Sean’s Comments (group member since Jan 30, 2019)

Sean’s comments from the Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die group.

I just started Martin Eden by Jack London. I think I am going to enjoy this one.

I just finished The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. What a trip! And I mean that exactly like Wolfe, Kesey, Leary, and Garcia would have meant it. Wolfe did an excellent job writing this book as if he were actually tripping.

I picked up The Quiet American by Graham Greene. My neighborhood book club is doing Author rounds in which each member has to pick a book by the same author. The first round was Stephen King. I think I will be picking Graham Greene when it's my round.
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This morning I started The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe.

Yrinsyde wrote: "I'm a librarian. Librarians don't pass judgement on what people choose to read and are staunch defenders of the right to read what you want and of access to information. Librarians are more judgeme..."

I swear! It got destroyed by the rain. An act of God! I think He may have been being the judgemental one....

Mia wrote: "Diane wrote: "The Pigeon by Patrick Süskind."

I really liked that one!"

Me too! I find myself just thinking about it once in a while for no apparent reason...

Mercedes wrote: "Karen wrote: "Mercedes wrote: "I love my team!"


Hey, teammate! I've been so looking forward to reading that book -- NOT! Anybody else get a little embarrassed checking some of these books out of ..."

I checked this book out from the library as well. I remember feeling very apprehesive about it and what the librarian might think. But nothing was ever said. If I was ever redflagged for it, nothing ever came of it. And if it was going to happen it would have happened to me.

Funny Story...

It just so happens that the book was in my trunk (so nobody would see it) to be returned and I was involved in a weather-related vehicile accident that put a large hole in my trunk making it no longer water proof. The book was totally destroyed in the following days and I ended up paying for it and never turning it in. If there's a list out there, I'm on the "checked out and kept" part of it. ha!!

Mercedes wrote: "I love my team!"

I'm on your team. Won't be on my re-read list

Just finished Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. Zorba made me laugh and cry. I loved this one.

Finally got to start another LIST book. Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis. I am enjoying this so far.

The Nose
The Pigeon
The Little Prince
Amok and Other Stories

This book amazed me and frustrated me at the same time. It really was all over the place. But I loved that aspect. I felt like I was in the midst of chaos almost always even while I knew what was going on at any given moment. The over all feel of the thing was epic and intense. In the end I felt overwhelmed and confused probalby due to the unfinished nature I felt from it in combination of the chaotic nature. I loved the story I was currently invested in. But when things moved on I looked back at what I had previously read with some dissapointment.

What I am trying to say, is that I don't know what to say.

Marlise wrote: "I finished the audiobook on this from librivox. Like Sean I didn't love it overall. But I did love the last few chapters which offered a couple great surprises. I only wish I could have been that e..."

I agree with you that it did get better toward the end. I like the little suprises and actually started to care what was going to happen to the characters.

I just finished the epic adventure that was Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset. I loved the story, but the abundance of characters made it sometimes hard to follow.

Vikki wrote: "I just finished "East of Eden." Really enjoyed it, it was a favorite of my fathers."

My wife just finished it. I almost started it. Then I realized it's not a LIST book. Probably one of those that should be. I keep hearing about it.

Nocturnalux wrote: "Long overdue, I just started Their Eyes Were Watching God."

I loved that one!

I think we could almost have an entire thread on the books that mention Don Quixote.

and my pleasure. I've been having a good time going through your list.

1315 is the right number.

Here is the other one that's giving you two too many.

627 Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Gallico, Paul 3.779431 157 <--
842 Mrs Harris Goes to Paris & Mrs Harris Goes to New York Gallico, Paul 3.659763 305

Only the first one is on the list. the second one is a two-book combo and Mrs. Harris Goes to New York is not on the list.