Three Nights in August

[Cubswin]

I need some reads for my upcoming vacation and was thinking about this one.... anyone read it yet?

cubs

[Jakesta]

Read Snow in August.

From Amazon:

In 1940s Brooklyn, friendship between an 11-year-old Irish Catholic boy and an elderly Jewish rabbi might seem as unlikely as, well, snow in August. But the relationship between young Michael Devlin and Rabbi Judah Hirsch is only one of the many miracles large and small contained in Pete Hamill's novel. Michael finds himself in trouble when he witnesses the 17-year-old leader of the dreaded Falcons gang beating an elderly shopkeeper. For Michael, 1940s Brooklyn is a world still shaped by life in the Old Country, a world where informing on a fellow Irishman is the worst crime imaginable--worse even than the violent crimes committed by some of those fellows. So Michael keeps silent, finding solace in the company of Rabbi Hirsch, a Czech refuge whom he meets by chance. From this serendipitous beginning blossoms a unique friendship--one that proves perilous to both when the Falcons catch up with them.

Interlaced with Hamill's realistic descriptions of violence and fear are scenes of remarkable poignancy: the rabbi's first baseball game, where he sees Jackie Robinson play for the Dodgers; Michael's introduction into the mystical world of the Cabbala and the book's miraculous ending. Hamill is not a lyrical writer, but he is a heartfelt one, and this story of courage in the face of great odds is one of his best.

[Cubswin]

Sounds interesting but i am more a fan of non-fiction....

[blatz]

On the lighter side, It Aint Easy Bein' Me, Rodney Dangerfields autobiography is awesome vacation fare. Plenty of struggle, sex, show biz, sleaze, and getting no respect, interspersed with classic one-liners that are just too freaking funny.


Deeper side, 2 books that I only picked up because of OTT recomendations...Global Brain by Howard Bloom and Journey to the Ants by Bert Holldobler are about the two most fascinating non fiction books I've read in a while. Each one, I would put down at least once a page to think about, and I ain't always a thinker.

[Your Mom]

as a cubs fan, i liked the book.