Good reads

[Wayne Johnson]

Yeah!  The whole "Carla" trilogy is great.  Still one of the best reads and
one of the best TV series. (well, two out of three, sadly they skipped the
middle "Schoolboy" story.)

Meanwhile.  For those able to get them, I highly recommend the "Dance to the
Music of Time" by Anthony Powell (pronounced Pole.)  There are, gulp, four
sets of three books, each major part representing summer, spring, etc.  This
is one of the major modern masterpieces (of alliteration???) of English
literature.  Covers the story of one man and his acquaintances for
generations as England goes through two world wars.  Absolutely top drawer
stuff.

Also, there is always the "Good Soldier" by Ford Maddox Ford.  And ANYTHING
by VS Pritchett, a modern master of the short story.  Greattttt prose style.
Lots of short story collections by VSP available.  Next to Hemingway, VSP is
the best in my book.

For that matter, Papa is still interesting reading.  The Nick Carter stories
are still fresh and invigorating.

On the distaff side, if one hasn't read Jamaica Kincaid, one has missed a
wonderful story teller.  I am personally VERY envious of her wonderful
prose.

Cheers and Happy New Year!

Wayne

-----Original Message-----
From: austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net
[mailto:austin-ghetto-list-admin@pairlist.net]On Behalf Of Carolyn Garner
Siscoe
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 3:14 PM
To: telebob x
Cc: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Subject: Re: Good reads

for something current; "Dream Palace of the Arabs" by Fouad Ajami.
  If you like to read stories; the trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz or anything by
him.

  There is an interesting travel journal by a crazy scotsman about his life
in
Yeman. (It isn't political)
 for me still one of the best spy stories is 'Tinker, tailor, soldier, spy'
the current spy novels by Alan Furst are very evocative of the period
between
the wars in Europe, middle europe and the balkans.  (reading them makes you
want
to nibble on sausages and drink beer)
 Carolyn

telebob x wrote:

> Telebob's Reading list-  Stars for the really good stuff
>
> A Nation of Salesmen - Earl Shorris
> Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser*
> The Constant Gardener - John Le Carre*
> Killing Pablo - Mark Bowden
> When Corporations Ruled the World - David Korten *
> Big Trouble - Dave Barry *
> Shomer-Tec 2002 Catalog of Law Enforcement and Military Equipment (not for
> everyone)
>
> bs
>
> >From: mbuttons <mbuttons@gate.net>
> >To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>
> >Subject: Re: Good read
> >Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:39:15 -0500
> >
> >on 12/26/2001 8:43 AM, EarthAnjel@aol.com at EarthAnjel@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >I really wish I had a good book to read
> >
> >
> >Carol, et al,
> >
> >I'm enamored of a relatively new mystery series --- "novels of historical
> >suspense" --- by Owen Parry:
> >Faded Coat of Blue
> >Shadows of Glory
> >Call Each River Jordan
> >
> >The protagonist is a Welch immigrant, and Afghan veteran, who becomes a
> >Union agent (detective NOT a spy)  in the U.S. Civil War. Not as
> >gut-wrenching as All the Pretty Horses, but beautifully written with
> >delightful flashes of Twain-like wit ... and compelling observations on
the
> >nature of war. Intriguing and timely comments and comparisons involving
the
> >"fierce Pushtoons"
> >
> >Recently read a Sherlock Holmes pastiche and was reminded that Watson
also
> >was an Afghan veteran.
> >
> >... and I'm seriously considering re-reading The Hobbit and the Trilogy
...
> >right after I finish Harry Potter books three and four. They are great
fun!
> >Just started "The Professor and the Madman," --- an account of the
> >compiling
> >of the Oxford English Dictionary. It got rave reviews, but I'm too few
> >pages
> >into it to offer a personal opinion. Well written it is. That's
immediately
> >apparent.
> >
> >keepin' it light
> >love
> >m-a
> >
> >
> >-- Mary Ann Wilson
> >mbuttons@gate.net
> >
> >
>
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