Books

[Nik]

Summer is a great opportunity to read fiction and get away from the usual work-related reading material of theatre, critical theory, and philosophy. I just finished Sophie Berrebi’s ‘The Sharing Economy’, Sean Thor Conroe’s ‘Fuccboi’ and Allison Rumfitt’s ‘Tell Me I’m Worthless’. ‘Fuccboi’ was fun and got better as the book went on even if I found the language a little cloying. Rumfitt’s book was a tough read. Super scary and violent, but felt daring and meaningful too. Berrebi’s book was my favourite of the bunch for its excavation of the self through desire and the art as context framing, but maybe that made it more familiar to the kind of academic stuff I’m used to. All of them recommended.

[doubletee]

Just finished up the first 2 Slough House books and then The Colorado Kid by Stephen King. All very enjoyable

[Tago Mago]

@tody it’s all we can afford right now . Gotta save up for the party

[SKT]

@Matt read The Ballad of Black Tom and enjoyed it. Anything else like that you might recommend?

@tody How did you end up liking Fairytale?

Just finished Caste and it was intense. I learned a lot.

[steelworker]

@doubletee liked the Herron books. There's an excellent series on Apple tv, Slow Horses with Gary Oldman in the Jackson Lamb role. Highly recommend. Season 3 out soon.

[tody]

@SKT Haven't finished it yet See my post in Random Rants, I had too much trouble going on in the last months to find the time to read.

[Giles]

@Tago-Mago said in Books:

I bought the book on the back of this post...,.

[goosehd]

@Giles Please tell me that a senior member of the forum such as yourself, hasn't just quoted a picture 8 7 posts up...

Edit: 7 posts up

[Giles]

How are you using the word senior? Because one is inexcusable, the other is understandable

And.

I am not sure if I ever got a hard-on about this, unlike certain other senior members ( @Seul )

[goosehd]

@Giles Never would I disparage an individual who has made it as far in life as you…sometimes you just need to use a mirror or check the pulse to see if a person is still breathing and their heart is still beating.

As to the reposting of pictures, I call on @Seul to adjudicate the situation and to make a ruling.

He’s been quiet and I want to see if he still has some fight left in him.

Besides, it’ll be good for you in preparation for your upcoming trials and tribulations on your next fishing adventures. After dealing with us, a tuna will seem like nothing…

[Seul]

@goosehd said in Books:

As to the reposting of pictures, I call on @Seul to adjudicate the situation and to make a ruling.

This is unmistakenly a case of Old People Fumbling On Their Phones Whilst Operating A Boat (And Probably On A Third Beer).

[goosehd]

@Giles I am not sure if I ever got a hard-on…

I didn’t think old guys could still do that…

@Seul Thank you for your help and interpretation! It is greatly appreciated

[Giles]

@Tago-Mago Finished the Honjin Murders and loved it - thx....

2 more arrived today.....

[Tago Mago]

@Giles glad you liked. Total shot in the dark from me, but enjoying the book, too. Many happy returns by the way, I see you got yourself some gifts after all

[tody]

@SKT I'm finally through the Stephen King novel. I really enjoyed that, and I'm already eyeing at his next, Holly. I strayed away from King for 20 years or so, but his last three novels, Later, Billy Summers, and Fairy Tale brought me back.

Also, I finished two biographies during the last week:

'A life with footnotes', the Terry Pratchett biography. Although I read just about anything by Pratchett, the biography gave some interesting insights.

The other one was DOOM GUY, the autobiography by John Romero. As much as I like to play the DOOM series, his book was rather dull and superficial at times.

[Inorganic]

Just wrapped these two up. Would eagerly recommend them to anyone Powell’s bookstore here in Portland puts small blurbs about staff pick books, they nailed Stoner. ‘Reading this book is like watching your emotionally repressed dad cry. A moving portrait of a quiet American life spent in the fallible pursuit of joy’

[popvulture]

Lord. As someone who definitely has an emotionally repressed dad, not sure I could handle that

[Inorganic]

@popvulture preach!! Same daddy issues over here but when I finished the book, I have to say that I was more empathetic and wanting to engage with a new understanding. Aside from that John Williams's writing is beautiful.

[SKT]

@tody I enjoyed it too. I read everything of his as a kid and young adult but have only read Fairytale and 22/11/63 (which I recommend) of his more recent stuff. I’ll check out the ones you mentioned.

[SKT]

@Inorganic I’m envious of you having Powell’s close. My wife has family in Portland and a trip to Powell’s is a priority every time we visit. The Dispossessed looks interesting as well.