What are you reading?

[aphineday]

just finished "freedom" by jonathon franzen..

about to read "Decision Points" by George Bush

Funny, I just finished Decision Points, and am now halfway through Freedom. Franzen is the fucking man.

[phil]

School Days by Patrick Chamoiseau.

I'm reading it for my interim (january term) class. The class is a two and a half week trip to Martinique and Guadeloupe. I get four credit hours simply for reading this book and then lying on a beach. Suck it bitches!

[qop24]

Some damn good articles in Playboy

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

just finished "freedom" by jonathon franzen..

about to read "Decision Points" by George Bush

Funny, I just finished Decision Points, and am now halfway through Freedom. Franzen is the fucking man.

I was kinda underwhelmed by "Freedom".  I haven't read "The Corrections" yet, so I don't know how it stands up.

I thought that "Freedom" was a little bit more "fluffy" than I was expecting.

"Decision Points" is rather interesting.  Reading it, it's very easy for me to reconcile that the version of events projected by Bush is a credible point of view even though I would have handled things differently in his position and did desperately want him to have handled things differently as well.

It's funny, because reading the Bush Administration memoirs that are coming out, I think paints Condi Rice in a totally favorable light and even makes Karl Rove seem likeable.

I wonder if D. Cheney will ever get around to publishing his version of events.

[aphineday]

just finished "freedom" by jonathon franzen..

about to read "Decision Points" by George Bush

Funny, I just finished Decision Points, and am now halfway through Freedom. Franzen is the fucking man.

I was kinda underwhelmed by "Freedom".  I haven't read "The Corrections" yet, so I don't know how it stands up.

I thought that "Freedom" was a little bit more "fluffy" than I was expecting.

"Decision Points" is rather interesting.  Reading it, it's very easy for me to reconcile that the version of events projected by Bush is a credible point of view even though I would have handled things differently in his position and did desperately want him to have handled things differently as well.

It's funny, because reading the Bush Administration memoirs that are coming out, I think paints Condi Rice in a totally favorable light and even makes Karl Rove seem likeable.

I wonder if D. Cheney will ever get around to publishing his version of events.

I really liked The Corrections, and have really been enjoying Freedom. I can definitely see what you mean by fluff, though I'm not sure that's really fair. Franzen is incredibly descriptive, and as a result he gets painted in that light quite often. You are definitely not the first person I have heard this from, I just kind of enjoy his way of being so descriptive.
As for Bush, I guess the book certainly helps make him more of a person as opposed to a figure. That being said, even his mentality seems very fake to me as I read through the pages of the book. I'll have a better assessment of this after I complete it, but I'm not exactly blown away with new images of George W. Bush the person at the moment.
As for Condi, she is tremendously smart (as is Rove). Rove is a damn genius, and knows the political landscape better than just about anyone. I think he's a POS for the most part, but he's a genius. I'd read Cheney's memoir if he wrote it, I'm sure it would be entertaining to say the least.

[ph92]

Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

Rove's pretty open about being a piece of shit really...

...I did sometimes get the "slimy" vibe from the Bush memoir...however...if he is great at one thing it's appearing ignorant as opposed to slimy...

I kind of end up believing Bush when he speaks of his own motivations as opposed to disbelieving him.

He seems too ignorant/arrogant to really even know to lie.

[phil]

Rove's pretty open about being a piece of shit really...

...I did sometimes get the "slimy" vibe from the Bush memoir...however...if he is great at one thing it's appearing ignorant as opposed to slimy...

I kind of end up believing Bush when he speaks of his own motivations as opposed to disbelieving him.

He seems too ignorant/arrogant to really even know to lie.

I think overall he ended up being a puppet. The movie "W" captures this pretty accurately.

[cactusfan]

got this for xmas.
looks amazing.

great book. and seeing how Empire is everyone's favorite movie around here, y'all might like it. full of behind the scenes photos and production drawings. it tells the story of the making of the movie in incredible detail, with lots of contemporary interviews.

[Buffalo Budd]

[Multibeast12]

got this for xmas.
looks amazing.

great book. and seeing how Empire is everyone's favorite movie around here, y'all might like it. full of behind the scenes photos and production drawings. it tells the story of the making of the movie in incredible detail, with lots of contemporary interviews.

Strikes my interest, and i do love the empire strikes back, A lot, but who doesn't. I think i'll check this out.

[mbw]

got this for xmas.
looks amazing.

great book. and seeing how Empire is everyone's favorite movie around here...

lol.  um, nooooooooooo!

[StCarl]

got this for xmas.
looks amazing.

great book. and seeing how Empire is everyone's favorite movie around here...

lol.  um, nooooooooooo!

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

[phuzzyfish12]

I Am Charlotte Simmons

Tom Wolfe

Read that a few years back. I went to Vanderbilt and it is pretty much identical to the school Wolfe describes.It really hit home for my wife and I.  Great read.

"Vanderbilt... it even sounds expensive."

You should read this if you haven't already. Take a trip in the time machine and go back and hate on frat boys and prostitutes all over again.

Suggested I Am Charlotte Simmons to my book club and we're reading it for our next meeting.

Thanks for a great suggestion :-)

[gah]

Last post in here I was on Still Life w Woodpecker. Enjoyed it. Looking forward to my next Tom Robbins book.

Just finished Anthony Bourdain's A cook's Tour. Need to pick up Kitchen Confidential too. Hoping to see him in a few weeks when he comes around here. I don't knwo what to expect, a discussion? A Speech? Comedy?

Currently picked up The Alchemist (Coelho) and Ishmael (Quinn), both of which I've read before, but felt the need recently to revisit.