The Book
Here are some books that stand out in my mind as great books:
Some of the books I read in the last six months:
Breaking Wild - Diane Les Becquet- I listened to this book on the way up and back on a long road trip.
Dan Rather: Stories of a Lifetime- this book reminded me of my dad. I listened to this book and as rather talked about some very emotional moments in his life, his voice quivered with emotion. My dad would do that as well.
The M Train- Patti Smith- she writes autobiographies and then reads them as audiobooks. And she has the perfect stretchy voice to tell her scratchy life story.
Thicker than Water- Tyler Shultz- I knew of this company but I did not know of its corruption.
The Opposite of Loneliness- Marina Keegan- this young woman was an outstanding writer. What a shame to think that all of her potential is gone because of a car accident.
Bream Gives Me Hiccups - Jesse Eisenberg- this book is hiliroius. The author rates restaurants on a scale of 1 to 2000.
The Absolute Bright - James Lescesne
How to Be An Antiracist- Ibram Kendi- I read this book after Goerge Floyd was murdered. And the book is intense. Every system we have is filled with opportunity to keep black people down.
The Pale-Faced Lie- David Crow- some families are really fucked up and this story is about one of those fucked up families.
Finding China- Mitch Album. This man wrote Tuesdays with Morrie and the concept is the same. It's a story about lessons learned as a young girl slipped away from cancer.
The book that changed my life
- Man's Search for Meaning by Victor Hugo- I read this book when I was 15. I had not heard of the Holocaust nor knew of the atrocities of mankind. So this book awaked me.
- The Tipping Point
- From Good to Great
- Travels of My Tee Shirt in a Global Market- we are more interconnected than I had thought.
- In A Sunburnt Country- Leopoled- I loved how he made his most simple life so interesting. Every time I prune a bush I think of his comments about what to prune and every day decisions of life.
The book I wish I’d written
Seymore, An Introduction- JD Salinger- I have read this book about 20 times
A Walk in The Woods- I have listened or read this book about 10 times
A Walk in The Woods- I have listened or read this book about 10 times
The last book that made me cry
I remember Love Story as a sad story. But I was 17 at the time and I thought this was a remarkable book.
Poisonwood Bible was a tough read. The book was filled with one sad story after another. i didn't cry but it definitely left me with grief for the family.
The books that made me laugh
- A Walk in the Woods- I read this book once but I have listened to it on audio so many, many times. I have listened to this story so much that I can just pop any of the discs in my car's audio system and I can pick up the story. And I still laugh every time I hear it.
- David Sedaris' Macy Elf story- OMG, this story is a riot.
- by F. Scott Fitsgerald. I never thought he was a humorous writer but this book is so damn funny. I laughed out loud when read the book. And then I lent the book to my father and he laughed out loud. And my dad had a friend visiting our house and he gave the book to his friend because it was so damn funny. And as my dad passed the book off to his friend, he looked at me and said, "I guess I should have asked you if it was OK to give your book away but it was so funny." I loved this moment with my dad.
- I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas by Lewis Black. This story of how Lewis, a Jew, celebrates Christmas is is damn funny. I like to listen to this story on audio stream because Black's inflections and tone just add to his sarcasm.
The book I’m most ashamed not to have read
I have tried reading Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness so many damn times. I think I have purchased 10 copies of the book and I have not gotten passed the first three pages of this book. It haunts me that I have not read it.
I haven't read A Hand Maid's Tale and I just think I should. There is so much reference to this book now with all of our ugly, mysgosist government.
I haven't read A Hand Maid's Tale and I just think I should. There is so much reference to this book now with all of our ugly, mysgosist government.
The book I give as a gift
- I used to give and receive the book Our Bodies, Ourselves. This was a 1970's radical Feminist book and it pushed all the boundaries at that time.
- Now, I try to give away every book I read so that I can get rid of my book collection. I have carried round too many books that are read once and stay on my shelf for years. I have to pass them on to someone else.
Best Audiobooks- I love to listen to a great story and these books were great stories
- Blue Lagoon
- Blue Highways
- A Walk In The Woods
- The Poisonwood Bible
- Cutting For Stone
My earliest reading memory
- Nancy Drew books- I was a poor reader as a child but I know I read some of these books.
- Romona- Beverly Cleever
- Across Five Aprils
- Red Sky In Morning
My comfort read
- Japanese novels from the 1950's
- Raise High The Roof Beam Carpenter by JD Salinger. I've read this book 20 times.
- Franny and Zooey by J D Salinger. I haven't read this book as much but I still love it.
- The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan. I've read the book twice. I have listened to the audio production three times and I have watched the movie twice. I have read every book Amy Tan has published.
The books that had the greatest influence on my writing
- The Elements of Style- After 50 years, I still refer to this book if I have a question on grammer or style.
- Micky Rooney's books- He just told the story.
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