tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post7768277219481718816..comments2023-10-16T08:04:11.395-04:00Comments on The Booze Hounds Inc. Running Team: Boozy Book Club No. 11B. Kramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post-66548126021588302702013-05-17T16:13:04.757-04:002013-05-17T16:13:04.757-04:00Also, give The Master and the Margarita (Bulgakov)...Also, give The Master and the Margarita (Bulgakov) a whirl and find yourself laughing out loud at the devil as the circus MC. Or the book that influenced Orwell's 1984, "We" by Zamyatin. High entertainment!<br /><br />Have a well read weekend!Nitmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post-40251304202331560732013-05-17T16:08:35.406-04:002013-05-17T16:08:35.406-04:00I know, go figure. I've had my share of issue...I know, go figure. I've had my share of issues from time to time with the Russians but Fitz and I just do not connect on any level whatsoever. I literally fell asleep several times trying to read one chapter of Tender is the Night. Oh, I got through it...eventually. Being that this occurred after I struggled with Gatsby (and convinced myself that I must have just missed his genius and give another a shot), its left a painful, haunting scar on my literary psyche. Nah, not for me. Maybe he's better with Leo in IMAX 3D though?Nitmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post-70748363918763944922013-05-16T16:01:59.953-04:002013-05-16T16:01:59.953-04:00He yawns at Fitzgerald, but loves those everlastin...He yawns at Fitzgerald, but loves those everlasting Russian writers? Makes total sense. <br /><br />I've never been able to get into Philip Roth. Good luck with that. B. Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post-85234417628373471552013-05-16T15:57:00.644-04:002013-05-16T15:57:00.644-04:00I wish I would have had my bookmark "fall out...I wish I would have had my bookmark "fall out of place" on a few snoozers as well. Namely, anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The name itself ellicits yawns from me. And with all of the Great Gatsby tv commericals, I'm yawning a lot lately.<br /><br />American Pastoral/Philip Roth.Nitmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post-25973040183781976522013-05-16T15:35:21.870-04:002013-05-16T15:35:21.870-04:00I remember hearing about "The Interestings&qu...I remember hearing about "The Interestings" on NPR when it came out and being intrigued. You'll have to let me know if it's worth the read.B. Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4667707830726423590.post-67935402646999868802013-05-16T14:06:35.863-04:002013-05-16T14:06:35.863-04:00I'm reading Meg Wolitzer's "The Inter...I'm reading Meg Wolitzer's "The Interestings." So far, interesting.<br /><br />I'll have to let Jerry know of some of your reads; I think you two have similar tastes.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01465800584212530717noreply@blogger.com