tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post2167254341934187147..comments2024-03-29T09:14:53.583+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Getting Anal About BooksPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-74315657760360955452007-11-30T11:06:00.000+00:002007-11-30T11:06:00.000+00:00Read my self indulgent post about books here http:...Read my self indulgent post about books here http://action-without-theory.blogspot.com/search?q=austen<BR/><BR/>MilesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-44792888445435786972007-11-29T23:34:00.000+00:002007-11-29T23:34:00.000+00:00Memoirs of a Geisha!???!!!! Seriously? The one in ...Memoirs of a Geisha!???!!!! Seriously? The one in the style of Benny Hill!!!!! (Ah, so, rubbery!)<BR/><BR/>I've only read about 5 from the first 100. Cryptonomicon and White Teeth being faves.<BR/><BR/>Best recent reads, lots of Chuck Pahlaniuk, Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff and Death By Hollywood by Steve Bochco.<BR/><BR/>Also re-read The Magus for the first time since teen age. Bloody fab! Same with The Third Policeman.<BR/><BR/>Darkness at Noon a perennial favourite.<BR/><BR/>The Yellow Wallpaper is truly haunting, weird, strange and brilliant. Strongly recommended.<BR/><BR/>Used to like Martin Amis until ...<BR/><BR/>No Anita Loos? Grrr!Madam Miaowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10237951918529887305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-57875876714987673232007-11-27T17:28:00.000+00:002007-11-27T17:28:00.000+00:00From this century:Try 'The People's Act of Love' b...From this century:<BR/><BR/>Try 'The People's Act of Love' by James Meek or 'GB84' by David Peace. Two novels that are both riveting and brilliant. And suspiciously not on that 'dubious' list.<BR/><BR/>From that list 'Middlesex' or 'The Human Stain' by Philip Roth (both by American novelist) are worth a read. <BR/><BR/>I too wish I spent less time typing shite like this and reading more decent literature! ;) <BR/><BR/>But there are a number of books I'd leave well alone from that list.Seánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062840073086386286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-82017636553985196972007-11-27T13:31:00.000+00:002007-11-27T13:31:00.000+00:00Nominate your person of the year at newstatesman.c...Nominate your person of the year at <A HREF="http://www.newstatesman.com/200711150026" REL="nofollow">newstatesman.com</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570620697957497571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-63919087530442055272007-11-27T05:06:00.000+00:002007-11-27T05:06:00.000+00:00I did more reading when my computer was down.Quite...I did more reading when my computer was down.<BR/><BR/>Quite frankly I could do without reading another word about SWP?Respect, no matter how creative.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-6785982020658735892007-11-26T23:43:00.000+00:002007-11-26T23:43:00.000+00:00When I did this, I was ashamed to see I'd not done...When I did this, I was ashamed to see I'd not done many 19th century novels. Not surprising when my experience with them at school taught me to avoid them like the plague.<BR/><BR/>Of the 2000s novels, <I>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time</I> is, if memory serves, the best of the 21st century I've read from that list.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-24434274938869633192007-11-26T23:14:00.000+00:002007-11-26T23:14:00.000+00:00I think I've read 79/1001. (maybe a couple more, n...I think I've read 79/1001. (maybe a couple more, not sure.)<BR/><BR/>Not as bad as I was fearing, but I'm a wee bit shamefaced to admit that I haven't read any of the 'good books' from this century.<BR/><BR/>There was me thinking that it was only in my music tastes where I was sooo last century.Imposs1904https://www.blogger.com/profile/04043116442576404667noreply@blogger.com