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Jeff Lebowski · 06-15-2006, 02:05 AM

Well, a partial list that is. I am just getting a good start. Just got the following from Amazon based on recommendations from you folks:

Slaughterhouse-Five (rec by mpfunk, others)
The Black Dahlia (rec by SeattleUte)
Catch 22 (rec by mpfunk, others)

If these books suck, there will be hell to pay.

Already finished "Lincoln Lawyer" by Connelly (good, as usual). Halfway through "Eats, Shoot and Leaves" (fascinating, funny book). Just finished "Rough Stone Rolling" (loved it).

Ah, I love summer.

mpfunk · 06-15-2006, 02:27 AM

Wow good to see that two of my recommends, although others recommended them as well, made the list. Slaughterhouse 5 is actually a very quick read. I knocked that one out in a day. Catch-22 is not a quick read, but worth every minute. I've read it twice and think I need to read it again. My favorite books hands down.

il Padrino Ute · 06-15-2006, 03:29 AM

I've read Catch-22 and enjoyed it immensely, but have never seen the movie for some reason. Does anyone recommend that I see it? I saw it on DVD the other day for $7 at Circuit City. Would it be worth purchasing?

Robin · 06-15-2006, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I've read Catch-22 and enjoyed it immensely, but have never seen the movie for some reason. Does anyone recommend that I see it? I saw it on DVD the other day for $7 at Circuit City. Would it be worth purchasing?

It is worth checking out after you have read the book.

il Padrino Ute · 06-15-2006, 03:31 AM

I loved the book.

I'll buy the DVD on your recommendation.

Robin · 06-15-2006, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I loved the book.

I'll buy the DVD on your recommendation.

I wouldn't BUY the DVD... not even for $7. But if you loved the book, the movie isn't crap, and it is worth checking out.

Mormon Red Death · 06-15-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by homeboy

Well, a partial list that is. I am just getting a good start. Just got the following from Amazon based on recommendations from you folks:

Slaughterhouse-Five (rec by mpfunk, others)
The Black Dahlia (rec by SeattleUte)
Catch 22 (rec by mpfunk, others)

If these books suck, there will be hell to pay.

Already finished "Lincoln Lawyer" by Connelly (good, as usual). Halfway through "Eats, Shoot and Leaves" (fascinating, funny book). Just finished "Rough Stone Rolling" (loved it).

Ah, I love summer.

Homeboy if you have time you should really check out anything by Wallace Stegner. My favorite of his books is "The gathering of Zion" Basically he is the William Faulkner of the Intermountain West

Jeff Lebowski · 06-15-2006, 04:01 PM

OK, I will check out Wallace Stegner. Never heard of him.

I forgot to mention that I just finished "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. I have wanted to read that for a while and just got around to doing it. Fascinating book. After I finished, I rented the "Capote" DVD. I found the DVD to be quite interesting since I had just finished the book and the characters were fresh on my mind. But I thought to myself that the movie would probably be a bit boring if one had not read the book. I was not aware that Capote and Harper Lee were such good friends.

creekster · 06-15-2006, 05:07 PM

Stegner is very worthwhile and is much more accessible than Faulkner, whom I have never liked that much.

FarrahWaters · 06-15-2006, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

Stegner is very worthwhile and is much more accessible than Faulkner, whom I have never liked that much.

That's strange, I guess I'm the opposite. I've enjoyed the couple Faulkner books I've read, but I'm having a heck of a time getting through Stegner's Angle of Repose, for some reason.

Maybe I'll just hang it all and reread Catch 22 like everyone else.

06-15-2006, 02:05 AM	#1
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	My CG Summer Reading List Well, a partial list that is. I am just getting a good start. Just got the following from Amazon based on recommendations from you folks: Slaughterhouse-Five (rec by mpfunk, others) The Black Dahlia (rec by SeattleUte) Catch 22 (rec by mpfunk, others) If these books suck, there will be hell to pay. Already finished "Lincoln Lawyer" by Connelly (good, as usual). Halfway through "Eats, Shoot and Leaves" (fascinating, funny book). Just finished "Rough Stone Rolling" (loved it). Ah, I love summer. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

06-15-2006, 03:29 AM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I've read Catch-22 and enjoyed it immensely, but have never seen the movie for some reason. Does anyone recommend that I see it? I saw it on DVD the other day for $7 at Circuit City. Would it be worth purchasing? __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

06-15-2006, 03:31 AM	#5
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I loved the book. I'll buy the DVD on your recommendation. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

06-15-2006, 04:01 PM	#8
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	OK, I will check out Wallace Stegner. Never heard of him. I forgot to mention that I just finished "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote. I have wanted to read that for a while and just got around to doing it. Fascinating book. After I finished, I rented the "Capote" DVD. I found the DVD to be quite interesting since I had just finished the book and the characters were fresh on my mind. But I thought to myself that the movie would probably be a bit boring if one had not read the book. I was not aware that Capote and Harper Lee were such good friends. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

06-15-2006, 05:07 PM	#9
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Stegner is very worthwhile and is much more accessible than Faulkner, whom I have never liked that much. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

06-15-2006, 02:27 AM	#2
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	Wow good to see that two of my recommends, although others recommended them as well, made the list. Slaughterhouse 5 is actually a very quick read. I knocked that one out in a day. Catch-22 is not a quick read, but worth every minute. I've read it twice and think I need to read it again. My favorite books hands down.