I just got a gift certificate to a bookstore! Now it's time to give me recommendations!
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
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."
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2006 1:06:25 pm PST #1669 of 28160
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Strega - Dec 14, 2006 4:20:02 pm PST #1670 of 28160
The Good Soldier, Ford Madox Ford.
Based on your enthusiasm for The Remains of the Day, I genuinely think you'd like it. So I'm not just recommending it because I adore it, but that is a factor.
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2006 4:27:13 pm PST #1671 of 28160
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've never heard of it, but the Amazon description does make it sound like the Remains of the Day comparison is apt. Thanks!
Is there a movie of this coming out soon? I've seen like forty The Good X trailers.
Strega - Dec 14, 2006 4:36:41 pm PST #1672 of 28160
Heh. Not that I'm aware of, but every time I see something about The Good German I do a double-take.
I talked about it for a while here -- and it's not really something that can be spoiled, but halfway through I do make it clear that I'm about to start talking about specific parts.
brenda m - Dec 14, 2006 4:45:21 pm PST #1673 of 28160
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
The Good Shepherd is about to come out too, adding to the confusion.
sj - Dec 14, 2006 4:50:02 pm PST #1674 of 28160
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
P-C, did you say you were interested in reading Middlemarch? I think you should give it a try. It is one of my favorites.
Polter-Cow - Dec 14, 2006 5:03:13 pm PST #1675 of 28160
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I talked about it for a while here -- and it's not really something that can be spoiled, but halfway through I do make it clear that I'm about to start talking about specific parts.
Damn, it does sound good! I'll look for it. And Middlemarch ! And...then never find the time to read them because I'm watching so much TV. Though if I get them before I go home, I think I may have time at home to read.
Hayden - Dec 14, 2006 7:06:10 pm PST #1676 of 28160
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I second the Ford Madox Ford. It's excellent.
Kathy A - Dec 14, 2006 7:24:03 pm PST #1677 of 28160
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Good Soldier, Ford Madox Ford.
OMG, someone else who has read and loved this!! (As in, I third the rec!) This was my favorite book I read in college--I had the same teacher for Freshman Lit and the Modern Lit class I took a few years later, and he had us read that book for both classes. I completely fell for it, and remember getting into a very impassioned argument with a classmate in the Modern Lit class over whether Leonora was a complete bitch or justified in what she did (I defended her, of course). A book that reveals something new at every reading, and one I am waaay overdue in looking at again. I still have my copy, and might bring it with me on my Xmas trip to Mom's.
Kathy A - Dec 14, 2006 7:28:37 pm PST #1678 of 28160
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Oh, and I could have sworn I saw a movie version of Good Soldier in college (told you the teacher was a big fan), and I was right! It even starred Jeremy Brett as Edward and John Ratzenberger (yes, Cliff Claven!) as Jimmy.