Posted by octopusprime on October 24, 2003, at 21:13:20
In reply to Re: What is everyone reading, posted by Tabitha on October 14, 2003, at 14:45:49
> I'm reading "How To Be Alone" by Jonathan Franzen. It's a book of essays, many about books and reading, social commentary, and often laugh-out-loud funny. The guy has a dark sense of humor I love. Man, he can come up with some phrases that are just so original, dead-on accurate, and hilarious. It's making me want to read "The Corrections".
ok, better late than never to reply, I'm just perusing the book boards for the first time. :)
Tabitha, I highly recommend "The Corrections". I just got this book last week, and it's super absorbing and engaging. I avoided it all this time after the Oprah froo-frah, but now it's being sold at deep discount so I had to pick up a copy. Great read.
I just finished "Idioglossia" by a British lady, Eleanor Bailiey (sp?). It's about a family with three or four generations of mental illness. Surprisingly uplifting for such a morbid topic. Lovely female characters that were well done.
I met Douglas Coupland last night, and he signed my copy of "Hey Nostradamus!" That book is a take-off on the Columbine shooting.
The recording of the radio show Douglas Coupland did will air soon, details here.
http://vancouver.cbc.ca/nxnw/
they post a lot of their past material on line for anybody to hear.NikkiT2, there is a chat with william gibson, see this page for details:
http://vancouver.cbc.ca/nxnw/past.html(look in the "Top Highlights" section)
the audio is in real audio format. hope you have a player!
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