STUFF I AM READING:
KILLING CASTRO: Lawrence Block. One of the Hard Case Crime series, this book came out the year before the Cuban Missile crisis under a pseudonym. It was re-issued this year, and it's a swift read. Not the biggest fan of Block's work, but so far it's a pretty atmospheric thriller.
THE MURDERER VINE: Shepard Rifkin. Another HCC book, but an unusual one: It's set in the turmoil of the civil rights movement and concerns an investigation into the assassination of three voter registration workers.
TO THE FINLAND STATION: Edmund Wilson. A classic that I had shamefully never read. Basically, it is the history of Communism and Marxist thought from the Renaissance through Lenin. Whether or not you agree with far-left thought, you owe it to yourself to read this story of "revolutions" and how they go awry. Indespensible for understanding the currents of modern history...as well as the seductive, dangerous nature of movements and the men who exploit them.
SARAH THORNTON: Seven Days in the Art World. Well-written, exhausting and depressing. The commodfication of art and how it is done.
HIDING MAN: Tracy Daugherty. The biography of Donald Barthelme, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. No, really. I'm only about 40 pages in so far, but it's a good read. If you haven't read Bathelme's stuff, turn the computer off, go to the library and check out "Come Back Dr. Caligari." Then, have your mind blown. Scoop brains off floor, and turn computer back on.
MILK, SULPHATE AND ALBY STARVATION: Martin Millar. No relation to Mark, as far as I know. A re-issue from Soft Skull press of a classic cult novel from Britain. Here's the review I read, and it made me want to pick it up. Perhaps it will have the same effect upon you. Clicky.
KILLING CASTRO: Lawrence Block. One of the Hard Case Crime series, this book came out the year before the Cuban Missile crisis under a pseudonym. It was re-issued this year, and it's a swift read. Not the biggest fan of Block's work, but so far it's a pretty atmospheric thriller.
THE MURDERER VINE: Shepard Rifkin. Another HCC book, but an unusual one: It's set in the turmoil of the civil rights movement and concerns an investigation into the assassination of three voter registration workers.
TO THE FINLAND STATION: Edmund Wilson. A classic that I had shamefully never read. Basically, it is the history of Communism and Marxist thought from the Renaissance through Lenin. Whether or not you agree with far-left thought, you owe it to yourself to read this story of "revolutions" and how they go awry. Indespensible for understanding the currents of modern history...as well as the seductive, dangerous nature of movements and the men who exploit them.
SARAH THORNTON: Seven Days in the Art World. Well-written, exhausting and depressing. The commodfication of art and how it is done.
HIDING MAN: Tracy Daugherty. The biography of Donald Barthelme, one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. No, really. I'm only about 40 pages in so far, but it's a good read. If you haven't read Bathelme's stuff, turn the computer off, go to the library and check out "Come Back Dr. Caligari." Then, have your mind blown. Scoop brains off floor, and turn computer back on.
MILK, SULPHATE AND ALBY STARVATION: Martin Millar. No relation to Mark, as far as I know. A re-issue from Soft Skull press of a classic cult novel from Britain. Here's the review I read, and it made me want to pick it up. Perhaps it will have the same effect upon you. Clicky.
VIEW 14 of 14 COMMENTS
salome:
Thanks so much for the compliment on my Member Review set!
annika:
Thank you very much, my dear.