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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostJust finished A Gentleman in Moscow, based on some recommendations here. It was a decent book, but I didn't love it.
There are plans to turn it into a movie or mini-series. I simply can't imagine how the genius of that book translates in any way, shape, or form to celluloid.
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Originally posted by Babs View PostThis was one of the best books I've read in years. Readers who deem it slow don't appreciate it as a concept: it's a character study and a freaking hilarious one at that.
There are plans to turn it into a movie or mini-series. I simply can't imagine how the genius of that book translates in any way, shape, or form to celluloid.
I must be on a Russia kick since I visited a few years ago, but I just read A Terrible Country https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/b...e-country.html
I liked it, but the ending was hurried. Gives a look into Moscow in our day. Not near on the same level as A Gentleman in Moscow.
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Originally posted by Babs View PostThis was one of the best books I've read in years. Readers who deem it slow don't appreciate it as a concept: it's a character study and a freaking hilarious one at that.
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Originally posted by SteelBlue View PostIt was excellent. It's been a year and a half since I read it and I actually still miss the Count. Have you read his Rules of Civility? While nowhere near as complete a novel as Gentleman, it is still worth reading. Towles has a facility with dialogue that I really enjoy, and it was quite evident in that first novel.
I recently finished reading the works of Fredrik Backman. A Man Called Ove is the best known novel but imo not his best one.
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Originally posted by Babs View PostYes. Rules of Civility was okay, but nothing like the Gentleman. Like you, I was disappointed to realize I had turned the final page. I didn't want it to end. The movie/series will be a disaster.
I recently finished reading the works of Fredrik Backman. A Man Called Ove is the best known novel but imo not his best one.
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Originally posted by BigPiney View PostWhich of his did you like best? I started reading the hockey one and got bored too quick. I think I read 20% and haven't been back in months.
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Originally posted by Babs View PostA Man Called Ove is cute but nothing special. The only one I was most impressed by is And Every Day the Way Home Gets Longer. It's absolutely brilliant but a serious heartbreaker. I only recommend it if you're into the whole tear-jerking catharsis kind of thing.Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostEducated by Tara Westover.
Rural Idaho mormon version of Hillbilly Elegy.Originally posted by bluegoose View PostWhat did you think? I've got it on my kindle. I read Hillbilly Elegy a few months ago and thought it was just ok.
In the end, I didn't like this book that much. I love a good memoir, but this one is just too raw for my tastes. It is basically the nasty underbelly of an incredibly messed up, dysfunctional and abusive family. Not much of a resolution in the end."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Devil in the White City. Good, engaging history. Recommended on here a few years ago, but finally getting around to it.
It's a Scott Freaking Brick narration, but this one isn't too bad because: A: I'm listening at 1.4 speed and B: he doesn't actually have to do an character voices.
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Originally posted by LiveCoug View PostDevil in the White City. Good, engaging history. Recommended on here a few years ago, but finally getting around to it.
It's a Scott Freaking Brick narration, but this one isn't too bad because: A: I'm listening at 1.4 speed and B: he doesn't actually have to do an character voices.
Speaking of bad narrators, I've discovered another horrible one: Nick Sullivan. He narrated the first Mitch Rapp book, Transfer of Power. I love Mitch Rapp (thanks YOhio!), but he nearly ruined the book for me. Luckily I was able to read most of the book instead of listen to it, so I was able to substitute George Guidall's voice for Sullivan's in my head.Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
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Any Murakami fans here? I feel like maybe old gregg and Katylied have mentioned liking him in the past? So, I have a love/indifference relationship with him. The first of his that I read was The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, his best in my opinion and by a fairly wide margin. After finishing that I wanted to read everything he has written, and I pretty much have. Unfortunately, as I've made my way through his works I have frequently felt let down. Nothing has lived up to that Wind Up Bird, though I have certainly liked others, Norwegian Wood for example was quite good. His most recent offerings have been forgettable.
Anyway, I'm about 1/4 of the way through his newest, Killing Commendatore and it feels like a return to that Wind Up Bird form. Yes, he uses the same techniques as he does in all of his novels. If you played Murakami bingo you could check off lonely male narrator, unnamed narrator, unfaithful spouse, whiskey and whisky, jazz, opera, classical music, history of American and British rock, awkwardly described sex scenes, and though it hasn't happened yet, I'm certain there'll be a cat. The difference this time, so far, is that the story feels more complete, the magical realism has been haunting and captivating instead of inducing eye rolling. When I've really liked Murakami, he's brought to mind David Mitchell (whose works I read first) and I'm feeling that so far. So, plenty of pages left to go downhill, but so far I'm all in. It's like Wind Up at a mid-life crossroads, and since I'm there age wise, this one has been worthwhile so far.Last edited by SteelBlue; 10-19-2018, 11:51 AM.
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Originally posted by SteelBlue View PostAny Murakami fans here? I feel like maybe old gregg and Katylied have mentioned liking him in the past? So, I have a love/indifference relationship with him. The first of his that I read was The Wind Up Bird Chronicle, his best in my opinion and by a fairly wide margin. After finishing that I wanted to read everything he has written, and I pretty much have. Unfortunately, as I've made my way through his works I have frequently felt let down. Nothing has lived up to that Wind Up Bird, though I have certainly liked others, Norwegian Wood for example was quite good. His most recent offerings have been forgettable.
Anyway, I'm about 1/4 of the way through his newest, Killing Commendatore and it feels like a return to that Wind Up Bird form. Yes, he uses the same techniques as he does in all of his novels. If you played Murakami bingo you could check off lonely male narrator, unnamed narrator, unfaithful spouse, whiskey and whisky, jazz, opera, classical music, history of American and British rock, awkwardly described sex scenes, and though it hasn't happened yet, I'm certain there'll be a cat. The difference this time, so far, is that the story feels more complete, the magical realism has been haunting and captivating instead of inducing eye rolling. When I've really liked Murakami, he's brought to mind David Mitchell (whose works I read first) and I'm feeling that so far. So, plenty of pages left to go downhill, but so far I'm all in. It's like Wind Up at a mid-life crossroads, and since I'm there age wise, this one has been worthwhile so far."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostI read Norwegian Wood when it came out in the original Japanese.
I've have read any Murakami, but it sounds like he should go on the TBR list
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