Posted by Karen_kay on January 3, 2004, at 20:32:13
In reply to Re: I'm reading..., posted by almondjoy on January 1, 2004, at 18:33:10
I just finished "Running With Scissors" by augusten burroughs, "the five people you meet in heaven" by mitch albom. The first made me laugh. The latter made me cry. I desperately needed both. Running is a memoir about a child who is adopted by his mother's psychiatrist, who is very unorthodox to say the least. It is rather funny. Five people talks about a conception of heaven based on the lesson a person learns about his own life upon entering heaven. I read it in about 2 hours. And cried about 4 times (and I am not a crier!!!!) A CLASSIC I always suggest is called "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole. The film is in the works with Will Ferell set to play the led role, not my choice but what can I do??? The lead character is Ignatius J. Reilly, a strange man who is in his forties, still lives with his mother, can't hold a job, has very strange habits and gets into loads of trouble. I've reread it about 4 times. And of course, I love "Ham on Rye" by Charles Bukowski. Well, mainly anything by Bukowski is great. It's just gritty and dirty writing about sex, alcohol, gambling and more alcohol.
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