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Originally Posted by NewChief
Oscar Wao is ****ing excellent.
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Turned out better than it started. Good read.
Let's see...I just finished the following:
Carolyn See's "Golden Days"
- Absolute garbage. One of, if not the worst book I've ever read. I don't really know how I ended up with this book. Thought it was a loaner from a friend, and figured I'd read it and give it back. It wasn't. Tragically. Based on mid-80's California before/during/after a nuclear war. Characters are poorly fleshed out and utterly unbelievable. I seriously could not finish this book fast enough.
Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken"
- Pretty good, quick read from the author of "Seabiscuit." Story about Louie Zamperini, a former Olympic runner and WWII POW. Well written with good flow. The one thing is, she picked a guy who's story was already told a number of times and was extremely well documented. That doesn't discount the quality of her writing, which is very good, but it was a very easy book to research in terms of a biographical novel.
Daniel Quinn's "Ishmael"
- The philosophical musings and teachings of the potential destruction or salvation of the planet by a sentient gorilla to an inquisitive 20-something aspiring writer looking for the meaning of life. Brings up some interesting, but basic societal mores relating to the human race and it's global impact. The plot becomes quite repetitious and a bit annoying due to that until the very end. Spurred me to once again pick up J.M. Roberts "A Short History of the World," which I'm currently about 1/4 of the way through.