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epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:15 pm

Simple Torture wrote:

Malloy wrote:

Simple Torture wrote:

nice

Favorite book this year so far; read 100 pages in a day (approx., since it's like 25% on Kindle), which never happens anymore.

Big fan of this book.

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:24 pm

tragabigzanda wrote:

I didn’t know he had a new book out. Synopsis sounds great. I’ll add it to the list.

Sorry, this one is actually old, it's just my favorite I've read this year so far. Opened the year with a disappointment (Station 11), a clunker (The Calcutta Chromosome), and a fun little diversion (Night Train). Lush Life is the first one I've picked up that I haven't been able to put down.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:28 pm

Man, Station Eleven is so much better than Lush Life. And I goddamn love Lush Life.

lennytheweedwhacker · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:21 pm **Posts:** 42081

blueviper wrote:

The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon

I really enjoyed this one.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:33 pm

lennytheweedwhacker wrote:

blueviper wrote:

The Yiddish Policemen's Union - Michael Chabon

I really enjoyed this one.

Did you read Moonglow?

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:33 pm

I still haven't been able to nail down what I was looking for in Station Eleven that it didn't deliver on. I was much more interested in the older characters who were already aged in the "old world" than I was in the youngsters, so those parts--like Clark's and Jeevan's--were my favorites.

Lush Life, the way the dialogue brings the world to life is my favorite part so far. Every character has a unique voice. I also just started rewatching Homicide, which it reminds me a lot of. So it hit at just the right time.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:37 pm

He wrote for The Wire didn't he? So it makes sense that this reminds you of Homicide.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:40 pm

Clockers is a top five Spike Lee movie but I never read the book

Simple Torture · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:43 pm

epilogue wrote:

He wrote for The Wire didn't he? So it makes sense that this reminds you of Homicide.

I don't think I ever really became aware of who he was until The Deuce came out (maybe The Night Of?) and I've been meaning to read him since.

Norris · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:47 pm

I'm on the last few chapters of the second Wheel of Time Book. Also reading Rick Perlstein's book on the Goldwater campaign.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:49 pm

How do you like Wheel of Time?

Norris · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:50 pm

It's a bit young adult-y in terms of reading level, but I'm enjoying it a lot.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:51 pm

Simple Torture wrote:

epilogue wrote:

He wrote for The Wire didn't he? So it makes sense that this reminds you of Homicide.

I don't think I ever really became aware of who he was until The Deuce came out (maybe The Night Of?) and I've been meaning to read him since.

Gotcha. I didn't know who he was until one of the folks in my writer's group told me that one is my pieces was similar to Price. They thought I'd really like his stuff and recommended Lush Life.

That's all I've read by him.

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 9:52 pm

Norris wrote:

It's a bit young adult-y in terms of reading level, but I'm enjoying it a lot.

Would you recommend it?

Norris · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 10:02 pm

epilogue wrote:

Norris wrote:

It's a bit young adult-y in terms of reading level, but I'm enjoying it a lot.

Would you recommend it?

yeah if you're into fantasy

beware though, the first third of the first book is a big LOTR ripoff, but then it splits

epilogue · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 10:11 pm

Norris wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Norris wrote:

It's a bit young adult-y in terms of reading level, but I'm enjoying it a lot.

Would you recommend it?

yeah if you're into fantasy

beware though, the first third of the first book is a big LOTR ripoff, but then it splits

I'm not a big LotR guy, so I probably won't even notice!

Norris · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 10:12 pm

epilogue wrote:

Norris wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Norris wrote:

It's a bit young adult-y in terms of reading level, but I'm enjoying it a lot.

Would you recommend it?

yeah if you're into fantasy

beware though, the first third of the first book is a big LOTR ripoff, but then it splits

I'm not a big LotR guy, so I probably won't even notice!

Fantastic!

Mickey · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 10:38 pm

Norris wrote:

I'm on the last few chapters of the second Wheel of Time Book. Also reading Rick Perlstein's book on the Goldwater campaign.

I've been slowly plodding through this one as back-up bedtime reading for a few months now. It's really interesting but man does he get into the weeds a bit.

Norris · **Posted:** Tue January 18, 2022 11:17 pm

Mickey wrote:

Norris wrote:

I'm on the last few chapters of the second Wheel of Time Book. Also reading Rick Perlstein's book on the Goldwater campaign.

I've been slowly plodding through this one as back-up bedtime reading for a few months now. It's really interesting but man does he get into the weeds a bit.

I'd agree with that.

Mickey · **Posted:** Wed January 19, 2022 12:00 am

More than I ever really wanted to know about F. Cliff White.

What are you currently reading?

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