Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Just (re- ) read John Kennedy Toole's "A Confederacy Of Dunces", twenty years after first reading it. Every bit as great the second time.
When I moved to New Orleans, the first thing I did was eat a Lucky Dog because of that book.
Have you read The Moviegoer by Walker Percy? Another great New Orleans set novel. And the funniest existential novel I've ever read.
"Apparently I am pushing a jinx about the streets. Oh, Fortuna, you capricious sprite! Help me right my listing craft."
No, I've not read that particular Percy title yet -- but I'm glad you mentioned it. Had a friend recommend it a while back, and I guess I just forgot about it. But I've gotta go to Borders tomorrow, and I'll be sure to pick it up. Thanks.
Also, hope you enjoyed OCMS last night. I saw 'em outdoors here in Nashville last Saturday night, and thoroughly dug it.
Post by Dave Maynar on Aug 9, 2012 11:16:41 GMT -5
I went to the library yesterday and figured out that they have all the "classics" in separate shelving from the rest of the fiction books. Unlike the paperback, large print or young adult sections, this is in no way indicated in the book's location in the card catalog. Having made this discovery, I was finally able to locate their copy of The Bell Jar. Hooray!
Post by abrakapokus on Aug 12, 2012 1:58:00 GMT -5
I just finished "Dirt" by David Vann. I can't say I was impressed. It is about a young man with a dysfunctional family and mental illness mixed in, set on a walnut farm. The book focuses on his struggles with relationships/attachment to his family and his struggle to be free from attachment.
I just finished "Dirt" by David Vann. I can't say I was impressed. It is about a young man with a dysfunctional family and mental illness mixed in, set on a walnut farm. The book focuses on his struggles with relationships/attachment to his family and his struggle to be free from attachment.
I think the team behind Take Shelter and Shotgun Stories (both great films IMO) have turned this into a film which is coming out in the Fall
Anyone read Cloud Atlas? About to start it after the amazing movie trailer.
I'm halfway through myself, enjoying it but not loving it so far. I will say that some chapters/stories are significantly better than others. What I like most so far is how Mitchell plays with language from chapter to chapter
Post by theshining on Sept 3, 2012 13:23:56 GMT -5
After getting through Cloud Atlas, which I equally loved and hated, I have moved on to the condensed Walking Dead books. Currently on book 4 and really enjoying it (though I tend to not enjoy graphic novels).
Post by chicojuarz on Sept 4, 2012 11:58:34 GMT -5
Beautiful Creatures is kind of a romancey teen wizard/supernatural thing. I've enjoyed the series enough to keep reading them even though they've gotten kind of ridiculous after the first one.
Clockwork Angel is kind of a steampunk fantasy with lots of supernatural stuff going on too. Part mystery and lots of adventure. My old roomie really liked it, though it's a little too much fantasy for my taste.
Once again, I find myself in need of something to read. Nothing seems to be fitting my moods lately.
Have you read Room by Emma Donoghue or The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker? Do you like Tom Perrotta or Dennis Lehane? Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro series are up there as one of my all time favs.
Once again, I find myself in need of something to read. Nothing seems to be fitting my moods lately.
Have you read Room by Emma Donoghue or The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker? Do you like Tom Perrotta or Dennis Lehane? Dennis Lehane's Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro series are up there as one of my all time favs.
I've read "Room", it was interesting but I didn't feel like it lived up to the hype. I'll check out the others you suggested though!
I'm a huge DFW fan, so this might be easier to absorb than his actual writing, assuming the author isn't equally footnotes-obsessed.
The author uses endnotes sparingly. My problem with the book is knowing the heartbreaking ending. Or maybe I'll be surprised. Maybe he'll pull through and finish The Pale King.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on Sept 4, 2012 13:48:55 GMT -5
I just started Will Herme's Love Goes To Buildings On Fire. I don't know why I waited so long. I'm really enjoying it so far. It covers just about everything that was happening music wise in NYC from '73 to '77. You get the Rock scene at Max's and CBGB's, the birth of hip hop, minimalist composers, poets, glam, salsa, Jazz revisionist, and more all in a seemingly chronological time line. Its a fun read if you're like me and love music history.
