I, too, was listening to this while at the gym and when Ann admitted to never having read Kavalier & Clay, I immediately tried to go to the mobile site to leave a strongly worded comment about this hole in your shelves, Ms. Kingman.
But, cooler heads (and a slow connection) prevailed and I now only strongly recommend, nay, entreat you to read it. The comic book aspect is merely a device and you don't have to be a fan of that genre to enjoy the book, something my wife confirmed after I raved about the book for so long that she was compelled to read it.
And hey, if you don't like it, you can leave a strongly worded comment of your own for Michael and me. . . ]]>
"this book is still maddening. I probably should have taken a break after the first two parts. part 3 was exhausting."
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bookshelves: to-read
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bookshelves: books-on-the-nightstand, spec-fic, to-read
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Hey Toni,
I am actually halfway through 2666, which is to say, I've read about 800 pages. Talk about a tome. Once you've prepared yourself for the size of the book, prepare to be utterly blown away by the writing and frustrated by the story.
This book is like LOST; the writing is so loaded that you think everything HAS to mean something even though you can't figure out what. I'm hoping (and have been told) that it all pays off at the end. . .whenever that comes.
But the writing, oh boy the writing. The man is a master, truly. There are some sentences that you hope he spent days on because they are perfect. He knows how to manipulate language (side note: I need to meet whoever translated this) and bend it to create something never before seen.
Anybody who wants to jump in on 2666 is welcome to, but please NO SPOILERS! My wife has managed to not give anything away; she'd be annoyed if one of you blew it for me.
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Congrats to Michael and his wife. And congrats to Finn for getting such a great daddy. ]]>
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bookshelves: children
I have to admit that I have no memory of this book being part of my childhood. Nor do I remember the The Runaway Bunny, with which I mentally pair Goodnight Moon. Same author, same wonderfully simple conception of a children's bedtime book.
It's the cadence of verbally rocking a child to sleep that these two books execute beautifully. I'm glad my wife and all of our friends had these in their childhoods or I would have missed out on sharing them with my daughter.
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bookshelves: non-fiction, parenting
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bookshelves: currently-reading, fiction-novels
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