Bizzle

4y

This was a @Koala rec, I f***ing loved it. A really brutal account of a young troublemaker just trying to get through life. It's a dark, seedy story but it's told with a vulnerability that you wouldn't expect from such a tough book, and it paints a powerful picture of the lives of its characters.

There's more than a hint of John Williams about the way Carpenter writes and the way he captures beauty and pain over the course of a young man's life. Very similar to Stoner, only the life here is one that exists on the margins of society. Would recommend to everyone

earthwalka

4y

It’s been a minute since I been in here because I haven’t actually read anything as of late but I just finished this up today. Very quick and easy read with a lot of easily applicable information. Don’t usually read self help books but I do think I can gain from this as long as I actually take heed of the advice written here. James is a cool guy 👍🏽

kogoyos

4y

good book. welcome back fam, hope to see more posts from you itt this year

Bizzle

4y

This was a @Koala rec, I f***ing loved it. A really brutal account of a young troublemaker just trying to get through life. It's a dark, seedy story but it's told with a vulnerability that you wouldn't expect from such a tough book, and it paints a powerful picture of the lives of its characters.

There's more than a hint of John Williams about the way Carpenter writes and the way he captures beauty and pain over the course of a young man's life. Very similar to Stoner, only the life here is one that exists on the margins of society. Would recommend to everyone

0ddJay

5y

Finished Lolita yesterday - 3.5/5

Just as interesting and moving as it is deeply disturbing. I understand why a lot of people won’t read it but I think everyone should read it at least once. The book’s forward (written by a fictitious editor) immediately tells you you’re dealing with a p*do and that the book is basically his confession/memoir written from prison. There’s a lot of wittiness and comical puns throughout the book and truly beautiful prose. I gave it 3.5 stars because the writing got a bit too purple for my liking at times to the point where it was almost unbearable to read (like when there’s 2 long ass chapters dedicated to just describing scenery and landmarks as the main character is on a road trip all over America). But this book does take a really interesting turn from sick love story to mystery/detective story that I enjoyed a lot.

ilias

4y

Just finished the lord of the rings trilogy. Can’t believe I’ve never read them.

They’re really great and maybe the best in the genre.

0ddJay

5y

Finished Lolita yesterday - 3.5/5

Just as interesting and moving as it is deeply disturbing. I understand why a lot of people won’t read it but I think everyone should read it at least once. The book’s forward (written by a fictitious editor) immediately tells you you’re dealing with a p*do and that the book is basically his confession/memoir written from prison. There’s a lot of wittiness and comical puns throughout the book and truly beautiful prose. I gave it 3.5 stars because the writing got a bit too purple for my liking at times to the point where it was almost unbearable to read (like when there’s 2 long ass chapters dedicated to just describing scenery and landmarks as the main character is on a road trip all over America). But this book does take a really interesting turn from sick love story to mystery/detective story that I enjoyed a lot.

Astronaut Dad

4y

Genre defining

ilias

4y

Just finished the lord of the rings trilogy. Can’t believe I’ve never read them.

They’re really great and maybe the best in the genre.

Smuchaine

4y

maybe the best of the genre? Need to check them but being better than ASOIAF would be hell of a challenge :word:

Smuchaine

4y

maybe the best of the genre? Need to check them but being better than ASOIAF would be hell of a challenge :word:

e t

4y

Have you ever read The Stormlight Archive? By far the best in the genre IMO and I’m a huge fan of both ASOIAF and LOTR.

xnthr

4y

sanderson has such great concepts but his prose and dialogue is pretty unfortunate

still probably my favourite high fantasy author

kogoyos

4y

Orange World and Other Stories by Karen Russell

collection of short stories I saw mentioned in this section once. like most collections, some of the stories worked for me and others didn't. she's a creative writer with nice prose but I wasn't blown away. still will keep her on my radar

7/10

The Savage Detectives by Robert Bolaño

was worried I wasn't going to like this but I ended up loving it

I usually don't go for novels with meandering plots, and it took me a while to get used to the format in part two, but this book really moved me. so impactful how Bolaño described Ulisses and Arturo through the eyes of the dozens of people they crossed paths with. really appreciated those different perspectives and it made me reflect a lot on my own life, similar to the effect Stoner had on me. Bolaño's talent as a writer was on full display too and it was impressive all the different styles and tones he used to tell the story and that, even with mentioning obscure Mexican poets, it never came off as pretentious or inaccessible. really enjoyed this one and it's got me excited to check out Bolaño's other work. wanna try to read one of his short story collections in Spanish before attempting to tackle the behemoth that is 2666

9/10

Bizzle

4y

F*** yeah Savage Detectives! I still think about it all the time, I love how Belano and Lima become more elusive and mythical the more you read about them.

And the duel

I picked up The Third Reich a little while ago, gunna give that a read soon