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Apparently I'm on an every 6 months schedule with the movie posting. Um, oops? I think I'm going to try to bring that down a little.
( Movies. Many, many movies. )
( Movies. Many, many movies. )
Apr. 26th, 2008
David Allen Ready for Anything
I read this in conjunction with starting to really work through Allen's other book, Getting Things Done. It's kind of a stupid book. The ideas aren't stupid (in fact I think they're rather smart), but they're basically repetitions of what's in GTD, only in a totally different format. Read the other book, skip this one.
Kate Atkinson Not the End of the World
A neat set of somewhat interconnected short stories, some with a slightly supernatural bent. Also, lots of Buffy references.
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Like I said before, although I've enjoyed the Austens that I've read, I've never really gotten into them at all. But this one I loved - it was one of those books that I was enjoying so much on the subway that I just sat down and kept reading when I got home.
Italo Calvino If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
I wanted to love this, I really did. The idea was fantastic and very clever, but it just wasn't holding my attention, sadly. (Recommended by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_larch)
Jennie Erdal Ghosting
The biography of a ghost writer. Quite fascinating. I did come out of it wondering why she stayed with it so long, though. (Recommended byvestra
Seth Rudetsky Broadway Nights
So funny, I could barely catch my breath at times. In this pseudo-autobiography disguised as a novel, Rudetsky draws on his life as a Broadway pianist, including lots of Broadway gossip that I choose to believe is true. If you have any interest in Broadway behind the scenes, or in madcap, breathless, "Dear Diary" style writing, read this book!
John Kennedy Toole A Confederacy of Dunces
This book took me forever to get into. Until somewhere in the middle, it was really a struggle to get myself to pick it up again. And then it all changed, and it was a very read. I particularly loved Ignacius's writings. Still, I certainly wouldn't say it was the funniest book I've ever read, which is what I've heard from so many people.
I read this in conjunction with starting to really work through Allen's other book, Getting Things Done. It's kind of a stupid book. The ideas aren't stupid (in fact I think they're rather smart), but they're basically repetitions of what's in GTD, only in a totally different format. Read the other book, skip this one.
Kate Atkinson Not the End of the World
A neat set of somewhat interconnected short stories, some with a slightly supernatural bent. Also, lots of Buffy references.
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Like I said before, although I've enjoyed the Austens that I've read, I've never really gotten into them at all. But this one I loved - it was one of those books that I was enjoying so much on the subway that I just sat down and kept reading when I got home.
Italo Calvino If on a Winter's Night a Traveller
I wanted to love this, I really did. The idea was fantastic and very clever, but it just wasn't holding my attention, sadly. (Recommended by
the_larch)Jennie Erdal Ghosting
The biography of a ghost writer. Quite fascinating. I did come out of it wondering why she stayed with it so long, though. (Recommended by
vestraSeth Rudetsky Broadway Nights
So funny, I could barely catch my breath at times. In this pseudo-autobiography disguised as a novel, Rudetsky draws on his life as a Broadway pianist, including lots of Broadway gossip that I choose to believe is true. If you have any interest in Broadway behind the scenes, or in madcap, breathless, "Dear Diary" style writing, read this book!
John Kennedy Toole A Confederacy of Dunces
This book took me forever to get into. Until somewhere in the middle, it was really a struggle to get myself to pick it up again. And then it all changed, and it was a very read. I particularly loved Ignacius's writings. Still, I certainly wouldn't say it was the funniest book I've ever read, which is what I've heard from so many people.