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Old 06-20-2013, 04:37 PM   #4711 (permalink)
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Cogan's Trade by George V. Higgins

It's been awhile since I've read a crime novel and I always liked the Dennis Lehane crime novels that take place there, and I've been meaning to watch Killing Them Softly so I figured this was as good a book to read as any.
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Old 06-20-2013, 05:49 PM   #4712 (permalink)
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Read this today:

SOOOOO good. So good. Amazing.
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Old 06-27-2013, 11:55 PM   #4713 (permalink)
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Rec'd by the same person who rec'd the Death of Bees. Love it so far, almost done w/ it
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Old 06-28-2013, 10:24 AM   #4714 (permalink)
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I have so many good memories of reading Anne Rice's vampire novels. Lestat is one of, if not my favorite, literary character of all time. But for some reason I just never got around to reading her Mayfair witches novels. Well, I was a ****ing moron cause I'm about a hundred pages in and totally absorbed. It's mostly been flashbacks and back story so far and yet she's made it in no way dull, or let it hurt the narrative flow. She just manages to draw you in bit by bit by giving you just enough information to kind of know what's going on, but not enough that you're ever satisfied, so you're always waiting breathlessly for every little tid bit. The only bad thing is that since I've already read Blood Canticle, I already have a very general idea of what's going on, but it still manages to hook me.
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Old 06-28-2013, 08:25 PM   #4715 (permalink)
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This is written in (mostly) phonetic Scottish English but not as hard to read as Trainspotting, I enjoy it so far
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Old 06-28-2013, 08:32 PM   #4716 (permalink)
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Is there a thread for book recommendations? Sort of like the ones we have for music. I thought there was but I can't find it.
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Old 06-28-2013, 08:45 PM   #4717 (permalink)
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Is there a thread for book recommendations? Sort of like the ones we have for music. I thought there was but I can't find it.
In that vein...

I'm reading several books, all of which I enjoy, but they're pretty much all just to gain knowledge. I'm in the mood for some sort of literature that will completely pull me in and leave me dumbfounded with its greatness. Any suggestions for a really absorbing book? Most any genre is good with me, though please, nothing low-brow. I want it to be worth my time.
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In that vein...

I'm reading several books, all of which I enjoy, but they're pretty much all just to gain knowledge. I'm in the mood for some sort of literature that will completely pull me in and leave me dumbfounded with its greatness. Any suggestions for a really absorbing book? Most any genre is good with me, though please, nothing low-brow. I want it to be worth my time.


First of all if you have this attitude toward literature you're kind of missing the point in general.

I recommend Kafka on the Shore by Murakami
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In that vein...

I'm reading several books, all of which I enjoy, but they're pretty much all just to gain knowledge. I'm in the mood for some sort of literature that will completely pull me in and leave me dumbfounded with its greatness. Any suggestions for a really absorbing book? Most any genre is good with me, though please, nothing low-brow. I want it to be worth my time.
Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man". I read that one in two days, which is unlike me since books usually take a week or two for me to devour.
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Old 06-28-2013, 09:18 PM   #4720 (permalink)
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First of all if you have this attitude toward literature you're kind of missing the point in general.

I recommend Kafka on the Shore by Murakami
Okay, yeah, that was a bit douchey for me to say. I just mean nothing... I dunno... airport-y? I don't know what I mean. I apologize.

And I'll take a look at that there book!

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Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man". I read that one in two days, which is unlike me since books usually take a week or two for me to devour.
I'll check it out, thanks!
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