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Originally Posted by SoloAJ
J. Brown sighting, zomg!
I'm going to buy The Road today at Borders, I think. I'm forcing my dad to read it (he's not a reader) so that we can go see the movie together. My justification to him is, "It's a father-son book!" It's a bit of a stretch calling it that, in terms of a reason for him to read it, but still. I'm pumped for the movie.
I read Oleanna yesterday. I'd seen the movie version already, but reading the play is a trip. It's definitely meant to be heard and seen visually, not seen on the page. It's hard to read the entire play without reading it aloud. I had forgotten how many wonderful ideas are in such a short piece.
Oleanna is about a college professor about to get tenure and a young female student who come to his office with some questions about her confusion and about education. From there, a wonderful dialogue occurs where he tries to "educate her." Both of these characters have an amazing amount of depth consideirng how little we know about them. It's a wonderful cat-and-mouse battle between the two and the tension is pretty amazing. Loved Oleanna (5*/5).
I'll be starting 2009 Illinois Abraham Lincoln Award nominee (best adolescent novel) Crank by Ellen Hopkins. I don't know what to expect, but I've heard good things in general terms.
i think you are the only one who notices and/or cares if i post.
(well maybe katy seagull misses me too, not sure)
i just finished a couple of books that i found interesting.
"Why Kerouac Matters" by John Leland
great book if you appreciate the beat writers.
"American Son" by Oscar De La Hoya
not very well written but i am a huge fight fan so i enjoyed it.
"Everyman" by Philip Roth
this was a re-read and a quick one. (this one i am recommending to you AJ)
i love his writing and this novella is thought provoking.
"In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan
makes you really think about the things we call food and eat.
his other food book is great too "The Omnivore's Dilemma" in fact i think i liked it better but i loved them both. if you have an interest in health at all they are good.
i have recently been polling a half dozen or so of the people i respect (and who are smarter than me) the latter is not difficult to find and asking them for there all time favorite book. i am then setting off implementing them into my must buy/read list.
up next "The Count of Monte Cristo" a classic that slipped past me.
then "Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner.
anyone on here care to add one? must be your all time favorite book.