bean-tor Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 After approximately a decade ( :o ), I'm rereading Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Tad Williams- Shadowplay Shadowmarch, the first volume in this series, was a fairly mixed bag (mostly all good), but it ended gripping, tying up every loose end relevant to that novels immediate storyline and leaving me breathless for more. What at first seemed like a 3/5 ended as a 4.5/5. Genius fantasy storytelling. I just started the second volume. Considering the first book is regarded as the weakest, I expect great things from this volume (it honestly has a lot to live up too!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 After approximately a decade ( :o ), I'm rereading Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman. Let us know how it is! I read his memoir ,"Brothers and Keepers", years ago. I don't read a lot of fiction but I'll bet this would be interesting; the real life incident was so involved, strange and sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 After approximately a decade ( :o ), I'm rereading Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman. Let us know how it is! I read his memoir ,"Brothers and Keepers", years ago. I don't read a lot of fiction but I'll bet this would be interesting; the real life incident was so involved, strange and sad. I absolutely loved this book all those years ago, and found it to be quite gripping. I'm interested to see how, if at all, I've changed over the past decade! I'll be in touch :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 I just finished Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson. Set in a small, southern U.S. town, where nothing is as it seems. Once described as a "romp through a world of nearly infinite deceit." A quick, easy, and Rabelaisian read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Nabokov - Transparent Things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Over The Top And Back: The Autobiography, by Tom Jones.Boys In The Trees: A Memoir, by Carly Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 After approximately a decade ( :o ), I'm rereading Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman. Let us know how it is! I read his memoir ,"Brothers and Keepers", years ago. I don't read a lot of fiction but I'll bet this would be interesting; the real life incident was so involved, strange and sad. I absolutely loved this book all those years ago, and found it to be quite gripping. I'm interested to see how, if at all, I've changed over the past decade! I'll be in touch :) Oh blueschica, the book is every bit as deep, intricate, and formally compelling as I remembered. It's as devastating and crackling as the fire that permeates it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 After approximately a decade ( :o ), I'm rereading Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman. Let us know how it is! I read his memoir ,"Brothers and Keepers", years ago. I don't read a lot of fiction but I'll bet this would be interesting; the real life incident was so involved, strange and sad. I absolutely loved this book all those years ago, and found it to be quite gripping. I'm interested to see how, if at all, I've changed over the past decade! I'll be in touch :) Oh blueschica, the book is every bit as deep, intricate, and formally compelling as I remembered. It's as devastating and crackling as the fire that permeates it. I'll have to look for it at the library today; it sounds really interesting. Thanks for the review! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 After approximately a decade ( :o ), I'm rereading Philadelphia Fire by John Edgar Wideman. Let us know how it is! I read his memoir ,"Brothers and Keepers", years ago. I don't read a lot of fiction but I'll bet this would be interesting; the real life incident was so involved, strange and sad. I absolutely loved this book all those years ago, and found it to be quite gripping. I'm interested to see how, if at all, I've changed over the past decade! I'll be in touch :) Oh blueschica, the book is every bit as deep, intricate, and formally compelling as I remembered. It's as devastating and crackling as the fire that permeates it. I'll have to look for it at the library today; it sounds really interesting. Thanks for the review! No worries at all! If you end up reading it, I'd be interested to hear what you think, too! :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat 3 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9781617136184_p0_v1_s260x420.JPG http://www.titletrakk.com/Images/books/wisdom-hunter-250.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 Crazy, fascinating book .. About halfway thru, and so far, so good .... The author presents his case that hallucinogenic plants were the turning point as far as art, culture, religion and the break from simple hunter gatherers .. He also feels that hallucinations are not limited to the mind, but that the plants actually open portals to other realities and dimensions .. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61PNWYMlbJL.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster (Thank you so much, Cy! It's positively magnificent so far!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicHead Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Ray Bradbury- Farewell Summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51fHEHoAZvL._SX331_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Also, http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1438544596l/357636.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 A month ago I read over half of Rand Paul's "Taking A Stand." I haven't finished it because I began reading a John F. Kennedy biography called "An Unfinished Life" by Robert Dallek. I'm close to finishing the latter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320527907l/11713.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320527907l/11713.jpg Ooh, enjoy! :cheers: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That One Guy Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 And, http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Gyltc8l4L._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 This one I'll start in a week or two cause I got a good deal on it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 And, http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Gyltc8l4L._SX322_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg I hope you'll enjoy this one, too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 This one I'll start in a week or two cause I got a good deal on it Please post and let us know how it was. It could be interesting, or it could be a trainwreck ... a trainwreck you can't put down because of everything he did :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Thomas Hardy - Return Of The Native 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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