What book are you currently reading, or recommend?

[OSUsushichic]

[quote='BusNative;164939;0]Bravo. Tied for my favorite book of all time. I'll likely read all 1,312 pages for a third time, too...[/quote]

 

[NFBuck]

 

[wadc45]

Just finished Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane and am starting The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I've read most of what Lehane has written, and really enjoyed this book - it's original to what he has done in the past, but still has that authentic ear for the way folks talk around Boston.

Which begs the question:

Is it worthwhile to read the book and then see the movie? I am very excited for Shutter Island to come out but in the meantime I was thinking about adding it to my library at home with the hopes of reading it before the movie comes out. Frequently, in cases where a movie is adapted from a book, I have read a book only to see the movie and be disappointed...

 

[wadc45]

Also has anyone read The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris?

This might be my new literary guide:

100 Must Read Books: The Man's Essential Library | The Art of Manliness

 

[PlanetFrnd]

Don't act like you didnt send me this picture of yourself (sorry manfred)

 

[Gatorubet]

Steve Martin: Born Standing Up

Really well done autobiography that explains his interesting path to comedy stardom, why he quit doing standup near the height of his popularity, and the way his relationship with his family molded his personality and comedic outlook.

 

[SCBuck13]

White Noise by Don DeLillo.

I have to read this novel for my AP Language & Composition class. Not too bad so far.

 

[Buckeye513]

for the 3rd time and various things for British lit.

White Noise by Don DeLillo.

Read The Names and Mao II.

 

[jlb1705]

 

[osugrad21]

Hunting Eichmann

Excellent read.

 

[sepia5]

Dropped everything else I was reading to pick up Franny and Zooey.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

A Practical Treatise on the Production of Soap

705 pages By William Brandt

Published in London in 1888.

Research for a new company that I'm getting involved with.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Bittersweet looking at that cover. When I was a broke-ass grad student I saw a 1st edition in a Printer's Row bookstore for $100. I continue to kick myself in the ass for not sucking it up and finding a way to buy it.

 

[Oh8ch]

If there is an author who can wring more music out of the English language (albeit with a hint of brogue) than Sebastian Barry I have yet to run across them.

 

[Muck]