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Note added by Nona Rochester. 2 years ago
Possibilities: Fiction
Toni Morrison – The Bluest Eye
John Dickson Carr – The Ghosts' High Noon
Henri Charrière – Papillon
Agatha Christie – Passenger to Frankfurt
James Dickey – Deliverance
Jack Finney – Time and Again
Larry Niven – Ringworld
John Jay Osborn, Jr. – The Paper Chase
Mary Renault – Fire from Heaven
Mary Stewart – The Crystal Cave
Nonfiction:
Dee Brown – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Michel Foucault – The Order of Things
Germaine Greer – The Female Eunuch
Kate Millet – Sexual Politics
Toni Morrison – The Bluest Eye
John Dickson Carr – The Ghosts' High Noon
Henri Charrière – Papillon
Agatha Christie – Passenger to Frankfurt
James Dickey – Deliverance
Jack Finney – Time and Again
Larry Niven – Ringworld
John Jay Osborn, Jr. – The Paper Chase
Mary Renault – Fire from Heaven
Mary Stewart – The Crystal Cave
Nonfiction:
Dee Brown – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Michel Foucault – The Order of Things
Germaine Greer – The Female Eunuch
Kate Millet – Sexual Politics
So I read Charles Bukowski's Post Office, first published 1971. Until very recently I'd never heard of him but I came across a few quotes online that intrigued me and it made sense to read something of his. Post Office is semi-autobiographical, the story of Henry Chinaski and his life working for the post office, betting, screwing and drinking. The character is a misogynist and if he is any reflection on the author, I should hate him - but there's also a strange charm about him. The book is also pretty badly written, grammatically speaking, and the proofreader in me was dying to take out a red pen - yet perversely, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Will definitely look out for more by Bukowski, and want to read his poetry too.
Note added by Melissa Snow. 2 years ago
The Running Man by Richard Bachman (Stephen King) ~ waiting on my copy from the library...6/11/16
*Checked out from Library 7/28/16
*Finished 7/30/16
Was a little weird to get into, I had a heck of a time understanding it until after he started running... But it was a good book!!
*Checked out from Library 7/28/16
*Finished 7/30/16
Was a little weird to get into, I had a heck of a time understanding it until after he started running... But it was a good book!!
In a free state - VS Naipaul
Man Booker prize winner in 1971
Man Booker prize winner in 1971
Note added by Belinda. 3 years ago
https://www.goodreads.com/book/popular_by_date/1988
I've read the Alchemist so I need to choose another on this list.
I've read the Alchemist so I need to choose another on this list.
