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Yea I saw that and Denzel is good (as he always is) but he's not who I pictured playing Easy.There was one ...
I had multiple starts and stops with it until I finally powered through.
One thing that helped me a lot was reading these chapter summaries and analysis after each chapter. I loved the writing from the moment I first started reading it, but it's such a challenge to make sense of the plot. This helped a lot:
Infinite Jest Chapter Analysis
That's an excellent article, it really sums up the rewards and downsides of reading it.@yeahtoasty This might be paywalled; I am reading it from the actual magazine I got in the mail fifteen minutes ago.
“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.www.newyorker.com
I wasn't aware of its popularity with incels/misogynists until after I'd read it. I recommended it to a female friend, someone who's incredibly well-read and enjoys reading challenging stuff -- she looked at me and said, "Nope, no way, not today, not ever" just based on the bro-popularity of it. It's a shame, really, that it's gotten that reputation.
I picked a book by Mosley. Down the River Onto the Sea. Very good read. Kind of like a more philosophical Bosch.
That one was pretty good. I thought there would be more with Joe Oliver.
Walter Mosley is a pretty interesting guy. He's written some interesting and down right strange books. He has a few Sci-Fi, Blue Light and The Wave, RL's Dream. They were just ok, I don't think I really understood what he was saying.
But I think his mysteries are terrific.
Easy Rawlins
Fearless Jones
Lenid Mcgill
Socrates Fortlow
are all very good with some cross overs. Highly recommended.
Also did a pretty good one called The Man in my Basement. That one was going to be a movie until Jonathan Majors decided to blow up his career.
I am in the midst of Mark Twain's hilarious "adventures" in Roughing It. If you need a break from political craziness and want a laugh or three, I can practically guarantee that it will having you laughing out loud. I estimate that I did that on 80-85 of the first 100 pages. He is a master of satire, sarcasm, ridiculous exaggeration, and commentator on human nature. I think that he is our country's greatest storyteller. Boy, would he have fun today!
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Two of my favorite lines: “I am a part of all that I have met,” and “Come my friends, ‘tis not too late to seek a newer world.”
I enjoyed Walter Mosleys' Gray Dawn, (Easy Rawlins) novel so much I went back to the beginning with Devil in a Blue Dress and am starting over.
It’s never a waste to re-read the greats, read their complete works.
While Huck Finn is considered to be of more literary merit, I've always preferred Tom Sawyer. I first read it in grade school and I used to reread it about every two or three years. I read it again over the winter break for the first time in several years and it was even better than I had remembered. Twain must have been a helluva dinner companion.
Yea I'm that guy that has re-read The Stand in its unabridged form about 3x.
And yes i do consider King one of the greats.
It’s a thought-provoking…the only fiction that I read…probably because his stories have so many historical and local lore references.
Currently finishing the first novel by Donna Tartt, “ The Secret History “. She is a brilliant writer and takes ten years or so to complete a novel. “The Goldfinch” was a pure joy to read. This book is just as enjoyable. Really great. Big recommend.
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Donna Tartt - Wikipedia
Currently finishing the first novel by Donna Tartt, “ The Secret History “. She is a brilliant writer and takes ten years or so to complete a novel. “The Goldfinch” was a pure joy to read. This book is just as enjoyable. Really great. Big recommend.
Donna Tartt - Wikipedia
She’s still about five times faster than I am. But then again, she is brilliant and I am not.
The Goldfinch is on my burgeoning To Read list.Yeah, it’s a big book with lots of words but boy is it fly by the seat of your pants riveting.She’s still about five times faster than I am. But then again, she is brilliant and I am not.
There is a 1949 film based on the book. I saw it years ago while sitting in on a cinema course.
Volume 1 of Churchill's History of World War II; "The Gathering Storm" details the sad miscalculations leading to Volume 2, "Their Finest Hour".
When asked about how history would portray him as a leader during WWII, he replied, "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." He did, six huge volumes. I am reading Volume 1 to gain insight about how seemingly small events that could have been avoided lead to world-changing consequences. I compare it to Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War", which I read many years ago and is still considered the most authoritative study of how wars begin. It is a classic still studied in many military academies.
When asked about how history would portray him as a leader during WWII, he replied, "History will be kind to me for I intend to write it." He did, six huge volumes. I am reading Volume 1 to gain insight about how seemingly small events that could have been avoided lead to world-changing consequences. I compare it to Thucydides' "History of the Peloponnesian War", which I read many years ago and is still considered the most authoritative study of how wars begin. It is a classic still studied in many military academies.
A friend’s son recently left for college, sparking a nostalgic conversation about the books that helped us bond with roommates back in our day. My pick was Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories by Jean Shepherd. Having just reread it, I can confirm it’s still a timeless masterpiece that perfectly captures that era of life. Fragile - must be Italian.
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