Casual Conversation

No I have not heard of it. I'll look it up.

 

Smell my finger.

 

This is what got us into trouble the first time

 

1800 pages? It will take me a long time to get through it. It sounds wonderful! Just read a few reviews online.

 

Don't be alarmed at the length of the book. I read the Pillars of the Earth and World Without Ebd and both were amazing despite being loooong.

 

The kids rarely steers me wrong. he's got me reading Wolf Hall right now with The Kite Runner on deck.

 

I had a love/hate relationship with The Kite Runner. The book was good, but I kept wanting to punch the main character in the throat.

 

I didn't know you liked K. Follett. I'll give Mr. Marigold a try. It does sound good.

 

Read the book. Watched the movie. It was very difficult to read and watch. I really liked it though.

 

Not sure I like Follett persay (teehee), but I liked those two books.

 

Have you started The Millennium Trilogy as yet?

 

No, I'm not interested in it.

 

What? I thought you said you bought the books on Sunday!

 

Oh shit, that trilogy? I wasn't thinking. Follett has a new book called Fall of Giants and i thought that's what you were talking about.

No, my wife is reading Dragon Tattoo right now while I finish off that Zafon book I'm reading.

 

I am reading The Beautiful and the Damned. I haven't read any F Scott Fitzgerald in years and had forgotten how much I love his turn of phrase.

 

I read negative reviews about the Zafon book you are reading but good reviews about the previous one he wrote.

 

The problem with Zafon is he peatsthe same themes too much.

 

Your fingers aren't typing well on your iPad today That typo you made in PM made me laugh so much

 

I am just about finished with one of the craziest things I have read in a long time. A book called "Kraken" by the British writer China Mieville. I am not sure if this is science fiction or what but Mr Mieville certainly has an imagination and great style. The short plot synopsis is that the apocolypse is put into fast forward by a church that worships the giant squid. Up next is a book on 20th Century classical music called "The Rest is Noise" chomping at the bit for that one.

Lastly, I have a 15 yr old nephew who starting to get into some trouble. I wrote him and said that I was an angry and frustrated teenager too once and that books were my biggest escape and teachers. I included a copy of Kerouac's "On The Road" and Joyce's "Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man". I hope it helps. If it doesn't I am going to follow up with Kozinski's "The Painted Bird", Gurdjieff's "Meetings with Remarkable Men" and Barth's "The Floating Opera"

 

15. Tough times. The impromptu introduction of hormones. Like a lovely yet blunt instrument to the logical mind. Excellent book recommendations to your nephew, Michael.

I think I've been 15 for 15 years. Only I'm no longer in trouble, per se, rather I'm now simply troubled. Revolving helplessly around trouble's core, yet distant enough to avoid it's actual mass & a nasty collision