Das Book: the very new reading thread

[Little Sixes Little Nines]

Well, seeing as y'all asked, i'm quite enjoying it.

[guanajuato]

enjoying only revolutions?
lies.

[Almanzo]

hah, you know, almanzo, gi is right about one thing--you seem champing at the bit to take a scathingly contrarian position whenever you can find one. i think this is why i disagree with you so damn much.

Not necessarily contrarian, just fiercely opinionated with bizarre non-empirical reasons behind the opinions.

[dieblucasdie]

Yeah, that's not something to be proud of, G.

[Little Sixes Little Nines]

enjoying only revolutions?
lies.

How did you go about reading it?

[davy]

i surprised myself by enjoying and quickly finishing w.g. sebald's austerlitz. there are only about half a dozen paragraph breaks in the entire book--no kidding--and only 2 or 3 line breaks--and i thought that would be a real obstacle for me, but in fact it made reading the book easier. there were no pauses; i literally had to tear my eyes off the page when i wanted to set the book down. it was just this cascade of images and moments, so rich that i'm sure i didn't get from it all i could have with a closer reading, but still, it was a pleasant and rewarding read.

now i'm onto ian mcewan's recent novella, on chesil beach. i haven't read much of him, but i like his writing very much. this story--about a newlywed couple's first night together (they're both virgins)--promises to be over much too soon. it was checked out everywhere i looked, and i was preparing to drive out to borders and pick it up--actually buy it, a hardcover!--when i got an email saying it was being held for me at the circulation desk of the local public library. score!

[davy]

now i'm onto ian mcewan's recent novella, on chesil beach.

holy shit, this is good.

finished-in-1-sitting good.

[alistarr*]

thread continued here (if i've got this whole linking thing right by now):

http://www.lastplanetojakarta.com/forums/index.php/topic,10043.0.html