11-03-2009, 10:35 PM | #1 |
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I need to read more books
Could use some suggestions. I would like to read Super Freakonomics.
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11-03-2009, 11:01 PM | #2 |
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I just read a quick read, a fiction work by Christopher Buckley, Losing Mum and Pup, about Chris dealing the loss of his mother, socialite, in 2007 and his dad, William F. Buckley, Jr., in 2008. I had no idea Buckley's first job was as a Spanish instructor at Yale. Go figure.
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And I recall you finding Wuthering Heights interesting, so I'd suggest you go back and read some more Victorian novels: Dickens, Hardy, Eliot. |
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11-04-2009, 03:30 PM | #5 |
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My mistake, non-fiction. I typed too quickly.
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11-04-2009, 05:27 PM | #6 |
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Currently reading Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. Quality escape reading.
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I've been meaning to tell you, Mike bought Empire Falls because of your rec, and I picked it up a couple weeks ago and couldn't put it down for a couple days. I loved it, definitely character-driven. Thanks for sharing, how do you like his other books?
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I've only read two other Russo novels: Straight Man and Nobody's Fool. If you're not put off by the fact that they're all about middle-aged men trying to navigate their ways through various midlife crises, then you're good. Straight Man is more funny than dramatic. I just like the style of them because they are so rich in character development. I should go back and read others. I have the two latest on my shelf at home but haven't gotten to them yet. |
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