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Whenever I take a break from pinochle I like to read Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Love in the Time of Cholera is his best IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Great choice, but I like both "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" and "100 Years of Solitude" more. MightyMouse, if you have not read "Cannery Row" by Steinbeck, I highly recommend it. |
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Whenever I take a break from pinochle I like to read Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Love in the Time of Cholera is his best IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Excellent choice; Marquez is brilliant. The opening sentence to One-hundred years of Solitude is one of the finest in all of literature. |
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[ QUOTE ] Whenever I take a break from pinochle I like to read Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Love in the Time of Cholera is his best IMO. [/ QUOTE ] Great choice, but I like both "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" and "100 Years of Solitude" more. MightyMouse, if you have not read "Cannery Row" by Steinbeck, I highly recommend it. [/ QUOTE ] What is the theme of Cannery Row? Excuse my ignorance, but what is a cannery? |
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Simply put, it's about a blue-collar community in Monterey, CA (of Monterey Jack and winery fame) that is incredibly poor but whose characters still lead happy lives. It's a truly uplifting story.
A cannery is a factory for canning foods. |
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I agree with you about the "Chronicle of a Death Foretold", great book but "100 Years of Solitude" is one of the few book I did not finish. I felt like I was wasting my time trying to remember the characters and their relations and what in the world is occuring in this make believe town of Macondo. Marquez may be a skilled writer and storyteller, but this book confused, bored and frustrated me without offering entertainment or insight.
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Stephen King's Different Seasons - I'm not kidding
Has Shawshank Redemption and 'The Body' (basis for the film 'stand by me'), and both wonderfully written novellas. Apt Pupil is a strong piece too, but very disturbing (deals with nazi atrocities). |
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In the Lake of the Woods - Tim O'Brien
Dark, mysterious, and brilliant.... |
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House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski.
But make sure you have a firm grip on reality before starting in.. |
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i am in the middle of Pillars of the Earth. it is excellent so far. [/ QUOTE ] Glad you are digging it, and Pillars of the Earth would be my suggestion. |
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If I had to choose only one Pynchon book, which would it be?
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