Books, Books, Books

[pdanielson]

A list of books I've read over the last two or so years, presented in no particular order because I have a horrible chronological memory:

Against The Day*
Absurdistan
A Short History of Nearly Everything***
Shakespeare: The World as Stage
The Ridiculous Race*
How I Became A Famous Novelist**
2,666**
The Savage Detectives
The Skating Rink
In The

Comments

[anonymous]

Ooh, I loved Ghost Map! Probably the biology nerd in my but you know, whatever. :) I wasn't as impressed with Mr. Feynman, though. Have you read "What I Believe but Can Not Prove" by John Brockman (well, edited by him). Also, what's that other one... hmm... I'll think of it later.

[serorobele]

Um, that was me, sorry.

[pdanielson]

Yeah, Ghost map was really interesting, even if it had been a fictional story. Sort of like a biological detective novel.

Haven't read the Brockman book, but I'll put it on my list!

[hotlavamonster]

I got Kevin Fordlandia for Christmas and he's really liking it so far-- seems like something you might be into. Also, obviously anything I bolded on my list last week is really recommended. Out of those, I think you might like Let's Talk About Love, the Studs Terkel book, and In Cold Blood if you haven't read it before.

This year I'm trying to read through 'classics' a little more deliberately. Seeing your Twain reminded me that I reeeeeally want to read Life on the Mississippi.

[pdanielson]

Most 'classics' bore me, but I love Twain. Also, I picked up the Dorothy Parker book mostly from the title of your defunct blog, and it turns out she's pretty good.

[hotlavamonster]

Not defunct! Latent.

And I have a wider definition of classics... I'm finally getting through Flannery O'Connor's collected stories as a first step in that direction.

[pdanielson]

"I have a wider definition of classics..."

Of course you do. Of course you do.