Life of Pi. A lot of Grapes of Wrath is about traveling. The Ghost of Hannah Mendes by Naomi Ragen.
But she was naked! And all... articulate!
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Hil R. - Jun 16, 2011 12:20:38 pm PDT #15327 of 28288
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Laga - Jun 16, 2011 12:38:44 pm PDT #15328 of 28288
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Travels with Charley
Consuela - Jun 16, 2011 12:43:18 pm PDT #15329 of 28288
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Fortunes of War by Olivia Manning (it's also known as "The Balkans Trilogy").
Typo Boy - Jun 16, 2011 12:45:45 pm PDT #15330 of 28288
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
The Hobbit.
Decameron
Don Quixote or any of the classic "Picaro" tales that were its ancestors.
Till Eulenspiegel though I have to admit my reaction to a lot of the stories was "people thought that was funny? Boiling dogs alive, shitting in public bath houses? Really?" But I guess in an era when public executions, and public floggings were considered entertainment .... And trickster stories traditionally included a lot of very rough humor, so...
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2011 12:52:28 pm PDT #15331 of 28288
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Does anyone have suggestions for fiction that is about travel?
Y: The Last Man. Heh.
smonster - Jun 16, 2011 12:56:18 pm PDT #15332 of 28288
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Y: The Last Man. Heh.
I'll see you and raise you The Walking Dead.
Volans - Jun 16, 2011 12:59:44 pm PDT #15333 of 28288
move out and draw fire
Travel: The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio
The only thing that could make "Go the Fuck to Sleep" better? Samuel L. Jackson did the audiobook.
DavidS - Jun 16, 2011 1:03:36 pm PDT #15334 of 28288
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The only thing that could make "Go the Fuck to Sleep" better? Samuel L. Jackson did the audiobook.
Werner Herzog is also doing an audiobook version.
I think lots of people should do it: Patrick Stewart, Morgan Freeman, Sean Bean, Colin Farrell, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Wanda Sykes, Patton Oswalt, Julie Delpy, Dame Maggie Smith.
Johnny Cash would've been good.
Amy - Jun 16, 2011 1:14:34 pm PDT #15335 of 28288
Because books.
Travel: Portrait of a Lady could work.
sumi - Jun 16, 2011 1:19:11 pm PDT #15336 of 28288
Art Crawl!!!
That's the James I was thinking of. . .couldn't recall the title.