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Ramo
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Austin, Texas, USA
Oct 1999
time: 23:36
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Skinny Legs and All by Tim Robbins
Something of a cross between Christopher Moore and Kurt Vonnegut, I'd say. Highly absurdist satirical novel about... I'm not really sure yet, but something to do with the South and the Middle-East, with religious overtones. Good ****. 
A Turn in the South by VS Naipaul
Really interesting memoir from Naipaul (a Nobel Prize winning writer, of South Asian descent from the Carribean), about his travels in the American South. Just started it, but seems good.
The Short Stories of Vladimir Nabokov translated by his son and himself
One of my favorite authors, with shitloads of short stories throughout his career. The great thing about these stories is that they're really short but still pretty damn profound. And really beautiful writing, despite being originally written in Russian (unlike Lolita, etc.).
Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by HS Thompson
Sometimes, nothing's better than a drug-induced paranoid rant against Nixon. And this book's chock full of them. Sad to say, it took his death to get me to read this book.
Some not terribly enlightening books for classes (a Plasma book written by the teacher for that class that never bothers to show any steps, a 19th century Euro history book written by the teacher for that class that's so facile that I could've written a better book, a book on the origins of segregation and a biography of John B Rayner, both of which are mediocre).
Recently finished:
Moyers on America by Bill Moyers
Basically a compilation of speeches by Moyers (one of my favorite journalists, recently retired from his PBS show). I found an autographed copy in a used book story on sale for $6, so that kicked ass. Moyers writes some incredibly articulate prose about democracy, economic justice, war, etc. Highly recommended.
The Plot Against America by Philip Roth
A novel based on the premise that Charles Lindbergh (a Nazi symp) won the Republican nomination for the President in 1940, focusing on the author's lower middle class Jewish family from New Jersey. It has a rediculous ending. It's a decent read, not a waste of time, but not a great work of literature by any measure.
More not terribly interesting books for classes.
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ColdWizard
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Dragon by Clive Cussler.
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Wycoff
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The Illusion of Victory: America in World War 1 by Thomas Fleming.
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MosesPresley
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I just finished "Another Roadside Attraction" by Tom Robbins this afternoon and I am in the middle of "The Castle" by Franz Kafka.
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Wycoff
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quote:
Originally posted by GePap
I recently finished a very different piece, if Titles are anything to go by:
The Myth of the Great War by John Mosier.
The rets of the title is: How the Germans won the battles and how the Americans saved the Allies. A New Military History of World War 1.
I found the book intruiging and excellently researched. |
Illusion of Victory focuses more on the political side of the war. It's main thesis is how Wilson and high placed Anglophiles got us involved into the war under false pretense. In short, the US basically had no business in that war. It's a very anti-Wilsonian book. It's refreshing to read something anti-Wilsonian, and it's particularly relevant now since W and the neo-Cons are our latest version of Wilsonians. I've read about 25% of the book and, so far, I really enjoy it.
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24-03-2005 03:33
It made me buy Gabriel Knight 3 though 
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