Books a.k.a. Literature Part Two
Reading books, are we? Yes, it’s that time again.
The question came from the almighty vic who plans to go on a holiday, and apparently that features the reading of a good old book. My guess is most of the student readers would flip the logic behind that in a split second, but it’s just how it is, people read books on holidays.
The question, of course, is what books to read?
I’ve recently read the Michel Houellebecq’s “Elementary parts”, which was to depressing for me to recommend to anyone - maybe it’s just me being to sensitive, but I mean it.
Along with my recent interest in his work
came the reading of “Pocket Essential: David Lynch”, a little book on the man and his works, very enlighting if you’re into that.
Shortly after which I started reading Generation Me, by Jean M. Twenge. Only two chapters read and I can already recommend this one as a must-read, especially for people working with this new generation, 
also referred to as iGeneration. I will write a review on this once I’ve finished reading the book. So necessary.
I’m still finishing my read of Josse De Pauw’s “Werk” and plan to start reading Brusselmans’ “Ex-Drummer” in a very near future.
Bring on the lists, and help a brother out, vic’s in desperate search of a good book to read, let’s help him out here!
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Comment by a fan — May 15, 2007 @ 10:29 am
Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
Fury - Salman Rushdie
Another Bullshit Night in Suckcity by ???
anything by James Ellroy
that oughta keep the Vicmeister entertained for a few days
Comment by brillekas — May 15, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
hmmm, that David Lynch-book looks interesting, maybe after reading that, it’s actually possible to understand his movies.
Great director though!
Comment by SNS — May 15, 2007 @ 5:51 pm
anything by james Ellroy indeed … plus everything by Paco Ignacio Taibo 2, a great spanish author … and more to come soon …
hope that Vic will find something to read here …
Peace
Comment by kwak — May 15, 2007 @ 10:51 pm
In any case this here listing is already helping me out, James Ellroy is on top of my list now!
Comment by =lloyd= — May 16, 2007 @ 10:40 am
if you’re into Ellroy i recommend “White Jazz” which i found to be by far the most grimey crime novel ever to depict the sordid and scum-ridden underbelly of 60’s L.A.
got six ellroy’s in my possession and i love every page of them
another goodie: The House Of God by Samuel Shen (if you like the insitutional madness of Catch-22 then this will no doubt have you laughing out your eyeballs as well)
Hurrah for Bookworms!
Comment by brillekas — May 16, 2007 @ 11:45 am
superchick gezocht van Stephen J martin.
A long way down van Nick Hornby. Al wat ouder maar echt goed:
James Frey: In duizend stukjes en Mijn vriend Leonard. Vrij spel van van Kristof Clerix over buitenlandse geheime diensten in België. Kga nu best stoppen e.
gr veel leesplezier.
Misschien nog los van Tom Naegels, lekker herkenbaar.
Comment by hannes — May 16, 2007 @ 1:00 pm
Added to the list: David Van Reybrouck - Slagschaduw
After that Ellroy’s White Jazz is on the list, whoop!
Comment by =lloyd= — May 21, 2007 @ 9:22 am
about ellroy and White Jazz …
you’ll have to read the complete LA Quatuor which starts with Black Dahlia, then The Big Nowhere (sublime !!!!!), , then LA Confidential and then White Jazz …
if you don’t read the 3 first ones, how would you understand the 4th ?
and if you are into crime novels, try Chester Himes, another kind of thing but soooooo funny ( The 5 cornered square in english, La Reine des Pommes in french …
last but not least … for those of you who can read in french, may I suggest a haitian author called Gary Victor? The book is called “A l’angle des rues parrallèlles; editions Vents d’ailleurs). This one is the craziest book i’ve read in years … voodoo
Comment by kwak — May 21, 2007 @ 3:33 pm
Thanks for pointing out mr. Kwak, I’m a noob to the man’s oeuvre. I did see the Black Dahlia movie though, now you’ve got me wondering if the book really is way better than the movie, I’ll check that out! Did you see the movie?
Comment by =lloyd= — May 21, 2007 @ 9:11 pm
‘microslaven’
Douglas Coupland
—-hij hij de term generatie-X in het leven geroepen,
zeer plezierig te lezen en eigenwijs boek
groet N
anda
Comment by nanda — May 22, 2007 @ 5:24 am
“Catch 22″ zoals hierboven al gesuggereerd.
“A long way down” vond ik ook wel amusant.
Een absolute must is “Extremely loud and incredibly close” van Jonathan Safran Foer. Beste boek dat ik in jaren heb gelezen.
“Bright lights, big city” van Jay McInerney voor de Brat Easton Ellisfans onder ons. En momenteel staan mijn tanden in “Thirteen moons” van Charles Frazier…
Comment by Bietje — May 22, 2007 @ 6:35 am
The life of Pi, Y. Martel
On the road, J. Kerouac
The secret history, D. Tart
De schaduw van de wind, C. R. Zafon
The discovery of heaven, H. Mulisch
And when you are into fantasy:
Kushiëls pijl
Kushiëls keuze
Kushiëls werktuig
van Jacqueline Carey!!
Enjoy reading this! from one bookworm to another!
Comment by Goedele — May 22, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
Herman Hesse - De Steppewolf
Wolfgang Borchert - Draussen vor der Tür
Günther Grass - Die Blechtrommel
kweet, allemaal duitse, maar (terecht) aangeraden door mijn proffen duitse literatuur…
Comment by volder — May 27, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
Beste vic,
)
ik ga op reis en ik neem mee:
- een tandenborstel
- een lief (in jouw geval dan toch
- en… ‘Mevrouw Verona daalt de heuvel af’, een boek van Dimitri Verhulst, met een zelfde cynische ondertoon als ‘de helaasheid der dingen’, maar ozo veel meer vakantieboek! En het is best romantisch ook! Jip… je leest het goed, onzen Dimitri komt hier bijzonder romantisch uit de hoek! Wie had dat gedacht!
‘t amusement!
Comment by florata — June 4, 2007 @ 7:51 pm
Kafka op het strand –Haruki Murakami
Middlesex–Jeffrey Eugenides
Goed voor een hele zomer leesplezier!
En voor de romantici (jaja florata, speciaal voor jou!): Woeste hoogten van Emily Brönte (zwijmel)
Comment by elke — June 18, 2007 @ 9:24 am