Orpheus Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Michael Kirby's memoirs. Enjoyable, warm, touching. He's a very nice man, a group of us have lunch with him from time to time, and he has been a great figure in Australian life.
cableconnoisseur Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Not quite in the league of some of the literature mentioned in the posts above, but I've just finished Sidney Sheldon's latest:
Makka Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Hooray, another fiction lowbrow. I'm reading "Elfsorrow"; James Barclay.... pretty average.
LogicprObe Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Got this yesterday............Myer had 30% off. 1
progladyte Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 Got this yesterday............Myer had 30% off. Which part was missing L.P.? Sorry mate, couldn't resist! 1
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted June 14, 2012 Volunteer Posted June 14, 2012 Which part was missing L.P.? Sorry mate, couldn't resist! The one without the gannet.... 2
NellyJamba Posted June 15, 2012 Posted June 15, 2012 Sort of giveaway our demographics where none of us have read 50 shades of grey. 1
progladyte Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Sort of giveaway our demographics where none of us have read 50 shades of grey. Isn't this the male equivalent of male porn for the L A D I E S ? 1
mikey d Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I just finished Cormac McCarthy: All The Pretty Horses a few days ago, and I loved it from start to finish. Now to read the second book in the trilogy, The Crossing. Cormac McCarthy is the great American writer of the times! Profoundly poetic novels. Currently half way through, "Love In The Time Of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and "El Narco" by Ioan Grillo, a jounalistic account of the drug wars in Mexico. My daughter is writing an honours thesis on the folk music praising El Narcos in Mexico & lent me the book. She's married to a Mexican guy & his stories are very scary. 1
mikey d Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 This is a good read so far. Jake, you would love "Harpo Speaks". Funny as...... 1
Orpheus Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 Cormac McCarthy is the great American writer of the times! Profoundly poetic novels. Currently half way through, "Love In The Time Of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and "El Narco" by Ioan Grillo, a jounalistic account of the drug wars in Mexico. My daughter is writing an honours thesis on the folk music praising El Narcos in Mexico & lent me the book. She's married to a Mexican guy & his stories are very scary. Marquez is a great writer. My favourite is One Hundred Years of Solitude. 1
Phill451 Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Marquez is a great writer. My favourite is One Hundred Years of Solitude. It is hard to beat, but my favourite is still the first Marquez I read, Diary of a Death Foretold. I was hooked by the title alone.
Orpheus Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 It is hard to beat, but my favourite is still the first Marquez I read, Diary of a Death Foretold. I was hooked by the title alone. Haven't read it, will track it down. Currently reading Tolstoy's Resurrection. Great, searing novel, much more severe in its judgement of the characters than War and Peace or Anna Karenina, and much more focused on one character's spiritual journey, but a great work nonetheless. 1
progladyte Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 Haven't read it, will track it down. Currently reading Tolstoy's Resurrection. Great, searing novel, much more severe in its judgement of the characters than War and Peace or Anna Karenina, and much more focused on one character's spiritual journey, but a great work nonetheless. Hey Orph, I read the Gulag Archipelago many decades ago. Fantastic read! 1
progladyte Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 This is one of THE most amazing books I have ever read. Even though I picked this paper back up in a little shanty town in Cambodia a few years ago and read it in 2-3 days, I decided to re-read it again last week. (Mine has a different cover) Harrowing subject matter but a book I just couldn't put down. 1
ZEN MISTER Posted July 23, 2012 Posted July 23, 2012 Not a book as such, but can I recommend the online Newletter, DANGEROUS MINDS to the readers here. It is a usually daily, free , pop culture/ politics/ arts/ commentary letter that offers some great reading. They hunt down little known clips from utube : for example recent posts have included a Joe Strummer concert, and yesterday, one of the DEVO lads talking about the history of the band. We have also seen vintage photos of the meeting of Amelia Earhart and Harpo Marx, really, some great pop culture stabs, and lots of political commentary. It is often very, very funny, but always worth the time. ZM. 1
progladyte Posted September 27, 2012 Posted September 27, 2012 Well on my recent sojourn through Canberra over the ast few weeks I managed to find some time to read a half dozen or so tomes: This was hard to put down" As was this one: I also managed a few Michael Connolly's, A James Patterson, and am about to start on this one: 1
KiZ Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 I have been reading this to my unborn child. Never too early to start him on the path of logic and reason 2
caddisgeek Posted September 11, 2013 Posted September 11, 2013 Read half of this on train last night, enjoying it very much and looking forward to having some time to read (for pleasure) again soon
Luc Posted September 11, 2013 Posted September 11, 2013 (edited) Reading what I can about this fella...very hard going, the author assumes you know your metaphysics and classics...I wish Edited September 11, 2013 by Luc 1
soundfan Posted September 11, 2013 Posted September 11, 2013 I just finished reading James Lee Burke's latest offering "Light Of The World". Another great book featuring Dave Robicheaux and co. I recently revisited Cimarron Rose and am currently reading Heartwood, which both feature Billy Bob Holland. 1
hired goon Posted September 11, 2013 Posted September 11, 2013 Just read 'Chronicles Vol. 1' by His Bobness, now I am reading 'Life' by Keef. --Geoff 2
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