Reading can be fun...
File under sad but true.
I finished reading the first book of the year for me. I read "Killing Yourself to Live".
I did enjoy it. The overall idea
is that the author, Chuck Klosterman who works for Spin magazine drives to various locals where musicians met their demise. I actually read the book in about 2.5 weeks which is VERY fast for me.
Since I loved "No Country for Old Men"..I decided to get the the book..the odd part just in flipping through it..NO Punctuation (at least when characters speak). this might prove an interesting challenge for me but sort of knowing based off the movie might help me plug along. Lets say the clock is ticking as of "now" when you read this as to when I start..my gut on this..going in...3 weeks. Lets see.....
posted by March2theSea @ 9:55:00 AM
10 Comments
10 Comments:
It actually lacks Punctuation, not Pronunciation.
uggh..see why it takes me so long to read..i've been doing it wrong!
edited..thanks.
both great books...chuck is a riot and his other stuff is worth a spin too. cormac is a master. the punctuation thing drove me nuts too, but you settle into it and it actually works with the prose. bleak and beautiful. i also loved cormac's "the road."
case - yeah I want to now read the rest of Klostermans stuff..but...i am a slow reader so I'll add to my amazon wish list (to keep track) and then "gift" myself when i complete a book. I look forward to Old Country...i think I'll start tonight...
The Klosterman book sounds good. Good luck with No Country. No punctuation would drive me insane.
No punctuation is better than a book with all words that you can't pronounce. ;)
as someone who types punctuationless i might like that...
My husband has read a few of Chuck's books. He really likes him. He also like the articles that were published in Spin as well.
WAit - first book of the year? You are just like my husband!
Ello - yep..first of the year..well barring kids books. *hangs head in shame*
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