Red Mosquito

"Listen," he said suddenly, "weren't you supposed to have disappeared?"

The old man looked at him and smiled politely.

As part of my recent Bolaño kick, I feel like it's my duty to mention these two books coming out this summer. I think Andrews' book will be more interesting, but I suspect we'll all want to read them both:

http://www.amazon.com/Roberto-Bola%C3%B ... rto+bolano

http://www.amazon.com/Bolano-Biography- ... rto+bolano

The new robin hobb book 'fools assassin' leaked..

There's a new hardback series of Discworld novels out, so I'm finally able to have a unified collection, and using it as an excuse to read the entire series again. Colour of Magic/Light Fantastic are a bit clunky and "finding-my-way"-ish, but still fun.

The Martian - Wier. - Funny & taunt.

fitzy wrote:The Martian - Wier. - Funny & taunt.

Glad to see your keyboard is fixed

Kaius wrote:

fitzy wrote:The Martian - Wier. - Funny & taunt.

Glad to see your keyboard is fixed

i switched to my air to no longer offend sensitive eyes (and because i came upstairs)

I'm reading S. and it's not really doing anything for me. I feel like an idiot because I can't figure out the 'puzzles' without internet help and even then it's not like you find out anything truly interesting. Could have been a decent 13-episode series but as a book it's kind of lacking.

Also, it's really damn difficult to Google that book, let alone search a forum to see if there are any posts on it.

Liar's Poker.

Just finished (and it rules):



Starting:



and

Mickey wrote:Just finished (and it rules):

Leaving the Atocha Station is a portrait of the artist as a young man in an age of Google searches, pharmaceuticals, and spectacle.

Lock yourself in your office, turn on the lamp light, put on an old jazz record, and read some Dostoyevsky.

Problem solved.

I'm currently reading 'Astonish Me' by Maggie Shipstead

Mickey wrote:Just finished (and it rules):

glad you dug it. lerner is excellent.

Oh I liked The Armies.

How about "The Moviegoer"? Anyone read it? No? I want to read it.

"A Death in the Family"? No? Okay.

You guys act like these literary intellectuals, and you never read A Death in the Family. READ IT.

Malloy wrote:

Mickey wrote:Just finished (and it rules):

glad you dug it. lerner is excellent.

I've liked his poems for a while (each of his books is better than the last) but I'd been putting off the novel (because fiction is obvs inferior). He's apparently got a new one coming out on FSG in the fall that I'm definitely looking forward to now.

Harry Lime wrote:How about "The Moviegoer"? Anyone read it? No? I want to read it.

wasn't too memorable for me. Other than a predilection for going to matinees on weekdays, I couldn't identify with the character too much.

I fully expect to be ridiculed for this, but I thoroughly enjoyed...

...Asher?