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yo lizzard- ya alive mon?So, looks like Shiloh may have the flu of the swine....here we go. peachy.
That's where Shake Hands parts from Tomorrow we will be killed- Daillaire's account is a very political approach - i.e. LOTS of bureaucratic paperwork- and written by a military mind and Tomorrow is much more a horrified journalist's account and history of the on the ground atrocities i.e. really fuckin grizzly. I found Daillaire's much easier when about chapter 3 I made a cheat sheet with all the acronyms- so many.I saw you added The Greatest White Trash Love Story Ever Told- I have to get that one. Great title. So romantic.
Hi, Liz! I'm just getting started!
So you just got done reading Banksy -image search 'Blek le Rat' and tell me you're not now pissed at Banksy....Oh really....
Dude- I see you added the Pigeon. love love love Patrick Suskind. The Pigeon is really short and simple, but the premise is so great. Did you read Perfume
Is eponymous 74 your sis in law- or do I have a a stranger who wants to be friends??
Hells yeah...The more the merrierHope Stephanie is ok. Is she big pimpin with gold teeth? I'm assuming that they are all still her baby teeth (?).Speaking of big pimpin- I just finished reading East of Eden. Loved it- there is a character who Steinbeck calls a "whoremaster". Awesome. That's my fav new word.See ya ya whoremaster!
BANKSY RULES!
I can see not liking Murakami- even though I LOVE him... He's pretty out there.I don't much like McCarthy's "Tennessee" works. A bit rambling and stream of consciousness for my taste. My big pet peeve is when a writer takes 3 pages to tell you about the scenery. That's why I love his Westerns so much because the scenery is woven into the action instead of description and then story. Blood Meridian got too bogged down for me.I think "And Tomorrow" would be a fantastic choice for a book club. Certainly would give you lots to talk about and fits your bill of something "meaty". Another one I read that I though was great is called Random Family (non-fiction). Another good one is 100 Little Hitlers. And last but not least My Life In France by Julia Child. That's one that I would have never picked up on my own, but someone lent it to me and it was really really great. Oh wait, one more- Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain.For you though, I just finished reading one called Blackwater: The rise of the world's most powerful mercenary army. SOOOOOO scary!!! Holy crap. The guy that owns/runs this private military literally goes against EVERY moral fiber in my being. (Shat-up, I actually do have a few!!!). Such an fascinating read, it will make your jaw drop.
That Romeo Dallaire book is so fuckin sad... really by the end, I just hated people (OK OK-I hated them before) I don't know if you have read anything about Rwanda , but I went through this spell where I read just about everything on both Rwanda and genocide because I was (and still am) facinated by the level and depths of humankind's cruelty as well as America's global failings. The Dallaire book is awesome- a very political discussion yet highly readable. He is a man plagued by demons. If you have read anything about Rwanda I would highly recommend it. But, if you have not read anything, I'd start with"And Tomorrow We Shall Be Killed By Our Families" By Phillip Gourievitch (sp?). Man oh man, good luck with that one.... Probably not for your faint of heart book club ladies. I think if you read that one first then the Romeo Dallaire will be a natural follow-up.I just picked up Steinbeck's East of Eden. Never read any steinbeck and go far it's really great.I thought Pretty Horses could stand on its own. Or, have you ever read any Haruki Murikami? This guy is really fantastic. His stuff would be great book club material. He's so weird twisted, and yet very light handed. My personal fav is The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, but it's really long. For book club check out either Kafka on the Shore or Hard Boiled Wonderland and The End of The World. Do you guys do non-fiction in your club?
Blood Meridian- not one of my favs by my fav...Better book club is All the Pretty Horses unless you've been there done that one.Have you read The Story of Edgar Sawtell? Awsome awsome awsome....
I am so gonna read those Stegner books...
