tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post114919009607193654..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Book WormNATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1153706521407521812006-07-23T22:02:00.000-04:002006-07-23T22:02:00.000-04:00Especially I like the first site. But other links ...Especially I like the first site. 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I liked Middlesex but didn't love it; Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang and/or Oscar and Lucinda are terrific (I'm so looking forward to reading his new one, Theft).<BR/><BR/>If you ever want to plunge backward to the Victorians, you might love Thomas Hardy--he's so very protocinematic.Dr. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710707191216637159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149295598327149542006-06-02T20:46:00.000-04:002006-06-02T20:46:00.000-04:00The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, anythi...The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, anything by Yasunari KawabataAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149290599508199332006-06-02T19:23:00.000-04:002006-06-02T19:23:00.000-04:00The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt.<I>The Last Samurai</I> by Helen DeWitt.R.E.M. Borjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334784720148950533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149285032357216452006-06-02T17:50:00.000-04:002006-06-02T17:50:00.000-04:00Ian McEwen's Atonement is great. And Howard's End...Ian McEwen's Atonement is great. And Howard's End I always recommend--I reread it often.Criticlasmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942568777607340234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149267566171546422006-06-02T12:59:00.000-04:002006-06-02T12:59:00.000-04:00josh t -middlesex i have been meaning to get to.st...josh t -middlesex i have been meaning to get to.<BR/>stinky -i didn't say i liked all 3 books. one was horrid.<BR/>caleb -that gay talese one looks interesting.<BR/>nick -i've always avoided 'Lolita' -dumb of me probably.<BR/>spants -i actually borrowed 'devil in the white city' from a friend and never opened it. i so crazy.<BR/><BR/>thank you all for your suggestions. i will definitely read some of these. (and report back?)<BR/><BR/>as to why i ask someone other than The Boyfriend. Let's just say that Proust and Houellebecq aren't my thing ;) we have different book tastes; ( not completely different. we both love michael cunningham and toni morrison and a few others. but still... )<BR/><BR/>if it will help anyone to know what i like --these are probably my four favorite books ever:<BR/><BR/>THE GREAT GATSBY<BR/>BELOVED<BR/>THE LITTLE PRINCE<BR/>INSIDE OSCAR<BR/><BR/>books i've read recently that i've loved<BR/>ANANSI BOYS & STARDUST -neil gaiman<BR/><BR/>and so far I like ATONEMENT by ian mcewan but i'm not finished.<BR/><BR/>for fun i also like fantasy novels (obviously there's a lot of crap there so if anyone can recommend actual good ones that'd be swell), and humorists like Carrie Fisher and David Sedaris, etc...NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149264438125471492006-06-02T12:07:00.000-04:002006-06-02T12:07:00.000-04:00Houellebecq? I don't like him. I mentioned him t...Houellebecq? I don't like him. I mentioned him to my French-Muslim roommate and he gave me a look like I was cheerfully discussing Hitler's policies with a concentration camp survivor.<BR/><BR/> Devil in the White City is a great choice. It should be made into an HBO miniseries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149250828118815152006-06-02T08:20:00.000-04:002006-06-02T08:20:00.000-04:00Anything by Banana Yoshimoto. If you haven't read...Anything by Banana Yoshimoto. If you haven't read her before, start with her first novel, <B>Kitchen</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149239031908086502006-06-02T05:03:00.000-04:002006-06-02T05:03:00.000-04:00I second the Lolita recommendation.Also one of my ...I second the Lolita recommendation.<BR/><BR/>Also one of my favourite books is "Wise Blood" by Flanner O'Connor - a very dark comedy about fundamentalist preachers in the Deep South<BR/><BR/>Also, I finally got around to reading Capote's "In Cold Blood" a couple of months ago and it still haunts me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149232202617570522006-06-02T03:10:00.000-04:002006-06-02T03:10:00.000-04:00Saramago and McEwan are very interesting contempor...Saramago and McEwan are very interesting contemporary choices (though has there ever been a film adaptation of Saramago? I'm off to the IMDB). <BR/>However, my recommendation is for a novel that would make a perfect movie. It is actually being made into a Hollywood film, and will undoubtedly be less than perfect.<BR/><BR/>'Out' by Natsuo Kirino.<BR/><BR/>On the one hand, it's a dissection of women's roles in Japanese society. On the other, it's a clammy, cold-hearted crime thriller with four women thrown together in a murder inquiry. It is gruesome and dark, yet humorous.<BR/><BR/>Something for everyone then!