What are you reading?

[shoreline99]

Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol. Meh-tastic.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

I enjoy reading George Will, he's a douche, but his arguments are always well written and I think he does have a flair for prose.

a wise decision.

as for eggars, i can sure do without his books, but at least he's used his money and fame to create an organization called 826 Valencia, which provides all kinds of great writing classes for kids. it's a very cool thing.

as for spike jonze being 'the man'... so far he's had the good sense to direct charlie kaufman scripts. Wild Things he wrote himself along with dave eggars. which if you read the big nyt article last week on it, jonze proudly proclaims that they didn't want to have any kind of story that made sense. they just wanted stuff to happen. so, yeah. hm. i fear the worst.

I approve of these two quoted posts.

Especially the shout out to 826 Valencia/McSweeny's/The Believer.

Dave Eggers may not write the type of prose that you desire to read, but he has done excellent work for literature in general.  The Believer and McSweeny's are the two best "rags" currently being published.  If you have not read either, you are totally missing out.  I especially appreciate that a month after David Foster Wallace's death, McSweeny's published an entire issue dedicated to his life and career.

[cactusfan]

I enjoy reading George Will, he's a douche, but his arguments are always well written and I think he does have a flair for prose.

a wise decision.

as for eggars, i can sure do without his books, but at least he's used his money and fame to create an organization called 826 Valencia, which provides all kinds of great writing classes for kids. it's a very cool thing.

as for spike jonze being 'the man'... so far he's had the good sense to direct charlie kaufman scripts. Wild Things he wrote himself along with dave eggars. which if you read the big nyt article last week on it, jonze proudly proclaims that they didn't want to have any kind of story that made sense. they just wanted stuff to happen. so, yeah. hm. i fear the worst.

I approve of these two quoted posts.

Especially the shout out to 826 Valencia/McSweeny's/The Believer.

Dave Eggers may not write the type of prose that you desire to read, but he has done excellent work for literature in general.  The Believer and McSweeny's are the two best "rags" currently being published.  If you have not read either, you are totally missing out.  I especially appreciate that a month after David Foster Wallace's death, McSweeny's published an entire issue dedicated to his life and career.

while i appreciate the intent of mcsweeney's and the believer, i gave up actually reading mcsweeney's a few years ago. it's just become way too insufferable.

[rowjimmy]

I enjoy reading George Will, he's a douche, but his arguments are always well written and I think he does have a flair for prose.

a wise decision.

as for eggars, i can sure do without his books, but at least he's used his money and fame to create an organization called 826 Valencia, which provides all kinds of great writing classes for kids. it's a very cool thing.

as for spike jonze being 'the man'... so far he's had the good sense to direct charlie kaufman scripts. Wild Things he wrote himself along with dave eggars. which if you read the big nyt article last week on it, jonze proudly proclaims that they didn't want to have any kind of story that made sense. they just wanted stuff to happen. so, yeah. hm. i fear the worst.

I approve of these two quoted posts.

Especially the shout out to 826 Valencia/McSweeny's/The Believer.

Dave Eggers may not write the type of prose that you desire to read, but he has done excellent work for literature in general.  The Believer and McSweeny's are the two best "rags" currently being published.  If you have not read either, you are totally missing out.  I especially appreciate that a month after David Foster Wallace's death, McSweeny's published an entire issue dedicated to his life and career.

while i appreciate the intent of mcsweeney's and the believer, i gave up actually reading mcsweeney's a few years ago. it's just become way too insufferable.

Excellent choice of words.

[Alumni]

Emergency Sex (and other desperate measures)

Memoirs of three UN Peacekeepers who served in various hells on earth during the 90s. Pretty good so far.

[justjezmund]

Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol. Meh-tastic.

tell me its not so, i was looking forward to this

[gah]

Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol. Meh-tastic.

tell me its not so, i was looking forward to this

I, as well. It happens.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

While I can see how McSweeny's could be perceived in that light...  I do not see how The Believer can fall in that category.

The Believer is what mags should be.

[Gol D. Roger]

Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes - Sylvie Simmons

Excellent biography, highly recommended.

next:

The Castle - Franz Kafka

[cactusfan]

next:

The Castle - Franz Kafka

great book. but so very frustrating that he didn't finish it.

have you read The Trial? that's my favorite of his.

[Gol D. Roger]

next:

The Castle - Franz Kafka

great book. but so very frustrating that he didn't finish it.

have you read The Trial? that's my favorite of his.

yeah i did, right after we read 'the metamorphosis' in school (which is my fave), but i got bored after a while.
gonna give it another chance after 'the castle'.

[shoreline99]

Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol. Meh-tastic.

tell me its not so, i was looking forward to this

I, as well. It happens.

OK, to clarify:

storyline = mehtastic, it's pretty true to Dan Brown formula.

factually, also like his previous books, the novel is very interesting and worth the read.

not saying more as it's hard to discuss without giving spoilers.

[sprobeck]

The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough. Follows the story of Pride and Prejudice--20 Years Later!

[gah]

Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol. Meh-tastic.

tell me its not so, i was looking forward to this

I, as well. It happens.

OK, to clarify:

storyline = mehtastic, it's pretty true to Dan Brown formula.

factually, also like his previous books, the novel is very interesting and worth the read.

not saying more as it's hard to discuss without giving spoilers.

ok, so here;s the question. Should i go ahead and get the hardback or is it mehtastic enough to just wait for the paperback version to come out?

[rowjimmy]

Dan Brown. The Lost Symbol. Meh-tastic.

tell me its not so, i was looking forward to this

I, as well. It happens.

OK, to clarify:

storyline = mehtastic, it's pretty true to Dan Brown formula.

factually, also like his previous books, the novel is very interesting and worth the read.

not saying more as it's hard to discuss without giving spoilers.

ok, so here;s the question. Should i go ahead and get the hardback or is it mehtastic enough to just wait for the paperback version to come out?

Libraries are free...
/just sayin