What are you reading right now?

MoonlitSunshine · 12-02-2010, 05:46 PM

In The Country of Last Things is an odd one, largely because it's written from the perspective of a woman, unlike all the rest of his books. Personally I wouldn't rank it as among his best, largely due to that one fact: he doesn't quite nail writing as a woman in the same way that he does his male characters. it's still decent, but if you're looking for another Auster to read, i wouldn't choose that one.

Kevorkian Logic · 12-03-2010, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Because "people" are from the South, they don't have books there.

Yeah, pretty much we learn only words that are in the bible, so our literature choices are limited :/

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 12-03-2010, 10:13 AM

rereading this, love it

zachsd · 12-04-2010, 02:36 AM

^^That looks intriguing for some reason.

Just started For Whom the Bell Tolls. After reading The Sun Also Rises and some of his short stories, I've decided that all the Hemingway hype is not just a fad and that he's an amazing author. Next on my list is A Moveable Feast, I figured I should become better acquainted with his stuff before I move on to his memoir.

Oh, and interesting fact that I recently learned: Hemingway was almost going to name The Sun Also Rises just Fiesta!. Party in Spanish with a ****ing exclamation mark. Wow, just wow. Leave the title-making for when your sober Earnest.

Mojo · 12-04-2010, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Paloma

I just finished

loved it

I've taken this book a few places with me, fully intending for it to be the next book I read. I still haven't read it yet as I always end up reading something else.

ThePhanastasio · 12-04-2010, 05:07 AM

Not reading it as quickly as I'd like. I'm guessing that the reason is that in order to read it, I have to be home alone because I don't know what the hell he's talking about unless I read most of the stories aloud. I turn out to not be very good at reading that dialect.

Pretty interesting, nonetheless.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 12-04-2010, 08:57 AM

Aw man, the Acid House RULES

simplephysics · 12-04-2010, 10:23 AM

katrine · 12-05-2010, 06:28 AM

i really like this book. Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe seem to have led very interesting lives and I like the way she writes. I find it very fascinating the way that they just know that they're artist and that it's a calling for them no matter what other people say and how much they have to sacrifice for their art. i am in no way an artist, but i would love to feel that passionately about something.

clementine · 12-05-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Zarko

The New York Trilogy - Paul Auster

Already finished City of Glass. I loved the mystery within a mystery setting (A detective story, what else), and the existentialism is interesting, but felt writing yourself into a story is a bit of a wank

I'm reading it now too, I've almost finished City of Glass and I really liked it, he's got a very interesting narrative, I found really interesting all the little details, though what I like best about it is all the quoting other texts and adding all that information that made me want to look it up and read more about the whole thing, I like being motivated to investigate about something by a book!

12-02-2010, 05:46 PM	#3091 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	In The Country of Last Things is an odd one, largely because it's written from the perspective of a woman, unlike all the rest of his books. Personally I wouldn't rank it as among his best, largely due to that one fact: he doesn't quite nail writing as a woman in the same way that he does his male characters. it's still decent, but if you're looking for another Auster to read, i wouldn't choose that one. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

12-04-2010, 02:36 AM	#3094 (permalink)
zachsd Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 347	^^That looks intriguing for some reason. Just started For Whom the Bell Tolls. After reading The Sun Also Rises and some of his short stories, I've decided that all the Hemingway hype is not just a fad and that he's an amazing author. Next on my list is A Moveable Feast, I figured I should become better acquainted with his stuff before I move on to his memoir. Oh, and interesting fact that I recently learned: Hemingway was almost going to name The Sun Also Rises just Fiesta!. Party in Spanish with a ***ing exclamation mark. Wow, just wow. Leave the title-making for when your sober Earnest. __________________ lastfm rym Last edited by zachsd; 12-04-2010 at 02:41 AM.*

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~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	rereading this, love it

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ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	Not reading it as quickly as I'd like. I'm guessing that the reason is that in order to read it, I have to be home alone because I don't know what the hell he's talking about unless I read most of the stories aloud. I turn out to not be very good at reading that dialect. Pretty interesting, nonetheless.

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~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Aw man, the Acid House RULES

12-05-2010, 06:28 AM	#3099 (permalink)
katrine Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 72	i really like this book. Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe seem to have led very interesting lives and I like the way she writes. I find it very fascinating the way that they just know that they're artist and that it's a calling for them no matter what other people say and how much they have to sacrifice for their art. i am in no way an artist, but i would love to feel that passionately about something.