i still think this isn't a bad idea. the trick is to find the groove between what we, as armchair literary critics, might dismiss as commercial 'airport novels' - Jeffrey Archer and his ilk - and stuff that's so obscure no-one will be impressed when we say we've read it. That's the point of having a canon - a body of work that is considered to be ok by the people who matter - that is to say, literary critics. It's the same with music. You don't want to say you like Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys - that's 'trash'. On the other hand, if you a fan of a band that plays the most original, skilled, moving music ever, but is only known at the local pub - there's no point name-checking them because no-one who enjoys discussing the relative merits of bands will have heard of them. You have to find the groove in the middle - Velvet Underground, Pixies, Radiohead &c - the 'right' bands to like. So, let's start with Salman Rushdie, or Hanif Kureshi or someone like that...
Originally posted by dfm65Oh, dear.....could we have a trashy novel literary book club? 😳
i still think this isn't a bad idea. the trick is to find the groove between what we, as armchair literary critics, might dismiss as commercial 'airport novels' - Jeffrey Archer and his ilk - and stuff that's so obscure no-one will be impressed when we say we've read it......text shortened......So, let's start with Salman Rushdie, or Hanif Kureshi or someone like that...
Or trade off? One "good" book and one not so good? I have lots of heavy meaningful reading to do..... ðŸ˜
Robert B. Parker? 😵 Agatha Christie? l} Or the Chess Artist? 🙂
BTW....where is that rascal shav?
Originally posted by dfm65I agree. I would put forward Iain Banks as a good example. He's quite a popular novelist, so his books are easily accesible, but he's also incredibly good.I would suggest The Wasp Factory, his first novel, as an excellent - albeit slightly disturbing and definitely not PG13 - example of his work.
i still think this isn't a bad idea. the trick is to find the groove between what we, as armchair literary critics, might dismiss as commercial 'airport novels' - Jeffrey Archer and his ilk - and stuff that's so obscure no-one will be impressed when we say we've read it. That's the point of having a canon - a body of work that is considered to be ok by t ...[text shortened]... ' bands to like. So, let's start with Salman Rushdie, or Hanif Kureshi or someone like that...
Alternative modus operandi:
Each person to suggest (with motivation) titles that others just have to read...each person to pick at least one title a month from this pool of literary possibility and then to comment...that should provide choice running the gamut from airport novels to, ahem, Stefan (sic) Zweig (not my cup of tea!). I honestly don't see a system where we all read the same book every month succeeding over the Internet, man.
alternatively a version of the RHP tape exchange: pair up with people of moderately similar persuasion, agree on reading matter, and let everyone else know about it later on...
What I'd like from a book forum is multiplicity, if not polymorphous perversity.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageMy favourite: "The Origins Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind" - Julian Jaynes.
Alternative modus operandi:
Each person to suggest (with motivation) titles that others just have to read...each person to pick at least one title a month from this pool of literary possibility and then to comment...that should provide choice running the gamut from airport novels to, ahem, Stefan (sic) Zweig (not my cup of tea!). I honestly don't s ...[text shortened]... r on...
What I'd like from a book forum is multiplicity, if not polymorphous perversity.
Close second: "Morphic Resonance" by Rupert Sheldrake.
Third, but only by a hair: Any trashy detective novel set in Florida.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageThis is an excellent idea!
Alternative modus operandi:
Each person to suggest (with motivation) titles that others just have to read...each person to pick at least one title a month from this pool of literary possibility and then to comment...that should provide choice running the gamut from airport novels to, ahem, Stefan (sic) Zweig (not my cup of tea!). I honestly don't s ...[text shortened]... r on...
What I'd like from a book forum is multiplicity, if not polymorphous perversity.
Originally posted by widgetIf we were partnered (or part of some other grouping) I'd read the Jaynes book (might take more than a month!), discuss the Morphic Resonance book which I've read (does our affinity for the matter have aught to do with the theory?) and throw in a few suitable trashy detective novels...wouldn't anywhere hot and muggy do, like Singapore?
My favourite: "The Origins Of Consciousness In The Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind" - Julian Jaynes.
Close second: "Morphic Resonance" by Rupert Sheldrake.
Third, but only by a hair: Any trashy detective novel set in Florida.
Originally posted by Bosse de NageYes, of course, the affinity has aught...
If we were partnered (or part of some other grouping) I'd read the Jaynes book (might take more than a month!), discuss the Morphic Resonance book which I've read (does our affinity for the matter have aught to do with the theory?) and throw in a few suitable trashy detective novels...wouldn't anywhere hot and muggy do, like Singapore?
Took me three complete tries to "get" Jaynes. One morning, on a beach in Mexico on vacation, trying to draw one of his concepts in the wet sand with a stick... I suddenly understood - or thought/think I did.
There's a specially sleazy quality to Florida-set detective novels - and often a biting humour. Occassionally Califonia-set novels come close - anything by Robert Ferrigno!
Originally posted by Bosse de NageIf serious reading is on the agenda......then I suggest one of Lundy Bancroft books....
If we were partnered (or part of some other grouping) I'd read the Jaynes book (might take more than a month!), discuss the Morphic Resonance book which I've read (does our affinity for the matter have aught to do with the theory?) and throw in a few suitable trashy detective novels...wouldn't anywhere hot and muggy do, like Singapore?
Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men. It is about Domestic Violence and why men batter.
The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics (with Dr. Jay G. Silverman)
When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse is excellent for people trying to deal with children who have been abused.