the books we read

[Drunkre]

NPR was really losing it over The Wire.  I tried to watch it once or twice, but the whole gay gangsta thing was just dumb to me.

You're missing out on the best drama to ever grace television screens.  

So I've heard.

[Chills]

'Northline' by Willy Vlautin (Richmond Fontaine)

Great so far...would recommend.

I'm halfway through it.

Do you have the included soundtrack?
It's quite beautiful and accompanies the book excellently.

[Chills]

Great interview with Willy Vlautin here...

http://powells.com/interviews/willyvlautin.html

On "Northline" and other things.

"As messed up as I am, I'm a romantic, and strangely, an optimist."  :)

[Angry Ewok]

This month I read 1984 for the first time. I enjoyed it, but the ending felt sort of rushed. I hated the ending, to be honest. I read the entire novel on my iPod... that was kind of cool, despite the tiny screen.

I also finished reading the Bible. I had already read the New Testament, but this time I read the book in its entirety. I use the NIV edition, it's a student study bible and I recommend it to anyone who wants to read the book but doesn't want to spend more time understanding the language than understanding the message.

Up next, I want to read Starship Troopers. I've wanted to read Robert A. Heinlein's work for years and years.

After that, I'll finish reading Bear's Boys.

After that, I think I'll read The Federalist Papers. Not exactly a novel, but from the little transcripts I read earlier, I think it should be required reading.

After that, Flags Of Our Fathers. I rescued a hard-bound from the Books-A-Million discounted library books stack. These things are probably burned out back if they don't sell in a couple of weeks.

After that, maybe Moby Dick.

[Jenny]

BELOVED by TONI MORRISON

i love it thus far.

[MarkW]

Just finished The Zahir by Paulo Coelho.  He is consistently excellent, and this novel was no exception.  I strongly recommend both it and him.

[Angry Ewok]

Two final exams today, and then I'm going nuts on Starship Troopers. First few pages are pretty awesome.

[EC]

musicophilia by oliver sacks
http://www.amazon.com/Musicophilia-Tales-Music-Oliver-Sacks/dp/1400040817

so interesting.
more science about what we already know - music affects us on very deep levels.
plus, oliver sacks is just a lovely dude who is able to communicate difficult scientific/epistemological theory in language that everybody can relate to.

[easy jim]

re-re-re-re-re-re-reading On the Road.

i'll try to post a picture of my first Penguin copy when I get to the house...

[Chills]

Jonathan Franzen - The Corrections

[IHL]

Reading the Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer.

The true story of Gary Gilmore and the murders he committed in 1976.

A truly devastating book.

[Love Dogg]

Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk!  Quick read...like six hours.  It's almost great.

[tbw]

Read?...i wish i had more time

[pawpaw]

I probably won't be able to start getting into them for a couple more weeks, but I've got a few new ones that I'm excited to read:

The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie

Boonville - Robert Mailer Anderson

I think they're both going to be fun...I'll let y'all know!

[ycartrob]

The Power of Now- Eckhardt Tolle

[lisaskye]

The 4 Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz.

http://www.miguelruiz.com/fouragreements.html

[primushead]

Your Government Failed You - Richard Clarke

[Killgies]

Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

[primushead]

Is this what you were looking for, Brad?

[Angry Ewok]

I knew there was a thread like this, somewhere! Thanks, G!

Right now, I'm reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Thus far, it's really good - I have a feeling I might even finish this one before the week is over!

Next on the list...

World War Z by Max Brooks
John Adams by David McCullough
1776 by David McCullough
For Whom The Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein