State of The Art by Iain Banks
A warm up for Anathem by Neal Stevenson
State of The Art by Iain Banks
A warm up for Anathem by Neal Stevenson
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-- Aristotle
Nostalgia, you know, ain't what it used to be. Furthermore, they tells me, it never was.
“A Man Who Does Not Read Has No Appreciable Advantage Over the Man Who Cannot Read” - Mark Twain
Oh, my gosh, yes I like Lavalle's writing style. It is not at all purple, and produces a few moments of real dread.
There's this whole movement of "reclaiming" the Mythos: not just this, but (at least) The Dream Quest of Vellit Boe, by Kij Johnson, which is a female perspective on the Dreamlands where Lovecraft borrowed heavily from Dunsany; and Lovecraft Country, by Matt Ruff, which is technically not Mythos but has that feel, if you know what I mean., as well as a great deal of what it was like to be Black in the '50s. The latter I also recommend highly, the former is pretty good but not great.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
I know what you mean Sturgeon. It's the feel, style, verbiage and atmosphere I like. I ordered Lavalle's book. The Horror at Red Hook has always been one of my favorite Lovecraft stories. I found the Brooklyn setting, coupled with a detective protagonist unique among Lovecraft's mythos tales.
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Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Meanwhile, now reading Addiction by Design, a study of machine gambling in Vegas.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Milkman by Anna Burns
A brilliant and funny read but I'm 36 pages in and I swear it written as one long run-on sentence. I highly recommend it, but remember to come up for air at some point!
Philip Roth - Nemesis
I am just about finished with Eric Idle's recent autobiography "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life". I would guess that any of you who are Python fans would enjoy it. As one would expect, he has a funny writing style, and lots of great stories.
Borderlands 1 (horror anthology) edited by Thomas Monteleone
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
New on the Kindle: Psychological Warfare by Paul M.A. Linebarger, better known as science fiction writer Cordwainer Smith. It is (so far) a discussion of the use of propaganda through history, especially in the second World War (appropriate, as the first edition was 1948).
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Still the Steve Jobs book by Water Isaacson. But I was at a charity shop the other day and found his book on Einstein: His Life and Universe, so bought it as well. His writing style is pretty easy.
Galactic Ramble, 2nd Ed. by Richard Morton Jack
I don't know how many seasons Sharp Objects has been on; I never heard of it until recently. But I can tell you it is available in a 2-disc DVD, which I will watch soon.
It was just one gut-wrenching season on HBO - just a one shot series.
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
Right. Very highly recommended.
Music isn't about chops, or even about talent - it's about sound and the way that sound communicates to people. Mike Keneally
Has anyone read the two Clockwork books that Kevin Anderson and Neil Peart wrote? Any good?
I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down.'- Bob Newhart
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