02 AM

#7553

Xaston

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Thinking, Fast and Slow

Only about 1/5th done but I'm liking it a lot so far. Anyone who likes thinking/learning about thinking will like this book.

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03-25-2012 , 11:42 AM

#7554

accobra_kid

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Mrs. accobra_kid and I are planning our honeymoon. Italy (in particular Naples and the Amalfi Coast) is likely going to be our destination.

She was shocked when I answered that I hadn't read (or seen the film adaption) Under the Tuscan Sun, by Frances Mayes. Can anyone comment if this will be a worthwhile read?

I would be open to other book recommendations about life in Italy, as my exposure to Italian culture is limited beyond watching The Sopranos in its entirety three times.

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03-25-2012 , 11:54 AM

#7555

Swanndogg

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I read it like 20 years ago or something, but I remember enjoying it. Naples is awesome. You will have a great time.

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03-25-2012 , 02:37 PM

#7556

Dominic

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Under the Tuscan Sun is a quick, fun read.

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03-25-2012 , 04:11 PM

#7557

DOOM@ALL_CAPS

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Originally Posted by Xaston

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Only about 1/5th done but I'm liking it a lot so far. Anyone who likes thinking/learning about thinking will like this book.

I was just going to post about this in BFI. It's really good for anyone interested in decision making. And Part 5 should be read by everyone imo.

Currently reading a Short History of Nearly Everything. Pretty good so far.

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03-26-2012 , 08:02 AM

#7558

lofcuk

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Another +1 for this.

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03-26-2012 , 11:56 AM

#7559

SnotBoogy

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Anyone read Ask the Dust by John Fante? Just started

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03-26-2012 , 12:01 PM

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SL__72

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Currently reading a Short History of Nearly Everything. Pretty good so far.

I really enjoyed this.

Has anyone read anything else by Bryson? Thinking I might want to check out some of his other books but not really sure where to start or if I even should?

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03-26-2012 , 12:07 PM

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I really enjoyed this.

Has anyone read anything else by Bryson? Thinking I might want to check out some of his other books but not really sure where to start or if I even should?

I read A Walk in the Woods about hiking the Appalachian Trail. It's very funny, he and his partner are completely unsuited to hiking in general and their attempting such a long hike was clearly a bad idea.

Bryson isn't going to blow your mind with amazing prose but he's a good workmanlike writer.

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03-26-2012 , 10:44 PM

#7562

Enrique

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Originally Posted by SL__72

I really enjoyed this.

Has anyone read anything else by Bryson? Thinking I might want to check out some of his other books but not really sure where to start or if I even should?

A Walk in the Woods is a good book about his hike of the Appalachian trail.
I also read "The Lost Continent" which is about his travels around small cities in the US. It was great.

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03-26-2012 , 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SL__72

I really enjoyed this.

Has anyone read anything else by Bryson? Thinking I might want to check out some of his other books but not really sure where to start or if I even should?

I read Notes From A Small Island. Pleasant. He is a comfortable read.

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03-26-2012 , 11:24 PM

#7564

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The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill. The first of a 6 part set on WW II. 600 pages per book. My goal is to finish the series before I die.

I made it through all of them and I'm not dead yet. What I liked best about the series was when Churchill writes about the British failures during the war. Clearly he is writing to shape history and his legacy. Singapore, Crete, Dieppe, and Operation Market Garden are fascinating spins on the events. He is no historian, but that isn't the point.

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03-27-2012 , 12:01 AM

#7565

Doc T River

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I was going to do the EB challenge, but since they're dropping the print version, well.....

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03-27-2012 , 09:08 AM

#7566

John Cole

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Finished The Heart of Darkness today. Boy, that's an interesting one that's pretty unlike most of what I've read before. I'm glad it wasn't as long as Moby Dick.

Solo,

You might be interested in Chinua Achebe's take on Heart of Darkness:

http://kirbyk.net/hod/image.of.africa.html

Kurtz's final words, "The horror, the horror," become in Marlow's version "He died with your name on his lips." Not really a lie, perhaps?

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03-27-2012 , 09:09 AM

#7567

John Cole

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Been reading The Walking Dead series. Up to book nine, which puts me far ahead of the TV show.

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03-27-2012 , 09:19 AM

#7568

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Originally Posted by John Cole

Been reading The Walking Dead series. Up to book nine, which puts me far ahead of the TV show.

I was shocked to read this, of never have guessed you'd be reading this.

Its like comic book crack, isn't it?

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03-27-2012 , 10:54 AM

#7569

SL__72

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So I guess it sounds like pretty much anything by Bryson will at least be entertaining.

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03-27-2012 , 01:44 PM

#7570

RussellinToronto

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Originally Posted by John Cole

Kurtz's final words, "The horror, the horror," become in Marlow's version "He died with your name on his lips." Not really a lie, perhaps?

An astute reading of the text!

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03-27-2012 , 03:42 PM

#7571

Enrique

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So I guess it sounds like pretty much anything by Bryson will at least be entertaining.

Yes.

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03-27-2012 , 03:44 PM

#7572

Enrique

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Originally Posted by John Cole

Been reading The Walking Dead series. Up to book nine, which puts me far ahead of the TV show.

I assume you mean Vol. 9 since the last "Book" that has come out was Book 7.
I really liked the first 8 volumes, but lately, I've been tired of the series. The latest volume was Vol. 15 and I am not excited about the series not ending.

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03-27-2012 , 06:26 PM

#7573

John Cole

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Originally Posted by Enrique

Yes, Vol. 9.

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03-27-2012 , 06:40 PM

#7574

John Cole

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Originally Posted by diebitter

I was shocked to read this, of never have guessed you'd be reading this.

Its like comic book crack, isn't it?

Definitely comic book crack.

Also reading Marjorie Garber's Shakespeare After All, which examines each of the plays, to retain my high-falutin street cred.

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03-27-2012 , 09:17 PM

#7575

SoloAJ

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Just finished Daisy Miller. That was so much less depression-inducing than Beast in the Jungle was.

I liked Daisy Miller and, as usual, I'm looking forward to reading some supplemental material now.

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