tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post110818172418613711..comments2023-09-23T11:56:33.164+01:00Comments on The random doubts of Walter Mondale: book learningMondalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12626899685299810412noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108488141225714472005-02-15T17:22:00.000+00:002005-02-15T17:22:00.000+00:00I don't read a lot of mysteries, but by far the be...I don't read a lot of mysteries, but by far the best one I have read in years was Motherless Brooklyn. It's wildly hilarious, especially in that it will make you think you have Tourette's syndrome.henryabbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891567571707467138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108485028654036292005-02-15T16:30:00.000+00:002005-02-15T16:30:00.000+00:00recently read Curious Incident (purchased at Heath...recently read Curious Incident (purchased at Heathrow during a long long delay) as well - clever and interesting, but i'm not sure i loved it. i enjoyed it though. i just started Another Bullshit Night In Suck City by Nick Flynn. it's essentially a memoir, centering around the author finding his estranged father in a homeless shelter. the new yorker had an excerpt a couple months ago.youthlargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556559920390058292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108410043104234092005-02-14T19:40:00.000+00:002005-02-14T19:40:00.000+00:00a couple recommendations for a bit lighter non-fic...a couple recommendations for a bit lighter non-fiction:<br /><br />"The Professor and the Madman" by Simon Winchester. Mainly concerns a mad Civil War general and his contributions to the Oxford English Dictionary.<br /><br />"Banvard's Folly: 13 Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World" by Paul Collins. The stories can be read individually and are all quite interesting including the story of the guy who had the original plan for a NYC subway consisting of car pushed through tubes by pneumatic pressure. (Note: Dave Eggers' approved selection).jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526134935751784238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108399425843316482005-02-14T16:43:00.000+00:002005-02-14T16:43:00.000+00:00The history of Wymondham and Barak Obama's tales o...The history of Wymondham and Barak Obama's tales of smoking weed in Hawaii are hardly war and intrigue old boy. You make me sound like a militia nut or Daily Telegraph reader.... <EM>Bangkok 8</EM> is a cool buddhist detective story bursting with lady boys and killer snakes- give that one a shot.<br /><br />I just re-read "A Kid for Two Farthings" by Wolf Mankowitz which is well worth seeking out (well, maybe only if you had my paternal grandfather).Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108396327140960142005-02-14T15:52:00.000+00:002005-02-14T15:52:00.000+00:00I never said i was a hipster. A hip young gunsling...I never said i was a hipster. A hip young gunslinger, yes. Hipster, no.<br />Weasel, I will get through the books you send but I need to step away from war and international intrigue, just for a day or two.Mondalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626899685299810412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108395881731220722005-02-14T15:44:00.000+00:002005-02-14T15:44:00.000+00:00I read that "Curious Incident" recently too and re...I read that "Curious Incident" recently too and really liked it - you can't go wrong with that or Eggers.mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221411120021562809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108383850482787382005-02-14T12:24:00.000+00:002005-02-14T12:24:00.000+00:00you can never truly call yourself a hipster until ...you can never truly call yourself a hipster until you've read eggers! and even then, not really.Listmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108383802006931702005-02-14T12:23:00.000+00:002005-02-14T12:23:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Listmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108341415962334432005-02-14T00:36:00.000+00:002005-02-14T00:36:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108341280566754522005-02-14T00:34:00.000+00:002005-02-14T00:34:00.000+00:00Read the bloody books I sent down, why don't you? ...Read the bloody books I sent down, why don't you? Hurmph.<br /><br />If you are looking for an interesting short read "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime" is rather splendid. I agree with Mrs. Bri; knowing you the way I do I know you'll love the Eggers.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108316026034646162005-02-13T17:33:00.000+00:002005-02-13T17:33:00.000+00:00Ugh - that sounds like a librarian's worst nightma...Ugh - that sounds like a librarian's worst nightmare. If you'd ever like to borrow, I have all the Ladies Detective sequels - my mother-in-law brought me the latest (the 6th, I think?) back from London at Christmas.<br />Eggers' HWOSG is one of my top favorite books ever, but many, many people strongly disagree with me.Briarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431318790028032416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108310017999950802005-02-13T15:53:00.000+00:002005-02-13T15:53:00.000+00:00Yeah, I may well have to dip back into the ladies ...Yeah, I may well have to dip back into the ladies detective agency. Rip roaring reads and big skies. Just the thing for a cold New York winter's day and subway escapism. I only got through the first two and then spring arrived, thus neutering my senses with warmer days and increased energy. As a passing point I found one of the few books that I have ever read twice in my bathroom, "reasons to be cheerful" by Mark Steel. I was tempted. I'm thinking about "the problem of pain" by CSLewis, "A heartbreaking work of satggering genius" by Dave eggers. Both live on my shelf. Both unread. We keep meaning to sort the shelves and create an 'unread but still inter' section. This never happens, the inoxerable yet delightful clutter of Bowles towers reigns supreme.Mondalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12626899685299810412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492442.post-1108234360706413892005-02-12T18:52:00.000+00:002005-02-12T18:52:00.000+00:00If you are talking about the Botswanan detective n...If you are talking about the Botswanan detective novel I think you are, (McCall Smith) then I highly recommend the series. They are not reguolar detective novels at all, but I love the characters and it makes me want to see Africa in a way I didn't before.<br />I tried to read the God of Small Things, similarly taken in by the reviews and the cover - the look and feel of the thing. I was unable to get into it, though.<br />I, too, am trying to figure out what I really want to read next. I have all these nonfiction tomes and that damn Letham book I can't quite get into. But none makes me want to turn the TV off hours early to get into bed and read - that's the feeling I'm always looking for.Briarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431318790028032416noreply@blogger.com