BOOKS THREAD

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Read Will Leitch's God Save The Fan over the weekend. I had only read Deadspin.com a few times so hadn't been exposed to his humor. No doubt list members will have thoughts on this book. Yes?

 

I read God Save The Fan. I thought it was OK, and I probably liked it better than his blogs. I don't think it was spectacular, and there is some insight and a different point of view. I don't know that there is a lot of things I didn't know before

 

Just finished The Color Purple by Alice Walker and started Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. My brother recommended Follett's book and said it is a good mix of history and novel.

 

I enjoyed it thoroughly, especially his essay on the NFL, which has mirrored my opinion of that league for quite some time.

I appreciated the different opinions of some of his essays better than others. But unlike some of his blog entries, many of these entries were much more well-thought out.

 

Just finished "Confederates," on recommendation from dreunc1542 and others. Echo all the love for this book. As soon as I finish MacMillan's "Paris 1919," I'm picking up Horwitz's new one.

 

I met Ken Follett's kid when I was in college. He was about 6-4, had long, shaggy, blond and dressed like a death rocker. He was ugly and friendly, for a London hipster.

 

I've had Pillars Of the Earth on the bookshelf next to the desk here for years. I like Follett but have never got around to reading it. Will be interested in any reviews.

 

I liked it -- it's not the world's deepest book, and as with most historical fiction you have to put up with some stilted dialogue and characters. But it does put you in that age effectively. If you're at all interested in that time, I think you'll be entertained.

 

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Finished the Paul Shirley book. A decent read, although he was increasingly unlikeable as the book went on.

Just read a book called "Hats and Eyeglasses" about a woman's alleged addiction to internet poker. Meh.

Reading "A Magnificent Catastrophe" about the 1800 presidential election. Very interesting read.

 

Yes, the comments on the NFL were spot on. I have long thought that, so maybe that is why I didn't remember it at first.