FOT SUMMER OF 2012 READING CHALLENGE

[Steeley Chris]

Just finished Ray Bradbury's I Sing The Body Electric and Green Shadows, White Whale about his time in Ireland writing the screenplay for John Huston's Moby Dick. I started today, and will probably finish tomorrow, Chris Leo's White Pigeons. It's pretty good so far, chapter 7, which I am approaching, is in the form of a full length album.

[~L]

Just finished DROP DEAD HEALTHY by AJ Jacobs, full of great, and fun, health tips such as "If you are walking in New York (City), cross the street by walking through the subway station, forcing you to go down and up the stairs (bonus: no waiting for red lights)."  I will have to try that. 
Also finished DEATH AND THE DEVIL by Frank Schatzing, book jacket describes this as a "riveting historical thriller set in Medievil Germany", yet it was perfect bedtime reading, ten minutes and I was out.
Still trying to alternate reading fiction with non-fiction, so I've renewed INCOGNITO: The Secret Lives of the Brain.
Started MUDWOMAN by Joyce Carol Oates.
Also reading Michio Kaku's PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel.
 

[JonFromMaplewood]

Currently reading:

The Ask, by Sam Lipsyte, recommended by our very own Martin in Sweden. Not too far in, but already laughing.
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter (as mentioned in a previous post). So far, terrific.

Just finished The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell. Not sure how I felt about this one. Very informative, but I don't think I like the mix of pop culture references and history lessons.

Still haven't gotten around to Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.

[yesno]

Ooh, I just read "The Ask" and it was great.

[Steve of Bloomington]

I loved 'The Ask'. If you get a chance, read 'Home Land', also by Lipsyte, which is very funny (it consists largely of letters the protagonist writes to his High School Alumni Newsletter and contains this classic:

'Take care of yourself', she said. It was a strange thing for somebody smoking a crack pipe to say.

)

I found out about it via Marc Maron back when he was on Air America.

[mostlymeat]

The Ask, by Sam Lipsyte, recommended by our very own Martin in Sweden. Not too far in, but already laughing.

He's got a short story in a recent New Yorker (the Sci Fi issue), I was laughing so hard, I was like, "who is this guy?" and wrote down his name in my mind. I'm glad there is a book by him too! Thanks for the tip.

[JonFromMaplewood]

The Ask, by Sam Lipsyte, recommended by our very own Martin in Sweden. Not too far in, but already laughing.

He's got a short story in a recent New Yorker (the Sci Fi issue), I was laughing so hard, I was like, "who is this guy?" and wrote down his name in my mind. I'm glad there is a book by him too! Thanks for the tip.

Yeah, that New Yorker piece was my first exposure to him as well. That thing was crazy.

[Drew D]

So glad to see Sam getting love on here.  Check out his story collection Venus Drive, it is amazing.  Also his new collection comes out this year, with that new yorker story included.

[jimswanson]

Gonna finally slog my way through the entirety of "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace (lifetime attempt #3). I love it, probably moreso than I would have years ago when I first tried to read it, but it can get pretty alienating for long stretches.

[misskcat]

I just finished Gone Girl for my book club, and it was one of the better books we've read. If you still believe a little bit in love but wish to be entirely relieved of that burden, I recommend this book.

[dave from knoxville]

Gonna finally slog my way through the entirety of "Infinite Jest" by David Foster Wallace (lifetime attempt #3). I love it, probably moreso than I would have years ago when I first tried to read it, but it can get pretty alienating for long stretches.

I've read it 3 times. Pretty amazing, stuff. I am currently reading The Broom of the System; not as fully realized, but there's some pretty amazing stuff in there too.

[Mike Desert]

I just downloaded 50 Shades of Grey for my Kindle. can't wait to read this heaping pile of aids.

[Steeley Chris]

Dreamcatcher - Stephen King. The Summer of Dumb Books continues. It was totally gross and I couldn't stop reading it.

[ndmvhc]

I finished Lord Jim and found it incredibly wordy and lame. On to One Hundred Years of Solitude.

[buffcoat]

I finished Lord Jim and found it incredibly wordy and lame. On to One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Huh.  Well, no one ever said One Hundred Years of Solitude was wordy.

Wait, I mean "wasn't."