Jun 22·1 reply
kogoyosAll the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy
still thinking about this one a few weeks later. understated yet with a lot of depth, McCarthy crafted a coming of age western novel that was gripping and had a unique balance between youthful wanderlust and coming to terms with the harsh realities of the world. probably top 3 Cormac books out of the 5 or so I've read so far. gonna read the next book in The Border Trilogy soon
9/10
Plata Quemada by Ricardo Piglia
novel based on a true story of a bank heist in the 1960's in Argentina and the subsequent pursuit in Uruguay. entertaining and well researched for sure, but felt like it could've gotten more into the characters heads a bit and maybe taken more creative liberties on that front. would recommend if you want a gritty and fast paced crime novel
7.5/10
Recursion by Blake Crouch
enjoyed Dark Matter so I wanted to check this out as a lot of people say it's Crouch's best novel. high concept for sure, with time travel and different realities making it an engaging book. kept me guessing but went in a direction I wasn't a big fan of and idk, these books are like summer blockbuster movies for me. fun to experience and perfect for a light read but they never leave a big impression on me. preferred Dark Matter tbh
7/10
All the Pretty Horses is great but The Crossing is even better!
- OPJun 22Bizzle
All the Pretty Horses is great but The Crossing is even better!
just started that yesterday
first ~75 pages got me feeling like
- Jun 25·1 reply
A pretty unique take on the Vietnam war and life afterwards for a Viet Cong spy living in America. Thought this was pretty good, loved the narrator's voice and the dry humour that carries the story but thought it was a bit overwritten at times. Still really enjoyable, will definitely watch the show and see how they did with it.
My god this was hard work! Worth it of course because he really could mine the depths of humanity better than anyone, but f***ing hell I was bored and confused for a long time here lol. Glad I stuck with it because it really comes together in the end
Slick, gritty noir about a serial strangler in LA in the 40s. Really loved the sense of place throughout this. There's a thick fog hanging over the city and everyone is constantly smoking and drinking, and you can feel and see and smell all of that when you're reading it. Really fun
God I can’t wait to come ITT and post about how Charlie Kaufman’s Antkind is the funniest book of all time. Only 800 pages before that happens!
·1 replyBizzleA pretty unique take on the Vietnam war and life afterwards for a Viet Cong spy living in America. Thought this was pretty good, loved the narrator's voice and the dry humour that carries the story but thought it was a bit overwritten at times. Still really enjoyable, will definitely watch the show and see how they did with it.
My god this was hard work! Worth it of course because he really could mine the depths of humanity better than anyone, but f***ing hell I was bored and confused for a long time here lol. Glad I stuck with it because it really comes together in the end
Slick, gritty noir about a serial strangler in LA in the 40s. Really loved the sense of place throughout this. There's a thick fog hanging over the city and everyone is constantly smoking and drinking, and you can feel and see and smell all of that when you're reading it. Really fun
Have you seen the film of In A Lonely Place? It’s quite good
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10/10Not a big book reader at all so the score might not hold weight but finished "When Breathe Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi the other day, probably the first actual book I've read on my own in some years and couldn't put it down.
I really loved the way he wrote and articulated throughout. He does a great job talking through his youth and how he ended up on his career path but also does an amazing job with weighing the gravity of his situation as both a doctor of patients and patient himself as it progresses. His overall expression gets across in what I thought was a very heavy way through his style.
His questions/thinking into morality and meaning resinate and held a lot of ground especially considering his background and situation. Very worth a read if anyone has any interest in that type of theme.
He seemed like a truly brilliant mind and physician in the world. RIP
Also if anyone has some recs for what to start next I'd appreciate it
Wouldn't mind something similar to this, only thing I'm not really into right now would be fantasy/fiction
- babylon sherm
Have you seen the film of In A Lonely Place? It’s quite good
Nah I've heard it's good though, it's on my watch list now
·1 replyTook a shot at lolita few weeks back
don’t know if I can "but the prose" my way through that one- Prayer_hands
Took a shot at lolita few weeks back
don’t know if I can "but the prose" my way through that oneYou need to get past the first few chapters of part 2. I had the same the middle of the book was pretty boring, but it picked up towards the end again
·1 replySouth of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Interesting book about a person who meets his soulmate as a child, then grows up, has a wife and children, but still yearns for them. Unrequited love for someone who you know loves you too. Mysterious dissapearances, confusion, and the yearning for someone you can't have.
- roberto gonzalez
South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
Interesting book about a person who meets his soulmate as a child, then grows up, has a wife and children, but still yearns for them. Unrequited love for someone who you know loves you too. Mysterious dissapearances, confusion, and the yearning for someone you can't have.
Speaking of, who reads Japanese? Anyone read the new Murakami yet?
