March Books

[jayjay]

Just finished "Nixonland" yesterday and started "Supercapitalism", which isn't quite as depressing as I expected, so far. Then again, I'm only starting on it so far, so there's plenty of room in the near future for depression.

[Jeff]

Finished Bryson's "Neither Here nor There" about his travels in Europe. Not bad, but not his best. His story about almost getting lucky with a swedish girl made me laugh - they get drunk together, they lock eyes and she says to him "i'm fool of lust" [sic]. Then she passes out.

Started "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese (sp?). I'm a sucker for decade- and continent-spanning historical drama, but this one has been very emotionally draining (in one incredibly protracted sequence at least, we'll see about the rest).

[Solfy]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Started "Cutting for Stone" by Abraham Verghese (sp?). I'm a sucker for decade- and continent-spanning historical drama, but this one has been very emotionally draining (in one incredibly protracted sequence at least, we'll see about the rest).

I read that recently and really enjoyed it. IMHO it slows down around the middle, but not in a bad way. I especially appreciated the way the author gets inside the characters heads and makes you care very quickly about them. Mom liked it too. Funny aside - I bought it for my Nook and recommended it to Mom. Mom bought it and read it on her Nook. While cleaning the living room last week, she found a hard copy of the same book that she forget she had already bought.

[detop]

Finished the Idle. Funny and moving at the same time, especially the parts about his friendship with George Harrison and his reactions to his death. Also a bit of insight in his writing processes, especially about Spamalot. Now started a SK, Hearts in Atlantis.