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Thirteen short glimpses into Lisick's Northern California life, from her parents taking a hippie babysitter in, to wandering around the Mission district lugging her stuff from the sewage infiltrated loft in a shopping cart and pretending to be a narc so the annoying druggie left her alone. She lays her...
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Nothing shockingly unique in this list of books Henry Miller compiled as greatest literature ever; not terribly surprising that the ladies are conspicuously absent from the list. Miller does show restraint in keeping his name off the roll....
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Exuberance
by lz in Reading Archive on 29Oct2006
"The exuberant person, far from simply responding to the environment in which he finds himself, acts vigorously upon it or seeks out new ones. Whether through play, through exploration, or through engagements of the imagination, those who are exuberant act." (p 99) The section on the exuberance of love is...
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To Feel Stuff
by lz in Reading Archive on 26Oct2006
Still reading this, but I have much appreciation for Seigel's writing style and character development. She's another of those hot young writers that are so marketable, but she's got the goods to back up the hype. Bravo, so far! Favorite passage to date: "I was shooting my heart at you...
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Sigh. I got swept up in the hype surrounding this book and at the end of the 500+ page journey have to admit lukewarm feelings for Pessl's first book (which created a sudden burst of media around how attractive authors' first books merit large advances). Each chapter is titled after...
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Drool inducing photographs of libraries around the world in a book titled, Libraries, by Candida Hofer. The nonist posted 14 of his favorites. Here's mine, 4 floors of sprawling red wrought iron found in The Hague:...
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Delicious travel writing by a traveler after my own style-- bushwhacking his way through Asia, Pico Iyer relaxes with locals, tries to penetrate the walls of China and Japan which cordon "foreign" from the real experience, spends an inordinate amount of time quietly sitting and contemplating atop misty temples. He...
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Ulysses is in the top 3, right behind the Kamasutra and 15000 Useful Phrases. Great aggregation of data from Project Gutenberg... now provide in RSS format please?! I would love to include this info in LLL's sidebar if it was syndicated....
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Ponied up $25 to attend this ho-hum event, which was more interesting in concept than execution. An evening of musicians inspired by literature, with readings and performances. I was excited to see Jay Farrar and Dan the Automator, but ended up enjoying Mark Eitzel the most. Lars Ulrich was an...
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Legends
by lz in Reading Archive on 03Oct2006
The best spy novel I've read in ages! Martin Odum, forced out of the CIA, hangs his detective shingle in Brooklyn and takes the case of Stella, searching for her brother-in-law Samat, in order to free her sister of the marriage (by obtaining the get, or divorce). Skillfully deploying several...
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The Max is near-furious because a patron proclaimed me the best bartender he'd ever had. This, while slinging bottled beer and fountain cokes, to those gathered at the Presidio Yacht Club. Admittedly, I know nearly nothing about tending bar. What I learned this weekend: * Count to four when pouring...
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