Thread: What are You Reading?

While the 1st lady got hooked into TV, Walkind Dead or something, i kept her company and spent few nice moments by reading 'Tales of ordinary madness' by Charles Bukowski. Excellent (if you're up to this kind of literature). My other quickie favorites are maybe 'Spoon river anthology' and 'Letters to Yesenin' by Jim Harrison.

Revisiting A Confederacy of Dunces. Having lived there makes it even funnier. You know exactly what the little nuances mean.

After having read this book many times I am starting to think Ignatius really was crazy JMO.

Just finished a re-read,freedoms forge,a must read IMO.
All about how the great industrialists took over the feeble attempts of the U.S Govt to Ramp up for WW2
Transformed the auto makers into tank builders,Planes, guns,munitions,ships,great read.

I have only a few times reread a book and refuse to watch a movie twice. I feel that if the author/director didn't get their point across the first time they failed and it isn't worth my time to try to understand them.

"The Liberator" by Alex Kershaw"
"One WWII Soldier's Odyssey From The Beaches Of Sicily To The Gates Of Dachau".

I really appreciate this book and will never forget it. On one level it is the age old brutal existence of ground combat soldiers
and the day to day mayhem of their existence. It pays tribute to the men of the 145th Infantry (Thunderbirds) and their personal 500 day fight through hell.
Bob

Originally Posted by 32t

I have only a few times reread a book and refuse to watch a movie twice. I feel that if the author/director didn't get their point across the first time they failed and it isn't worth my time to try to understand them.

I would disagree, the first viewing of a film gives you an overview of what is happening, whereas subsequent viewings will reveal the more subtle things. I think this is because you are not trying to concentrate on what is going on so much you can see different things, I was just thinking this morning that I would like to watch Donnie darko again, it took me a few watches to really understand the point of the movie, though that was 7 or more years ago.

The Second Oldest Profession (An Informal History of Moonshining in America)

Originally Posted by edhewitt

I would disagree, the first viewing of a film gives you an overview of what is happening, whereas subsequent viewings will reveal the more subtle things. I think this is because you are not trying to concentrate on what is going on so much you can see different things, I was just thinking this morning that I would like to watch Donnie darko again, it took me a few watches to really understand the point of the movie, though that was 7 or more years ago.

And I disagree with you! A true artist will let you see the first time through!

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Originally Posted by 32t

And I disagree with you! A true artist will let you see the first time through!

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I disagree with you disagreeing with me disagreeing with you infinity squared. So there

This is more what should read next, I am just finishing "the chase" by Clive cussler, a literary masterpiece Iknow, but i rather enjoy these sorts of books, fast reads, you don't have to concentrate overhard, they fit in your pocket when you go to the toilet at work.
Anyway my options next are:
Brilliant creatures by Clive James.
Death lands -red holocaust by James axler
Cattle duffers of the outback by Frances m Boyle
The sonnets by William Shakespeare.
Leaning towards either the first or the last, unless there is anything else good in the camp shop tonight when I drop off "the chase". We have a flying doctors book exchange, so all sorts of stuff comes in, though I bought the sonnets in the post office, it was marked down to $2.