I enjoyed Colson Whitehead's The Intuitionist, but I'm abandoning Zone One. Two discs in, the main character has no personality and NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. It's basically all worldbuilding and language, and I can't appreciate that via audiobook. Literary fiction with zombies seems intriguing, though.
He doesn't travel well. He's like fine shrimp.
Anya ,'Touched'
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 - Mar 24, 2014 5:12:18 pm PDT #22219 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Mar 24, 2014 5:20:21 pm PDT #22220 of 28344
Because books.
Is The Intuitionist the elevator inspector one?
Polter-Cow - Mar 24, 2014 5:39:01 pm PDT #22221 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yep.
Kat - Mar 24, 2014 6:10:20 pm PDT #22222 of 28344
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I liked that one (and I think of it every day when I get on the elevator). Did he also write Sag Harbor?
Good lord, that typo was terrible. I R STOOPID.
Gris - Mar 25, 2014 1:48:03 am PDT #22223 of 28344
Hey. New board.
For literary fiction with zombies try this:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0805092439/ref=pd_aw_sbs_2?pi=SL500_SY115
Don't know if there is an audio book though. Appears maybe not.
lisah - Mar 25, 2014 2:19:40 am PDT #22224 of 28344
Punishingly Intricate
I really liked Zone One but I read it so that probably makes a difference, especially pace wise. Also, not having much if a personality is a big part of the narrator's idea of himself, especially at the beginning.
This is the first month in a long time that I'm skipping book club. I just couldn't force myself to read Kerouack (Dharma Bums). I understand it's better than On the Road, but still.
Dana - Mar 25, 2014 4:23:48 am PDT #22225 of 28344
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I found Zone One so flat.
-t - Mar 25, 2014 4:25:32 am PDT #22226 of 28344
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I liked On the Road, but it did not fill me with desire to read more Kerouac.
Polter-Cow - Mar 25, 2014 8:07:36 am PDT #22227 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, I've heard of that one, Gris. Gets mentioned in zombie fic conversations all the time.
Gris - Mar 27, 2014 6:11:08 pm PDT #22228 of 28344
Hey. New board.
That's cool to know. I used to teach with the author. Nice guy.