[kj] OT:What book are you reading??

[Alexander Smith]

Well, it's damn tough finding the time to read with a three-month old 
in the house, but over the weekend, I breezed through Mark Kermode's 
film study of William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (2nd Revised Edition), 
which goes into slavish detail about the film (how it was made, what 
took place, what they left out, what various things signify, the 
controversy/fallout following its release, etc. etc.) If you get 
obsessed with films like I do, books like these (from the BFI Film 
Classics series) make for really compelling reading. If only they'd 
cover more of the films I obsess over.

Also taking my time through David Sedaris' new collection, "Dress Your 
Family in Denim & Corduroy". So far, it's not as funny as his last book 
(the truly exceptional "Me Talk Pretty One Day"), but it has its 
moments.

Alex in NYC



On Thursday, July 15, 2004, at 11:47 AM, nicholas fitzpatrick wrote:

> I'm just looking for some inspiration about books. I'm reading Bonfire 
> of the Vanities at the moment (very, arrrgh... 80s). What are you 
> reading? Do I get my head kicked in for sounding educated?
>
> Anybody recommend any sci-fi or fantasy? Not my usual genre but 
> thought I might try it out. But not Tolkien.
> I'm into detective stuff, gothic horror, historical, and when it comes 
> to high brow literature, I prefer the south american magial realism 
> variety.
>
> Anybody reading this Killing Joke novel by Harrowitz (name???). I 
> looked for it the other day but couldn't find it.
>
> Feel free to recommend non-fiction too.
>
> cheers
> Nick Satan Beast 666
>
>
> PS: thanks for informing me about the 93 thing. I've really got into 
> it, as you can see from my new name.
>
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