What are we reading?

[Ravi]

Do you recommend them, Ravi?  "Letter" is on my list of next books to read, along with Christopher Hitchens' book.

I do recommend them.  "Letter" is Harris' response to criticism he received for The End of Faith.  The arguments in both books are simple and clear.  You can read either one first, but The End of Faith is longer than "Letter," which you can read in an hour or two.  There are a few generalizations in The End of Faith (and in "Letters") but the vast majority of the books are solid.  Harris concentrates mostly on Christianity and Islam.  I wish he would have included a chapter on Judaism, but maybe he'll tackle that in another book.  He briefly mentions Judaism in The End of Faith, but doesn't cover it as deeply as Christianity or Islam.

Hitchens probably takes a more strident tone than Harris,who himself has somewhat of a confrontational approach to religion.  I'm sure I'll read his book too.

[Reinhold]

[I Don't Believe in Beatles]

[grand theft sparrow]

[Bethie]

I'm reading Augusten Burroughs' Dry. I'm waiting patiently for his relapse.

[Stefen]

I'm reading Augusten Burroughs' Dry. I'm waiting patiently for his relapse.

haha, I just bought this yesterday at Borders cause it was on sale for like $4. I haven't read it yet. It will probably get on my nerves but it looks cool sitting on my shelf with all the other books I probablt won't read.

I've been told Homeland by Sam Lipsyte is very good and something I would enjoy, but I can never find it and I won't buy it online for reason I can't say (cause the government could be reading this) I hope to find it soon.

[The Perineum Falcon]

Good luck with that.

[Ghostboy]

I read Les Mis two or three times by the time it was assigned my freshman year in high school. It's not hard. But then again, I was obsessed with the musical back then.

I'm reading this, and it's awesome:

[MacGuffin]

I'm reading this, and it's awesome:

Isn't it? It's right up there with the Kubrick Archives.

[JG]

just finished it.  my first mccarthy but i thought it was great.  now i desperately want to see his interview on oprah. 

[Ghostboy]

You can watch an extended version of it on her site. You just have to sign up for her book club.

Work your way backward through his work...you're in for a treat.

[last days of gerry the elephant]

[children with angels]

  Franny and Zooey is still one of my favourite books.

Currently reading:

[JG]

You can watch an extended version of it on her site. You just have to sign up for her book club.

Work your way backward through his work...you're in for a treat.

thanks, i signed up.  oprah asked pretty boring questions, especially considering the circumstance, but mccarthy behaved exactly as i wanted him to.  the punctuation bit was enlightening though.  anyways, i already have all the pretty horses so that is going to be next.  after this: 



this is going to be my summer of reading all the literature i should have been reading during high school.  its  my first joyce, like it a lot so far. 

[samsong]