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I thought it did, too, Maynard, in the sense that the love and humanity between the father and son seems to be the only reliable thing left in the world after its destruction and in the absolute bleakest of conditions. It's a testament to the power of fatherhood, family, and human connections in general IMO.
I thought it did, too, Maynard, in the sense that the love and humanity between the father and son seems to be the only reliable thing left in the world after its destruction and in the absolute bleakest of conditions. It's a testament to the power of fatherhood, family, and human connections in general IMO.
Easy there. Much more talk like that and you'll get your cynical title taken away.
I agree with you on that. I already had a kid when I read it, and that doubled the impact of it for me.
*spoilerish*
Also, doesn't the very last chapter leave the impression that life has gone on in some places?
Post by nodepression on Jan 20, 2012 15:34:34 GMT -5
I've avoided that book because I thought it would just be super depressing, guess I have to give it a go.
Finished Pnin, loved it. I've read Lolita, which is fantastic, so I kind of expected great things from this one. It was short and very funny; great introduction to Nabokov if you've never had the pleasure to read him before.
Now I'm on to this,
A collection of essays by a writer for Paris Review, New York Times, Harpers... Great so far.
yes, i think overall the message was hopeful but some of the things that happened.....
****Spoiler****
such as the cannibalism, helped you remember how twisted humanity can be.
i was on a mccarthy kick for a while like 5 years ago, he rocks.
Oh yeah, there is definitely a lot of bad, bad things happening in there. It's a rough read at times. Also, how was Child of God overall? I'm interested in reading it because it's one from when he lived in Knoxville, so the book takes place entirely within an hour of my house.
I am reading a Wheel of Time book. Fantasy series for the win. I've seriously been reading on that series since high school and I can't stop three books before the end.
Post by nodepression on Jan 22, 2012 21:38:49 GMT -5
Nice! I would have to finish as well, which is one of the reasons I've avoided fantasy novels since lotr. Too much work.
So, I think you guys would all really love Pulphead. All the essays have been really interesting so far, Axl Rose, southern U.S. archaeology, blues 78's excavations, Christian Rock festivals have all been covered. Still have a few left.
I've been on the same book for over a month now because of my work load, so I hear ya Ziggy! (My TV shows are backed up like 3 weeks on my DVR too).
I decided that once I am off working overtime (Marchish), I am investing in Amazon Prime. I can lend books with my friends who have Kindles and I can borrow one book a month from the Amazon library. At that point, I will be back full force in this thread!
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Jan 25, 2012 15:02:17 GMT -5
Are you an every word reader, NoD? If so its crazy how much material you get through. Gravities rainbow in two weeks would be almost impossible for me.
Are you an every word reader, NoD? If so its crazy how much material you get through. Gravities rainbow in two weeks would be almost impossible for me.
Yea, I'm just a really quick reader.
Plus I do this thing with my brother, the B.B.C. (the Big Book Challenge) where we pick a book to complete in a month that's kind of an achievement book. He read Moby Dick for December and finished it with only a couple days left in the month. So I wanted to show him up by reading a longer book in half that time.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is considered his best work and most accessible. Good starting point. I was introduced with The Book of Laughter and Forgetting in my postmodernism class. That one's pretty odd though, but if you like Pynchon you might dig it.
Post by billypilgrim on Jan 25, 2012 19:30:14 GMT -5
I recently finished Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. It's fictiion, but based on his experiences in the Marines during the Viet Nam War. It purportedly took him 30 years to write and had to be whittled down from its initial 1600 pages. It's terrifying and gripping in terms of the sh!t those poor bastids were put through and the idiocy of the senior officers. He apparently wrote a nonfiction too, but I need a break before I go back to Nam.
I recently finished Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. It's fictiion, but based on his experiences in the Marines during the Viet Nam War. It purportedly took him 30 years to write and had to be whittled down from its initial 1600 pages. It's terrifying and gripping in terms of the sh!t those poor bastids were put through and the idiocy of the senior officers. He apparently wrote a nonfiction too, but I need a break before I go back to Nam.
Had not heard of this but it sounds great. I'll be looking for this one to add to my pile
Post by nodepression on Jan 29, 2012 22:28:20 GMT -5
Finished a couple of books this week after finishing off Lightning Rods (which I enjoyed,)
Introduction to Graham Greene, and it was a good one. Pinkie was pretty chilling, and the settings he described were done very,very well. Great author.
Then finished this over the weekend,
Which was incredible. Delillo is quickly becoming my favorite author. The way he writes dialogue is genius in this one just like White Noise. It's a relatively quick read as well, so if you need an intro to Delillo, I highly recommend End Zone.
but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal. 
