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August 29, 2006
I CAN READ, TOO
When I was a kid, I was a big reader, but in the past several years, that fell by the wayside for other hobbies, such as...sleeping, and not exercising. In the past few months, though, I've actually read a few books, and I thought I'd share my thoughts on them with you, dear readers.
Me Talk Pretty One Day
David Sedaris | I'd been wanting to read David Sedaris for a while, and ended up reading this one on and off over a couple months. It's a collection of short essays about his life and his family, and was a light, enjoyable read. Somehow, he makes drug addiction funny. |
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Empire Falls
Richard Russo | This was probably the most literature-y of the books I read, and I enjoyed it. The beginning was slow and hard to get through, and the end a little strange, but most of it was very good. Interesting characters and a bit of mystery thrown in for good measure. |
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JPod: A Novel
Douglas Coupland | Microserfs is one of my favorite books, so when I heard Coupland was working on a sequel of sorts that took place at a game company of all places, I was more than a little excited. So it was with great anticipation that I read JPod on the flight to New York a couple months ago. One word: Crap. Okay, two words: Total Crap. I haven't had a more disapointing reading experience in recent memory. I returned it because I couldn't stand owning it. Any writer who writes himself into one of his stories, not even in an ironic way, should be ashamed of himself. Shame on you, Douglas Coupland. You are a poo. |
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How to Be Lost: A Novel
Amanda Eyre Ward | Amanda described this book well as "good pizza." Not a work of literature by any standard, but a good, satisfying, story that takes just a few hours to get through. A good vacation read. |
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Life of Pi
Yann Martel | A great book, and a great story. I highly recommend this book. |
[09:44 PM]
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JPod: alright, not great, definately much crappier than Microserfs
Life of Pi: awesome! And the author is Canadian! :)
Haven't read the others....
I'm currently reading Sedaris' "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim" and while I'm only 60pages through, it has been good. Also a lot of stories about his childhood and his weird family. Maybe something for your next read :)
Been thinking about reading Life of Pi for a while. Guess I will!
"A Confederacy of Dunces" -- bestest random airport book I ever bought.
My mom and sister made me sit through the second half of Empire Falls the movie. Having not read the book or seen the first half, I wasn't exactly primed to appreciate it, but they seemed to like it (they read the book first).
awesome book list :)
i "listened" to Life of Pi...haha.
and david sedaris is awesome.
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