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NEWPORTS69 wrote:so I was at gala and sittin at bar and random woman asked me what was last book i read and i replied i listened to IT and she goes thats not reading that doesnt count and I replied why not? She laughed and walked away? Do readers look down at those that listen?

Asshole readers do, yes.

I didnt have to say I listened but last couple books I've listened to in car while driivng. Just came across rude, like I cant read or something? I dont even like keeping books, give or donate them bc they just take up space and I feel people that keep books and display are just showin off, look at all these books I have amassed I am smarter than you but whatever I just was not aware listening was looked down upon

I side with John Waters in this debate.

Reading and being told a story aloud are different ballgames for me. No need to look up/down to/on one or the other, but for NEWP I'd make an exception.

thanks fredo, glad we can find some common ground for change and john, my books are in computer office that i dont even like going in when home but ok, keep listening to guy with pencil stash

Recent fun reads:

Lyin' for a Living, by Steve McCondichie
The Storied Life of AJ Fickrie, by Gabrielle Zevin
Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
The Impossible Fortress, by Jason Rekulak

Got off non-fiction and biographies and on a novel kick and have enjoyed all of these.

I've been off my reading game... need to ease back in with an easy-reading, heavy-hitter (fiction preferably). Any recs? I enjoy a solid story like Stephen King, but I'm really into more literary types like DeLillo, Walker Percy, McCarthy, etc. I was going to start reading Dune by my girlfriend picked it up first and has been working trough it slowly, so I need to find something else.

I'd recommend Michael Koryta, Dennis Lehane, or Don Winslow. All three have great pacing. Just a lot of fun.

I'd throw John Connolly in there too - great detective series with a slightly super-natural bent. He's got a great voice for his characters and a real sense of poetry in his writing. Above and beyond the average detective novel. The first novel in the Charlie Parker series is Every Dead Thing, but Bad Men is a good solid standalone novel.

I need to check out Don Winslow based on reviews I'm seeing.

My favorite current author (non-super-highbrow-bullshit) is Tana French. Not a misstep yet - some of the best police procedurals I've ever read.

NEWPORTS69 wrote:I didnt have to say I listened but last couple books I've listened to in car while driivng. Just came across rude, like I cant read or something? I dont even like keeping books, give or donate them bc they just take up space and I feel people that keep books and display are just showin off, look at all these books I have amassed I am smarter than you but whatever I just was not aware listening was looked down upon

Some who keep their books (like me) do so because we either re-read them or we are collectors (okay - hoarders). Unfortunately I'm both...!

HairyHood wrote:I've been off my reading game... need to ease back in with an easy-reading, heavy-hitter (fiction preferably). Any recs? I enjoy a solid story like Stephen King, but I'm really into more literary types like DeLillo, Walker Percy, McCarthy, etc. I was going to start reading Dune by my girlfriend picked it up first and has been working trough it slowly, so I need to find something else.

If you are interested in Mystery books, Dick Francis is pretty good. His are all involving horses, horse racing, etc. He was a steeplechase jockey back in the day in England and even rode for the Queen. He has about 40-45 books out, and his son Felix has picked up where he left off. Easy, fun reads.

iwokeinrelief wrote:I need to check out Don Winslow based on reviews I'm seeing.

My favorite current author (non-super-highbrow-bullshit) is Tana French. Not a misstep yet - some of the best police procedurals I've ever read.

Well worth picking up, Winslow is a solid/well-above-average read every time and sometimes a great read.

hunterjax wrote:Blood Meridian is a tough read, but so worth it. Amazing piece of literature.

yeah tough but worth it

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