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Trilby · 03-11-2011, 01:22 PM

I just read a SS by David Foster Wallace and now I want to kill myself.

What?

Shawnee123 · 03-11-2011, 01:33 PM

I've gotten through all the Lionel Shriver books I've found. Some I really like, some are just OK. The last one was interesting, about population control in Africa, Game Control.

There are still some I haven't read but I didn't see them at my library.

Clodfobble · 03-30-2011, 10:54 AM

I'm reading House Rules, by Jodi Picoult, on the strong recommendation of several friends. The main character is high-functioning autistic.

She did a fantastic job of capturing his voice (a lot of it is first person from his perspective) and portrays the conflicting emotions of his mother and brother excellently as well. The underlying plot is pretty good so far too. It's a little pedantic at first, assuming the reader has absolutely no experience with the disease, but it gets past that quickly. This book is my new recommendation for friends and relatives who want to get it, but don't yet.

infinite monkey · 03-30-2011, 11:02 AM

Oh wow. I JUST finished that book, Clod. (I've been on a reading marathon, about 2-3 books a week lately.)

I was going to ask you what you thought of it or if you'd read it, but it slipped my mind. I liked it, but of course your perspective is something else entirely. I thought about you a lot as I read it.

glatt · 03-30-2011, 11:16 AM

I'm about halfway through Room, a book written from the point of view of a kid born to a woman kept captive in a sound proof shed. The kid is 5 years old and has never known anything outside of Room. He only knows Ma, and the captor. There's a TV, but he doesn't understand that the TV is showing the real world. It's really well written from the kid's perspective and is quite a page turner. Easy read and riveting.

infinite monkey · 03-30-2011, 12:54 PM

I'm going to look for that at the 'brary. I think I'd like it. Thanks.

I have, somewhere, a VHS tape of a Nova show called "Secrets of the Wild Child" a true story about a kid who was chained up for years (by her elderly parents) before she was discovered. It went into the whole nature/nurture argument. It was fascinating, though no real conclusions were drawn. The story, and the girl, mesmerized me. So sad.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcr...112gchild.html

Sundae · 03-30-2011, 01:49 PM

Glatt - that book was the talk of the staffroom yesterday. In fact I came here directly from Amazon, looking to see if I could snag a second hand copy (the teachers reading it already have their books promised elsewhere).

They say it's really sad.

glatt · 03-30-2011, 02:23 PM

I haven't finished it yet, so I don't know if it's a happy ending or a sad ending, but the overall book has some serious ups and downs. Certainly some very sad parts. But also some amazing parts.

infinite monkey · 03-30-2011, 02:25 PM

I'm going to stop reading this thread, I'm skeered of spoilers.

glatt · 03-30-2011, 03:12 PM

I won't spoil anything.

Clodfobble · 03-30-2011, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Oh wow. I JUST finished that book, Clod. (I've been on a reading marathon, about 2-3 books a week lately.)

I was going to ask you what you thought of it or if you'd read it, but it slipped my mind. I liked it, but of course your perspective is something else entirely. I thought about you a lot as I read it.

I'm only halfway through so far, but the part early on [whited out for small spoilers] where the kid is in jail... that shit had me crying. I had to go pick up Minifobette from therapy right in the middle of those scenes, and I was just sick to my stomach the whole way, until I was able to get back to the house and tear through the pages until I got to the part where he finally got out again.

DanaC · 03-30-2011, 05:52 PM

Currently I am reading:

Una McCormack, Doctor Who: The King's Dragon. Not bad, not great.

Edward Coss, All for the King's Shilling: The British Soldier Under Wellington, 1808-1814. Brilliant. Just brilliant. One of the most important new works in my field.

John S. Cooper, Fusilier Cooper: Experiences in the 7th(Royal) Fusiliers during the Penninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic Wars and the American Campaign to New Orleans. Fascinating, and very readable.

GunMaster357 · 03-31-2011, 08:32 AM

Just finished "Land of the painted caves" by Jean M. Auel

infinite monkey · 03-31-2011, 08:37 AM

When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2011, 12:34 PM

Annotated Grimm's Fairy Tales. I'm not impressed with the annotations; I'm probably spoiled by The Annotated Alice.

03-11-2011, 01:22 PM	#1996
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I just read a SS by David Foster Wallace and now I want to kill myself. What? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-11-2011, 01:33 PM	#1997
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I've gotten through all the Lionel Shriver books I've found. Some I really like, some are just OK. The last one was interesting, about population control in Africa, Game Control. There are still some I haven't read but I didn't see them at my library. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-30-2011, 10:54 AM	#1998
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm reading House Rules, by Jodi Picoult, on the strong recommendation of several friends. The main character is high-functioning autistic. She did a fantastic job of capturing his voice (a lot of it is first person from his perspective) and portrays the conflicting emotions of his mother and brother excellently as well. The underlying plot is pretty good so far too. It's a little pedantic at first, assuming the reader has absolutely no experience with the disease, but it gets past that quickly. This book is my new recommendation for friends and relatives who want to get it, but don't yet. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-31-2011, 08:32 AM	#2008
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	Just finished "Land of the painted caves" by Jean M. Auel __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce

03-31-2011, 12:34 PM	#2010
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Annotated Grimm's Fairy Tales. I'm not impressed with the annotations; I'm probably spoiled by The Annotated Alice. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-30-2011, 11:02 AM	#1999
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Oh wow. I JUST finished that book, Clod. (I've been on a reading marathon, about 2-3 books a week lately.) I was going to ask you what you thought of it or if you'd read it, but it slipped my mind. I liked it, but of course your perspective is something else entirely. I thought about you a lot as I read it.

03-30-2011, 11:16 AM	#2000
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'm about halfway through Room, a book written from the point of view of a kid born to a woman kept captive in a sound proof shed. The kid is 5 years old and has never known anything outside of Room. He only knows Ma, and the captor. There's a TV, but he doesn't understand that the TV is showing the real world. It's really well written from the kid's perspective and is quite a page turner. Easy read and riveting.

03-30-2011, 12:54 PM	#2001
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I'm going to look for that at the 'brary. I think I'd like it. Thanks. I have, somewhere, a VHS tape of a Nova show called "Secrets of the Wild Child" a true story about a kid who was chained up for years (by her elderly parents) before she was discovered. It went into the whole nature/nurture argument. It was fascinating, though no real conclusions were drawn. The story, and the girl, mesmerized me. So sad. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcr...112gchild.html

03-30-2011, 01:49 PM	#2002
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Glatt - that book was the talk of the staffroom yesterday. In fact I came here directly from Amazon, looking to see if I could snag a second hand copy (the teachers reading it already have their books promised elsewhere). They say it's really sad.

03-30-2011, 02:23 PM	#2003
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I haven't finished it yet, so I don't know if it's a happy ending or a sad ending, but the overall book has some serious ups and downs. Certainly some very sad parts. But also some amazing parts.

03-30-2011, 02:25 PM	#2004
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I'm going to stop reading this thread, I'm skeered of spoilers.

03-30-2011, 03:12 PM	#2005
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I won't spoil anything.

03-31-2011, 08:37 AM	#2009
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	When Madeline Was Young by Jane Hamilton

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