I have just started I Am Pilgrim, which was recommended to me by a work colleague and she loved it.
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Just finished reading Flash Boys, by Micheal Lewis. Same guy who wrote The Big Short. A riveting read if you have any interest in that kind of thing.
Have started reading The Politics of Experience by R.D. Laing. It was some heavy reading to start off, but with the weight of "you as I experience you" having lifted, the book reveals a fascinating mind.
Have started reading The Politics of Experience by R.D. Laing. It was some heavy reading to start off, but with the weight of "you as I experience you" having lifted, the book reveals a fascinating mind.
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Been having a good run of reads:
Humbolt by Emily Brady - non-fiction about effects of decriminalising marijuana on California communities and that grew crops illegally
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - fiction interweaving stories about escaping slavery in the south of the US
The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan - the captive troops on the Burma railway. He's got such empathy for his characters.
An Artist in a Floating World - Kazuo Ishiguro. Slow reading to make the beautiful writing last longer.
The Divide - Matt Taibbi- comparing justice in the world of financial crimes v misdemeanours
Just Kids - Patti Smith (on Esky's recommendation, thank you) good read about New York in the 70s, and Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe. M Train set up and ready to read soon.
Humbolt by Emily Brady - non-fiction about effects of decriminalising marijuana on California communities and that grew crops illegally
Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead - fiction interweaving stories about escaping slavery in the south of the US
The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan - the captive troops on the Burma railway. He's got such empathy for his characters.
An Artist in a Floating World - Kazuo Ishiguro. Slow reading to make the beautiful writing last longer.
The Divide - Matt Taibbi- comparing justice in the world of financial crimes v misdemeanours
Just Kids - Patti Smith (on Esky's recommendation, thank you) good read about New York in the 70s, and Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe. M Train set up and ready to read soon.
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Anyone read the girl on the train?
Halfway through the final chapter of Ashlee Vance's biography on Elon Musk. Great book for anyone interested in Musk. Based on interviews with the man himself, his family and various people involved in his ventures.
Next up is "The Creature from Jekyll Island" that details the collusion that took place on said island, leading to the creation of the US Federal Reserve. It's meant to be a cracker book, so I eagerly await turning the first page.
Next up is "The Creature from Jekyll Island" that details the collusion that took place on said island, leading to the creation of the US Federal Reserve. It's meant to be a cracker book, so I eagerly await turning the first page.
Yep it's a bloody cracker
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Worth the read? The trailer for the new movie intrigued me.
Yeah I loved it. Read it in about 2 hours, couldn't put it down.
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Just finished
POSITION DOUBTFUL
mapping landscapes and memories
by Kim Mahood. Author is an artist who grew up on a station in the Kimberley (not far from where SPS hails), and travels back there every year to art and work with local Aboriginal communities mapping country. Insights into the different points of view of indigenous and non-indigenous people she worked and was friends with.
https://www.scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/position-doubtful
Found myself reaching for the like button quite a lot.
POSITION DOUBTFUL
mapping landscapes and memories
by Kim Mahood. Author is an artist who grew up on a station in the Kimberley (not far from where SPS hails), and travels back there every year to art and work with local Aboriginal communities mapping country. Insights into the different points of view of indigenous and non-indigenous people she worked and was friends with.
https://www.scribepublications.com.au/books-authors/books/position-doubtful
Found myself reaching for the like button quite a lot.
Big Footy.
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Try Shogun. Epic
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Mrs AA just bought 'Fire and Fury' , she said it is a great read. Unbelievable how clueless Trump is.
Three books as gifts at Christmas.
Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Man’. ‘Working Class Boy’ was a confronting but interesting read and I’m expecting this book to provide some scary tales as well.
Bruce Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’.
I’m currently reading ‘The Long and Winding Road to the Top - Fifty (or so) songs that made Australia great by Andrew P Street. When he had the idea he compiled a list of 476 songs which he cut to 50.
Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Man’. ‘Working Class Boy’ was a confronting but interesting read and I’m expecting this book to provide some scary tales as well.
