So what are we reading? Right now, I'm mostly reading whatever @BradStevens tells me to read, which is currently A Confederacy of Dunces. But I've also got Ellis Peters A Morbid Taste for Bones queued up, which is the first of his Brother Cadfael medieval murder mysteries.
Why We Love Baseball - A History in 50 Moments — Joe Posnanski
Can anyone here play this game?
I mostly read junk nowadays. Read all the good stuff as a younger guy. Right now, I'm halfway through Never Flinch by Stephen King, and just started Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, mainly because I came across the trailer for the movie based on it, starring Ryan Gosling.
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@bulk-vh Hail Mary is good, lots of technical stuff I kind of skimmed. I’m reading Playworld, a coming of age story of a Jewish child actor growing up in NYC. Quote from a review: A gorgeous cats cradle of a book. The swirling vapors of Holden Caulfield are present in Playworld, but also Lolita, Willy Logan, Garp.
Conferedacy of Dunces is one of my favorites.
Yep, @BradStevens book taste is really deep. That suggests to me a huge void someplace in his upbringing. I put it down under the healthy aging file. Next up Dostoevsky.
But I’m behind on Lucas Davenport and my appetite for him is becoming irresistible.
@bulk-vh My son is reading Project Hail Mary for his summer reading. He's really liking it. Hopefully, this leads to other science fiction for him.
Shoving carrramrod into a locker since 2024.
Summer reading time. I'm reading Rum Punch, Elmore Leonard. The book one of my favorite movies, Jackie Brown, is based on.
@goat He is. The Martian was a example A1 - the movie was better than the book.
@kkott There's an argument to be made that Jackie Brown is Tarantino's 2nd best film behind PF.
Maybe even the best. It's close.
@larsiu I'd make an argument for the best. I loved Pulp Fiction, or the first 2 hours anyway. I think QT gets carried away with fantastical endings and it overshadows the story. Thought it happened with PF and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. Jackie Brown was understated, but a much more complete story, without bordering on the outrageous.