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The Books: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink; edited by David Remnick; ‘Sputnik’, by Don DeLillo
Next up on the essays shelf: Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink, edited by David Remnick Secret Ingredients is a collection of food writing from The New Yorker. I love these collections. So far, we have … Continue reading
Family: What We All Are Reading
Bren: re-reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content): A Novel Jean: reading The End of the Affair, and also Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli Dad: reading The Far Side of the World (he finished Treason’s Harbour) Siobhan: … Continue reading
The Books: “Underworld” (Don Delillo)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Underworld – by Don DeLillo I have very conflicting feelings about this massive tome. Here’s an open letter to Don DeLillo – I wasn’t even finished with the book yet when I wrote that … … Continue reading
The Books: “White Noise” (Don Delillo)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction White Noise – by Don DeLillo I know Underworld was a huge EVENT – and while Don DeLillo has been writing novels for decades – suddenly, with Underworld he was everywhere. But I think White … Continue reading
1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Jessa Crispin has an interesting interview with Peter Boxall, editor of 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. I loved what Boxall said at the end: Having benefited from an extraordinary number of emails and letters as well as … Continue reading
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Not Finishing Books
Here’s a very funny piece on being a “serial book-unfinisher”. It made me laugh. I share the writer’s weird guilt over not finishing books – even if I have lost interest by a certain page (especially if it’s a long … Continue reading
Dear Don DeLillo:
First off, let me just say, I loved White Noise: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition). Wonderful book, and you certainly are a fine fine writer. This is not in dispute. I am now 3/4 of the way through Underworld: A Novel, … Continue reading
Underworld, by Don DeLillo: That Opening Scene
Today I started Underworld: A Novel by Don DeLillo. I’ve read some of his earlier stuff – White Noise, etc. But this book seems to far surpass his others, in terms of its scope. The opening scene is riveting. A … Continue reading