I'm reading The Ornament of the World, which is about Spain during the times of the Emirate of Cordoba, the Caliphate of Cordoba and the ensuing wars between city states leading up to the Reconquista.
Books. For the literati among us.
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I once made the mistake of recommending Huck Finn to a foreign student who was looking for books that "most american students would have read in high school". I didn't even think about the the dialect makes it near-unreadable for a non-native speaker. I don't think they made it ten pages.
Recently finished Angels of Music by Kim Newman. It's essentially Charlie's Angels in the 1870's- to early 1900's. Wherein the Phantom of the Opera runs a non governmental spy/detective agency using only female agents mostly composed of characters drawn from other classic literature of the time period. I liked it a lot.
I'm a talking hat, I just get a lot of head.
After finally finishing A Brief History of Seven Killings, I've read
Fidel Castro: A Biography, by Volker Skierka. Good and informative. The writing gets lost sometimes, but not sure if that's the original or the translation.
Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern. The book based on the twitter feed that eventually became a tv show (what a world). Quick time-waster.
Perdido Street Station, by China Mielville. SciFi/Fantasy/Steampunky. While reading it, it seemed like there was an awful lot of world building for a one off novel, but I guess it actually is the first book in a series. Not sure I'd invest the effort to read book 2, unless I come across it free on the kindle down the road. It was fine.
Fidel Castro: A Biography, by Volker Skierka. Good and informative. The writing gets lost sometimes, but not sure if that's the original or the translation.
Sh*t My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern. The book based on the twitter feed that eventually became a tv show (what a world). Quick time-waster.
Perdido Street Station, by China Mielville. SciFi/Fantasy/Steampunky. While reading it, it seemed like there was an awful lot of world building for a one off novel, but I guess it actually is the first book in a series. Not sure I'd invest the effort to read book 2, unless I come across it free on the kindle down the road. It was fine.
It's good. Well executed and a lot to like about it, but it's also really violent so I rarely felt like reading more than 2-3 chapters at a go.
Those are pretty much my feelings on Mielville as well.
Just finished Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology. Probably not quite as satisfying as a new original Gaiman work but I'd still recommend to anyone who enjoys Gaiman or mythology.
BUMPING myself here
Just started reading "Angels With Dirty Faces: How Argentinian soccer Defined A Nation And Changed The Game Forever" by Jonathan Wilson Who gets a mention right in the prologue for his title winning goal for Velez in 09? But our very own Maxi Moralez !
Just started reading "Angels With Dirty Faces: How Argentinian soccer Defined A Nation And Changed The Game Forever" by Jonathan Wilson Who gets a mention right in the prologue for his title winning goal for Velez in 09? But our very own Maxi Moralez !
You're probably also aware of these already, but Wilson's other volumes are also excellent - particulary 'The Outsider' about Goalkeepers.
Also a fictional / book that I always go back to is : The Damned United - by David Peace. - an account of Brian Clough's ill fated spell at Leeds.
has anyone read any of Haruki Murakami's books? I read 'Norwegian Wood' last year and am halfway through 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' - I think most have tried IQ84. I'm really digging his writing.
iPhone. Used to buy paperback, but got tired of either carrying it around, or getting frustrated not having it with me when wiring someplace. Always have my phone, so problem solved.