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I am going to probably bang out one more quick read and then go for Infinite Jest. I too am a half-reader unless its something I am way too into and it basically consumes me.
I really enjoyed Bryson's A Walk in the Woods for what it was. lots of people in the AT community hate Bryson but I guess they just can't see the forest for the trees. BINGBONG!!!
Why is this? I mean I guess, I kind of 'hate' him too, for having the means and free time to undertake the hike.
Also just finished:
Absolutely loved it! First off, it's a novel, not an instruction manual. Highly, highly recommend it to any fellow aspiring writers who can manage to not take themselves too seriously. While not a manual, it really did capture the writing process in many ways. Very funny, found myself laughing out loud. Really enjoyed it and really think it will help me be a better writer(even if that isn't it's intention).
I really enjoyed Bryson's A Walk in the Woods for what it was. lots of people in the AT community hate Bryson but I guess they just can't see the forest for the trees. BINGBONG!!!
Why is this? I mean I guess, I kind of 'hate' him too, for having the means and free time to undertake the hike.
well A Walk in the Woods is considered THE quintessential book on the AT and without a doubt the most successful. But the thing is, Bryson didn't thru-hike. He did 800 miles which is like 35%. And he makes a ton of money and has the most famous book on the AT there is. It bothers a lot of people, especially the 'purists' because he is like a trail celebrity but didn't really do anything.
It doesn't bother me personally. While Bryson attempted a thru-hike, he doesn't walk around claiming to be a thru-hiker. He just 'hiked the Appalachian Trail', as he says in the last lines of the book.
I liked it. Bryson is a writer, not a hiker and the book is very well written, very funny, and very moving, despite how much of it is fiction (the character Katz is actually not a real person, he is just the 'negative' side of Bryson's personality manifested in the form of a character).
Oh wow, I do remember how disappointed I was when he decided he wasn't finishing it thru. It didn't 'bother' me though. The trail is my goal for next summer, and honestly I can't see making it all the way up to Maine on the first try. That's also pretty cool to know about Katz, I had no idea. I really enjoyed the humor in his character, and really found myself missing him in the parts about the day hikes. I would like to read his Australian themed book, the name slips me now, but it hasn't shown up at my used bookstore in quite some time.
That is interesting to note about Katz. Has he explicitly said that he's not a separate person? It seems like he has to be. I really enjoyed the book, but like Matt said, was disappointed when he accepted his fate of not thru-hiking the trail. It was very well-written and entertaining throughout. I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I now find myself longing to experience the trail, but the sensible side of me prevails, telling me I would surely die. Maybe I'll give in to the urge one day.
Next up:
I'm preparing myself for Infinite Jest. I am thinking I am going to take it on over the summer. I need to get myself fully back in the groove of reading before I even attempt it.
Post by nodepression on Mar 14, 2012 10:59:09 GMT -5
I love his non-fiction, although I've only read a couple of his essays, one from the Times on Federer/Nadal, and A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again. Need to change that.
That is interesting to note about Katz. Has he explicitly said that he's not a separate person? It seems like he has to be. I really enjoyed the book, but like Matt said, was disappointed when he accepted his fate of not thru-hiking the trail. It was very well-written and entertaining throughout. I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I now find myself longing to experience the trail, but the sensible side of me prevails, telling me I would surely die. Maybe I'll give in to the urge one day.
I don't know if Bryson himself has ever come out and admitted it. I think he hiked parts of the trail with another person, but it wasn't a man named Stephen Katz. Even though he hiked with another guy, I think its a fairly well-known fact that Katz is based off a part of himself. The more flawed, ignorant, negative, and crude part of him. I think the way he perceived himself or thought others perceived him when going through all that suffering in the first part of the book.
That is interesting to note about Katz. Has he explicitly said that he's not a separate person? It seems like he has to be. I really enjoyed the book, but like Matt said, was disappointed when he accepted his fate of not thru-hiking the trail. It was very well-written and entertaining throughout. I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I now find myself longing to experience the trail, but the sensible side of me prevails, telling me I would surely die. Maybe I'll give in to the urge one day.
I don't know if Bryson himself has ever come out and admitted it. I think he hiked parts of the trail with another person, but it wasn't a man named Stephen Katz. Even though he hiked with another guy, I think its a fairly well-known fact that Katz is based off a part of himself. The more flawed, ignorant, negative, and crude part of him. I think the way he perceived himself or thought others perceived him when going through all that suffering in the first part of the book.
That makes sense. I figured the character was embellished a bit, but some of the things pointed too much to him having a companion for me to fully wrap my head around Katz being merely a concept.
