Whatcha reeeeadin'?

Whatcha reeeeadin'?
I mentioned this on tsururadio, and eventhough baby's the big reader in the family, I do try to keep at it. Right now I'm reading Peter Guralnick's biography on Sam Cooke.

http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Boogie-Triumph-Sam-Cooke/dp/0316377945 Very well written, though it's still very early in the book. Haven't read a bio in forever (last two were when I was around 18 or so, ready the Simon & Garfunkel bio and the Groucho Marx bio (incredible story). So... whatcha reeeeeeadin'? :wink:

I was just about to make a book thread last night! I recently finished reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

It's a novel of love and loneliness, set in japan in the 60s. Music is a very important and ever present aspect of this book, as evidenced by the title. This is the second book of his I've read, the first being A Wild Sheep Chase. Where that books was comical and abstract in its writing, Norwegian Wood has a more somber introspective tone, as Toru can't decide between the safe, girl from home, or the exciting new one he meets at college. Highly recommended!

Ooo... interesting! Baby's got a thing for japanese writers. One of my favorite books is a japanese one:

http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Royale-Koushun-Takami/dp/156931778X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206021498&sr=1-1 INCREDIBLE! Lord of the flies, but more fucked up....

Just finished this up this morning:

Sort of an absurd corporate satire, presenting the idea that corporations are by definition absurd. If anyone sits in a cube wondering what the hell they are doing there (like I do)...this may help you regain some sanity. Very funny and a quick read, I liked this guy's writing style - not dumbed down but definitely a page-turner.

I cant read! :shock:

the truth comes out.......... sad.

Neil Gaiman - neverwhere

Link for those interested or wanting to be interested :)

Good book! Great ending!! But I won't give it away...... ;)

Just finished this up this morning:

Sort of an absurd corporate satire, presenting the idea that corporations are by definition absurd. If anyone sits in a cube wondering what the hell they are doing there (like I do)...this may help you regain some sanity. Very funny and a quick read, I liked this guy's writing style - not dumbed down but definitely a page-turner. Yeah that book is great! You should read jennifer government. It's a bit different in tone, more of an action book, but with plenty of political and business satire. He even has a nation simulator game loosly based on the book. You're the ruler of a nation, and from issues you recieve every day, you can shape your nation into anything from a democracy to a anarchic free state! Tons o' fun! Nation States

I was just about to make a book thread last night! I recently finished reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

It's a novel of love and loneliness, set in japan in the 60s. Music is a very important and ever present aspect of this book, as evidenced by the title. This is the second book of his I've read, the first being A Wild Sheep Chase. Where that books was comical and abstract in its writing, Norwegian Wood has a more somber introspective tone, as Toru can't decide between the safe, girl from home, or the exciting new one he meets at college. Highly recommended! Murakami is one of my favorite authors!!

I was just about to make a book thread last night! I recently finished reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

It's a novel of love and loneliness, set in japan in the 60s. Music is a very important and ever present aspect of this book, as evidenced by the title. This is the second book of his I've read, the first being A Wild Sheep Chase. Where that books was comical and abstract in its writing, Norwegian Wood has a more somber introspective tone, as Toru can't decide between the safe, girl from home, or the exciting new one he meets at college. Highly recommended! Murakami is one of my favorite authors!! Yeah I love him! I just got the wind up bird chronicle, can't wait to start reading it! Any other titles of his you recommend?

Murakami is one of my favorite authors!! Is that the one I tried but it was just too super detailed?

Murakami is one of my favorite authors!! Is that the one I tried but it was just too super detailed? yes - i think you were trying to read "Kafka on the Shore".

I was just about to make a book thread last night! I recently finished reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

It's a novel of love and loneliness, set in japan in the 60s. Music is a very important and ever present aspect of this book, as evidenced by the title. This is the second book of his I've read, the first being A Wild Sheep Chase. Where that books was comical and abstract in its writing, Norwegian Wood has a more somber introspective tone, as Toru can't decide between the safe, girl from home, or the exciting new one he meets at college. Highly recommended! Murakami is one of my favorite authors!! Yeah I love him! I just got the wind up bird chronicle, can't wait to start reading it! Any other titles of his you recommend? "Wind Up" is definitely his masterpiece. That & "Norwegian" are probably my 2 faves. But I also enjoyed "Kafka on the Shore" & "Wild Sheep Chase". Along the same line as "Wind Up" in a book called "Amrita" by Banana Yoshimoto. I just love how lyrical books become when translated from Japanese into English. I just finished reading "Geisha: A Life" by Mineko Iwasaki, which was a geniune account of a woman who lived as a geisha and that was really interesting as well.

I was just about to make a book thread last night! I recently finished reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.

It's a novel of love and loneliness, set in japan in the 60s. Music is a very important and ever present aspect of this book, as evidenced by the title. This is the second book of his I've read, the first being A Wild Sheep Chase. Where that books was comical and abstract in its writing, Norwegian Wood has a more somber introspective tone, as Toru can't decide between the safe, girl from home, or the exciting new one he meets at college. Highly recommended! Murakami is one of my favorite authors!! Yeah I love him! I just got the wind up bird chronicle, can't wait to start reading it! Any other titles of his you recommend? "Wind Up" is definitely his masterpiece. That & "Norwegian" are probably my 2 faves. But I also enjoyed "Kafka on the Shore" & "Wild Sheep Chase". Along the same line as "Wind Up" in a book called "Amrita" by Banana Yoshimoto. I just love how lyrical books become when translated from Japanese into English. I just finished reading "Geisha: A Life" by Mineko Iwasaki, which was a geniune account of a woman who lived as a geisha and that was really interesting as well. Oh yeah, its like wholly experience. It's like reading lyrics or something.

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