I recently reread the light-hearted Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!

This is a semi-autobiographical account of physicist Richard Feynman's exploits. I love this book because Feynman is so down-to-earth and so anti-pretentious. Plus he had a fascinating life and a wonderful way of looking at it. This book is never dull and often hilarious. If only more scientific types were this interesting and know-able. I recommend it strongly. A must read!

Michelle Houllebeque's "The Elementary Particles"

a.k.a. "Atomised"

Seems like a good story. I liked it from the get-go. It's
got some pretty clever and cool ways of dismantling our
modern society and discecting our loves etc.

"Catch 22" - Joseph Heller (very funny, still reading it)

The Happy Hooker My Own Story Xaviera Hollander with Robin Moore and Yvonne Dunleavy. So far it's a good book,but it 29 years old.

purplechild25 said:

I read that book years ago and I thought it was rather good, too. Another good one of hers is "The Best Part of a Man".

AzureStar said:

Would I have to go to an Antique Book store for that book or can I find it at any book store?

purplechild25 said:

I looked on Amazon and it seems that the book is out of print, but they have used ones for sale starting at $4.00.

The Best Part of a Man

This thread.

Hi, just wondering if anybody is reading anything they'd
like to recommend [or advise us NOT to read].

What have you read recently or what are you planning on
reading in the near future?

And what kind of books do you prefer? Novels, Thrillers?
Social commentary? Biographies?


Thanx.

Personally, I've just finished


Donna Tartt's "The Little Friend"

Which I found to be a crashing bore. Since "Secret History"
was such a cool novel, this one was a major let-down. It is
probably the book that took me the longest EVER to finish,
since I kept putting it down and start reading something
else instead.

It started off pretty nice and seemed like a good story she
had to tell, only to plummet to an untimely death about 150
pages in. She didn't manage to get a pulse until page 400 or
thereabouts. Only to build up a very slight tension which
ultimately leads to completely nothing.

It will make a nice 90 minute movie on day tho. And it would
have made an entertaining novel, had it been 300 pages,
instead of 600.


M.A. Bulgakov's "Flight and Bliss"

Two posthumously published plays by [imo] the best writer
of the 20th century. Altho not really very fascinating,
they were quite funny and their political commentary [in
disguise] is clever and witty as always. Bliss, in some
parts reminded me of some aspects of his novel "The Master
and Margarite". However, I wouldn't advise these for anyone
whom hasn't read M&M or his novellas first.


and right now I'm reading

Michelle Houllebeque's "The Elementary Particles"

a.k.a. "Atomised"

Seems like a good story. I liked it from the get-go. It's
got some pretty clever and cool ways of dismantling our
modern society and discecting our loves etc.

How many of you refuse to loan your books out? I stopped doing that a long time ago, because if they got returned to me they would be dog-eared, scuffed, with the spine broken. That is a BIG pet peeve of mine...

AzureStar said:

lol...My friends know not to even bother to ask me to borrow a book. The answer WILL always be hell no...

AzureStar said:

lol...My friends know not to even bother to ask me to borrow a book. The answer WILL always be hell no...

Hi, just wondering if anybody is reading anything they'd
like to recommend [or advise us NOT to read].