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Thanks Giles! Just listened to your Dean Delray podcast episode last week, btw. Great stuff!
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Also @Wlemon a list that includes Don DeLillo and JK Rowling—hell yes!
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A list that includes Bukowski - fuck yeah!..
I went through a long Bukowski phase.I love his prose, but I wonder how I would feel about his themes as an "adult." I read all of his work when I was 20.
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@PV/ATX:
Also @Wlemon a list that includes Don DeLillo and JK Rowling—hell yes!
I'd say they are both in my top three. What's your favorite book(s) by them?
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Re: DeLillo I've only read White Noise and Underworld. Probably would say the former's my fave of the two!
JK Rowling-wise, I'm not sure I could pick! If pressed I might say Azkaban tied with the Half Blood Prince, but then again I really love them all. Was just saying to my gf the other day that I need to reread the whole series… it's been a while. Maybe my opinion will change, haha...
I'll also say that Kavalier & Clay is one of my all time faves! Fantastic. Have you read the Goldfinch? Those two remind me of each other a bit.
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Goblet for me is the perfect mixture of the HP series, but I can't fault either of those choices. Have you listened to Binge Mode? So good. Might have to start an HP tread. I'm doing a re-read now, actually. I'm following along with Binge Mode as they go over them. I'm at Order right now.
I haven't read the Goldfinch. Should I?
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A list that includes Bukowski - fuck yeah!..
I went through a long Bukowski phase.I love his prose, but I wonder how I would feel about his themes as an "adult." I read all of his work when I was 20.
I of all people should know if there is a books thread buts it's late and I can't be arsed looking it up. So thread rot be damned (for now).
My feelings on Bukowski are that we shouldn't get all revisionist given current context. His themes are what they are and I don't think even he liked his own feelings and attitudes towards women, alcohol etc. I tend to take everything he writes as the distilled psyche of an un-reconstructed man who who knew how to write. If nothing else it provides a window into the kind of toxic masculinity that is often mentioned but misunderstood these days. I believe Bukowski knew it was toxic but was unable to do much about it. For me his writing remains now as it was when I read him in my early 20's, a brilliant, shining, brutal and eloquently presented example of what we should all avoid becoming.
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Never heard of Binge Mode, but looking it up, it definitely seems like I should check it out
The Goldfinch is fantastic… Donna Tartt is a ridiculously great writer, and I'd probably recommend reading The Secret History first. Either one's excellent, though.
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The Goldfinch is fantastic… Donna Tartt is a ridiculously great writer, and I'd probably recommend reading The Secret History first. Either one's excellent, though.
I haven't read the Goldfinch. Should I?
The Goldfinch is one of the most artful novels I’ve ever read. Combines the amazing prose of the The Little Friend with the plotting, characterisation and thematic brilliance of Secret History.
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I of all people should know if there is a books thread buts it's late and I can't be arsed looking it up. So thread rot be damned (for now).
This one?
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Sorry for contributing heavily to thread derailment on my first day—excellent to know I'm in good company though (reading wise, not thread derailer wise… or maybe a little of that too, haha). Once gain, nice to meet y'all.
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A list that includes Bukowski - fuck yeah!..
I went through a long Bukowski phase.I love his prose, but I wonder how I would feel about his themes as an "adult." I read all of his work when I was 20.
I of all people should know if there is a books thread buts it's late and I can't be arsed looking it up. So thread rot be damned (for now).
My feelings on Bukowski are that we shouldn't get all revisionist given current context. His themes are what they are and I don't think even he liked his own feelings and attitudes towards women, alcohol etc. I tend to take everything he writes as the distilled psyche of an un-reconstructed man who who knew how to write. If nothing else it provides a window into the kind of toxic masculinity that is often mentioned but misunderstood these days. I believe Bukowski knew it was toxic but was unable to do much about it. For me his writing remains now as it was when I read him in my early 20's, a brilliant, shining, brutal and eloquently presented example of what we should all avoid becoming.
I agree with all that you said about him. I had a professor once who said it's okay to go into a Bukowski phase, but you got to get out of it sometime. I always took that as the excessive drinking part of his writing, but the themes as well.
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Haha, not at all! I just wish I had had time to participate today.
Welcome guys!
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I felt the same way! I have to build up my numbers. I got to work past this "unwoven" moniker.
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I felt the same way! I have to build up my numbers. I got to work past this "unwoven" moniker.
Unwoven makes me think of bad Metallica. They should rename it Unwound :-\
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Winter arrived here in the north country of western New York last night. Our first real snowfall on October 17th. If ever a place was Iron Heart country, it'd be here–-we have a solid six months of winter, a very slow spring, and a short summer. This is good for scholarship but bad for old joints. Our farm is on some 50 acres in the middle of nowhere---very beautiful and not too far from where I work, which is quite near nowhere–-which now makes me the best dressed guy for miles around. That's because there are about five other people for miles around. I hope the local bears dig on my new Iron Heart yo.
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If ever a place was Iron Heart country, it'd be here–-we have a solid six months of winter, a very slow spring, and a short summer.
Yay, we can be weather buddies [emoji1]. I’m in northern Norway. Similar to what you describe but probably without the consistent cold and rather less stable conditions, due to the gulf stream. The farm sounds idyllic. Thanks for sharing.