<BR/><BR/>It will also allow you to participate in speculation on the actresses that will be cast. In the book they're plain (even ugly) and this is essential to convey the 'everywoman' nature of the characters, without which there would be no shock factor.<BR/><BR/>I think that I've bored everyone enough now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149230627071201992006-06-02T02:43:00.000-04:002006-06-02T02:43:00.000-04:00Flesh & Blood by Michael Cunningham.Just..wow.<I>Flesh & Blood</I> by Michael Cunningham.<BR/><BR/>Just..wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149230377434015562006-06-02T02:39:00.000-04:002006-06-02T02:39:00.000-04:00Sorry - I meant to leave my web address so you wou...Sorry - I meant to leave my web address so you would know who I am. Oops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149230316440449402006-06-02T02:38:00.000-04:002006-06-02T02:38:00.000-04:00Lamb by Christopher Moore is excellent. Devil in t...<I>Lamb</I> by Christopher Moore is excellent. <BR/><BR/><I>Devil in the White City</I> is a fantastic non-fiction read - it reads like a story.<BR/><BR/><I>High Fidelity</I> by Nick Hornby. It's about music, a midlife crisis, and a guy who is horrible with women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149226508083488302006-06-02T01:35:00.000-04:002006-06-02T01:35:00.000-04:00Well I don't know much about your tastes in books ...Well I don't know much about your tastes in books and I don't know if you're just looking for fiction novels or what, but I've always loved Bill Bryson's books. They're very entertaining and funny and you also accidentally learn a lot from them. My favorite is 'In a Sunburned Country.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149225685792276272006-06-02T01:21:00.000-04:002006-06-02T01:21:00.000-04:00The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer...The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer. Usually I dont go for high-concept ideas (the book is about Max, who is born into the body of an old man, and ages backward physically while aging forward mentally) but Enterainment Weekly gave it a great review and raved about the heart-wrenching love story at the center, and i could NOT put it down. highly, HIGHLY recomendedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149222045789556942006-06-02T00:20:00.000-04:002006-06-02T00:20:00.000-04:00Perhaps this will be adding fuel to some fire abou...Perhaps this will be adding fuel to some fire about which I know nothing, but if I had a boyfriend that amazingly literate, I wouldn't ask anyone else for book recommendations. Ever.<BR/>Just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149220244144128352006-06-01T23:50:00.000-04:002006-06-01T23:50:00.000-04:00Why not pick up Nabakov's Lolita?It's only my favo...Why not pick up Nabakov's <I>Lolita</I>?<BR/><BR/>It's only my favorite novel of all time.Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12566330717380805279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149219013969951722006-06-01T23:30:00.000-04:002006-06-01T23:30:00.000-04:00Lamb: the Gospel according to Biff, Christ's Child...<I>Lamb: the Gospel according to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal</I> by Christopher Moore. It's insanely funny and a quick read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149218498613270012006-06-01T23:21:00.000-04:002006-06-01T23:21:00.000-04:00Hmmm. I was gonna suggest some Jacqueline Susann ...Hmmm. I was gonna suggest some Jacqueline Susann -- <I>The Love Machine</I> is a particular fave -- but maybe that's a little lowbrow...StinkyLuluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765533714740641857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149217479413180512006-06-01T23:04:00.000-04:002006-06-01T23:04:00.000-04:00What? Is this true? My Nathaniel asking for book r...What? Is this true? My Nathaniel asking for book recommendations? Wait -and asking all of you before consulting me? I mean I'm sure that you're all amongst the literature cognoscenti, but really darling, you know I'm waiting breathlessly to force books upon you. Much like you love to drag me off to the cineplex to see Julianne once again desperately prove she's not meant to be a romantic comedy star. (Isn't one Sandra Bullock enough?) So... Eugenides' Middlesex is wonderful - and set in your homeland of Michigan. Saramago is dazzling and Blindness is as good a starting point as any. Ishiguro is a master stylist and Never Let Me Go is some of his best work. Talese is a brilliant writer. Huh, this is a fantastically brilliant crowd you've got here. So toss in some Cormac McCarthy, Ian McEwan, Proust (naturellement), and Houellebecq (just for controversial fun) and you've got yourself a delightful summer on the beach!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1149212914511695552006-06-01T21:48:00.000-04:002006-06-01T21:48:00.000-04:00Matt Ruff's Set This House in Order. It's a romanc...Matt Ruff's <I>Set This House in Order</I>. It's a romance (of sorts) between two people with multiple personality disorder; one has learned to live with it, the other doesn't even know she has it.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413428735864060575noreply@blogger.com