Bruce Springsteen’s memoir ‘Born to Run’.
I’m currently reading ‘The Long and Winding Road to the Top - Fifty (or so) songs that made Australia great by Andrew P Street. When he had the idea he compiled a list of 476 songs which he cut to 50.
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A couple of articles written in remembrance of Ursula Le Guin who died this week (by a couple of handy writers). I don't read heaps of fantasy but really liked her stories and ideas.
http://gu.com/p/8xj4h
http://gu.com/p/8xj69
This one suggests what to read...
http://gu.com/p/8xj8g
http://gu.com/p/8xj4h
http://gu.com/p/8xj69
This one suggests what to read...
http://gu.com/p/8xj8g
The Bruce Springsteen bio is split into three books (about 500 pages). I’ve just finished Book 2 which ends around 1990. The book is a great read and Springsteen’s prose is top notch.
Without giving too much away the lengths he went to become successful are extraordinary. However that sort of commitment has its demons attached to it. Overall I’d say Bruce is an ok guy with some regret like all of us (except he’s talented and has lots of money). I honestly think the fame and wealth is secondary to the music and the creation of it.
Without giving too much away the lengths he went to become successful are extraordinary. However that sort of commitment has its demons attached to it. Overall I’d say Bruce is an ok guy with some regret like all of us (except he’s talented and has lots of money). I honestly think the fame and wealth is secondary to the music and the creation of it.
Jasper Jones. Great little book
I’ve extracted ‘The Abruzzo Trilogy’ by Ignazio Silone from the bottom of a box for another read. The books comprising the trilogy are ‘Fontamara’, ‘Bread and Wine’ and ‘The Seed Beneath the Snow’. I was attracted to the books because of my maternal background as they provide insights into what it was like for my ancestors to live in the Abruzzo and some ideas on why my grandfather decided to leave. I imagine the fate of the cafoni (like peasants) is similar across Italy so it’s not just for the Abruzzese.
The author’s real name is Secondino Tranquilli (great name!), a local born and raised in the village of Pescina. He’s an interesting character worthy of further investigation (when I have the time). Socialist/Communist in the time of Mussolini who also had links to the Fascists. Only an Italian!
What are the books about?
“The impoverished, desolate mountain region of the Abruzzo during Mussolini’s reign provides the backdrop...the struggles of the cafoni, the farmers and peasants...against poverty, natural disasters and totalitarianism”.
I suggest you read them to appreciate their impact.
The author’s real name is Secondino Tranquilli (great name!), a local born and raised in the village of Pescina. He’s an interesting character worthy of further investigation (when I have the time). Socialist/Communist in the time of Mussolini who also had links to the Fascists. Only an Italian!
What are the books about?
“The impoverished, desolate mountain region of the Abruzzo during Mussolini’s reign provides the backdrop...the struggles of the cafoni, the farmers and peasants...against poverty, natural disasters and totalitarianism”.
I suggest you read them to appreciate their impact.
Recently finished ‘The Hunted’ by Elmore Leonard. A bit slow for me but the second half of the book displayed why his books make good movies.
I’m now revisiting some books I found during a recent tidy up.
At the moment I’m reading ‘Cat and Mouse’ by Gunter Grass.
I’m now revisiting some books I found during a recent tidy up.
At the moment I’m reading ‘Cat and Mouse’ by Gunter Grass.
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I’m into Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver a novel set on the Appalachian mountains a young mother discovers a beautiful but terrible freak of nature.. a restless farm wife & her wacky family
A story of climate change, denial, science, sensitive family issues & humour I’m thoroughly enjoying it
A story of climate change, denial, science, sensitive family issues & humour I’m thoroughly enjoying it
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I really liked Flight Behaviour.
Just started the latest Peter Carey. Gets written up as a return to the Illywhacker days, and I really liked his mad story telling back then. Not read enough to recommend yet.
The Glass Bead Game by Herman Hesse