That is interesting to note about Katz. Has he explicitly said that he's not a separate person? It seems like he has to be. I really enjoyed the book, but like Matt said, was disappointed when he accepted his fate of not thru-hiking the trail. It was very well-written and entertaining throughout. I definitely enjoyed it a lot. I now find myself longing to experience the trail, but the sensible side of me prevails, telling me I would surely die. Maybe I'll give in to the urge one day.
Next up:
I'm preparing myself for Infinite Jest. I am thinking I am going to take it on over the summer. I need to get myself fully back in the groove of reading before I even attempt it.
DFW is one of my favorite authors and I always have his work sitting nearby. "Girl With Curious Hair" is one of the strangest pieces of fiction I've ever read and I absolutely adore it. The entire collection of the same name is a must-read. He's most noted for his essays, of course, but "Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley" is probably one of the driest things I've ever read and I somehow still found myself riveted
As for me, I'm trying to get through my friend's novel when I have time. It's about Sasquatch among other things. I'm really enjoying it and it's getting really good reviews.
Hasn't Robert Redford been pushing for the movie version of Walk in the Woods for years now? Heard he was a huge fan. Any word on it?
A writer named Richard Russo announced recently that he is attempting the screenplay. But that they are waiting to start production after some hiker they know completes his 2012 thru-hike.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
I just commented on Game of Thrones thread and didn't ask, I figured I would check with my fellow readers first. Anyone read them? Should I read before watching or after? Anyone have any experience here? I know with adaptations a lot of people are clear cut, the book is always better. I for one don't always feel this way. In probably a similar case, I watched the first 3 seasons of True Blood, then read a bunch of the books, then watched season 4. I don't think I would have enjoyed the books at all with out having seen the show before hand as it's not really my cup of tea. Likewise, I think the show takes enough creative license, that past the initial season its not so much adaptation but more so based on the characters. Unless anyone, highly suggests otherwise, I'm planning on watching season 1 and then start the books.
I just commented on Game of Thrones thread and didn't ask, I figured I would check with my fellow readers first. Anyone read them? Should I read before watching or after? Anyone have any experience here? I know with adaptations a lot of people are clear cut, the book is always better. I for one don't always feel this way. In probably a similar case, I watched the first 3 seasons of True Blood, then read a bunch of the books, then watched season 4. I don't think I would have enjoyed the books at all with out having seen the show before hand as it's not really my cup of tea. Likewise, I think the show takes enough creative license, that past the initial season its not so much adaptation but more so based on the characters. Unless anyone, highly suggests otherwise, I'm planning on watching season 1 and then start the books.
I've read them. They're awesome and have me sooooo excited for the series. The first season is a really really good adaptation of the first book. And it only gets better from there. It's insane how excited i am for the second season. I would suggest reading them. I have read about some of the chages they're doing in the show and none of it really bothers me. Its just stuff for people who didn't read the books to understand characters better. But trust me the books are amazing!
Post by Dave Maynar on Mar 15, 2012 14:28:26 GMT -5
Games of Thrones is a winner both in television and book form. I hadn't read any of them until I watched the first season of the show. I then read all 5 books back to back.
Hasn't Robert Redford been pushing for the movie version of Walk in the Woods for years now? Heard he was a huge fan. Any word on it?
A writer named Richard Russo announced recently that he is attempting the screenplay. But that they are waiting to start production after some hiker they know completes his 2012 thru-hike.
Richard Russo is a Pulitzer-prize winning novelist who's also worked on some screenplays (often based on his novels). Empire Falls is one of his classics.
And for those who want to sample some David Foster Wallace essay-writing before buying the book, here's a link to an article he did in Harper's Magazine reviewing Bryan Garner's A Dictionary of Modern American Usage (subsequently revised as Garner's American Usage -- an amazing book in its own right).
DFW's essays (like his fiction) contain incredible amounts of detail and aren't for everyone. But some of us love this poop. The title essay in Consider the Lobster was an article he was asked to write for Gourmet magazine about a lobster festival in Maine that evolved into an incredibly thorough discussion of the lobster's nervous system and the ethics of boiling them alive.
Games of Thrones is a winner both in television and book form. I hadn't read any of them until I watched the first season of the show. I then read all 5 books back to back.
Did the same exact thing, couldn't put them down after the series
Reading my new Bonnaroo book out on the front porch on this beautiful afternoon. Getting my mind right. Focusing on what's important.
I love you whoreshack. Let me tell you why, I forgot I had ordered my Bonnaroo book until you said you were reading yours. Then I remembered that mine was supposed to be here on Wednesday....but packages are always early here. So I went out to my mailbox and there it was, sitting pretty just waiting for me!
Had you not mentioned it I probably wouldn't have checked my mailbox for another couple days!
