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BOOKS THREAD

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Moderator1, Apr 22, 2005.

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  1. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I am 400 pages in and kinda feeling the same way. Probably why I'm not finished.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Nov 17, 2015
    #4321
  2. HC

    HC Well-Known Member

    Took me 2 weeks to read it ... it rarely kept me turning pages.
     
    HC, Nov 17, 2015
    #4322
  3. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Nov 17, 2015
    #4323
  4. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    There's a great book in the story of John Fogerty and CCR, the great songs he wrote, the great records they made, the turmoil within the band and Fogerty's battles with his record company. Unfortunately, Fortunate Son, Fogerty's new memoir isn't it. There are some good bits but I was underwhelmed.
     
    Huggy, Nov 18, 2015
    #4324
  5. Chet the Jet

    Chet the Jet Member

    200 pages into "making of the atom bomb"
    Please, please, somebody, anybody tell me this gets easier.
     
    Chet the Jet, Nov 18, 2015
    #4325
  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I finished a book called "The Last Jews in Berlin" by Leonard Gross last night. It's an old book -- written in the 80s. He told the story of a handful of the jews who survived Hitler living it out as "U boats" underground in Berlin. All had unique stories. All the people who helped them had unique stories and motivations. It was a really interesting book.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 19, 2015
    #4326
  7. Brian

    Brian Well-Known Member

    I'm 250 pages into "Purity" and want to strangle Franzen. But once I start a book my brain requires I finish it.
     
    Brian, Nov 24, 2015
    #4327
  8. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    I finished last week. My meh impression didn't change.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Nov 24, 2015
    #4328
  9. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Finished King's Bazaar of Bad Dreams. It was solid. Not his best collection of short stories. Prolly three or four I really liked. Two or three I had read before.
    But nothing that stood out.
    He had one poem, which I skipped.

    Again, solid.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Nov 29, 2015
    #4329
  10. Huggy

    Huggy Well-Known Member

    I am not as immersed in Elvis Costello's career as my man PC is - I lost track of it sometime around Almost Blue - but I really enjoyed his memoir. Highly entertaining.

    The new Tom Petty bio by Warren Zanes is outstanding. Covers all the bases, all the highs and lows and features loads of new quotes from Petty, bandmates past and present - especially Stan Lynch - and other notables close to the band like Jeff Lynne, Stevie Nicks and Rick Rubin. Highly recommended.

    Next up, either Peter Guralnick's new bio of Sam Phillips - been waiting for this one to come in to the library for some time, really looking forward to it - or volume two of James Kaplan's Sinatra bio.
     
    Huggy, Dec 5, 2015
    #4330
  11. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    Can you name them? If so, get a free script.

     
    Songbird, Dec 8, 2015
    #4331
  12. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    Yeah... I can name exactly two.
     
    PCLoadLetter, Dec 10, 2015
    #4332
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