The Carrie Diaries - Candace Bushnell

Earth Angels - Doreen Virtue.

Finished all the books I was reading on page 9 as well as just finished reading: girl, interrupted by Susanna Kaysen and The Color Purple by Alice Walker.  (Ye I know I seem to be reading rather a lot of movie-based books lately!)

"watch out for my cousin.."

"watch out for my cousin.."

Bleep you, & bleep the establishment, and bleep all of you who are trying to make me part of the unestablished establishment.

My theory by A. Elk, brackets, Miss, brackets. This theory goes as follows and begins now. All brontosauruses are thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and then thin again at the far end. That is my theory, it is mine, and it belongs to me, and I own it, and what it is, too.

Ange's Odyssey

Just Kids by Patti Smith.  What a beautiful, tender, humble and fascinating memoir by Patti of the early years of her nearly mystical relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe.  More than just capturing the iconic Bohemian age of the late 60's, early 70's in NY (which it does so evocatively) Just Kids is the book to read on becoming an artist. 

The Stanley Kubrick Archives.

More satisfying than any Blu-ray/DVD extra.

Latest purchase.

Gordon S. Wood - Empire of Liberty, A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815

Beauty is momentary in the mind -
The fitful tracing of a portal;
But in the flesh it is immortal.
The body dies; the body's beauty lives.
So evenings die, in their green going,
A wave, interminably flowing.
So gardens die, their meek breath scenting
the cowl of winter, done repenting.
So maidens die, to the auroral
Celebration of a maiden's choral.
Susanna's music touched the bawdy strings
Of those white elders; but, escaping,
Left only Death's ironic scraping.
Now in its immortality, it plays
On the clear viol of her memory,
And makes a constant sacrement of praise.

('Peter Quince at the Clavier' by Wallace Stevens)

I'm halfway through three books 

Under The Dome by Stephen King (I'm bored to tears)

The Passage by Justin Cronin (overrated)

Far From The Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy (paused briefly to read UTD - a year ago)

Just finished Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.  I haven't devoured a novel in two days in a long time.  The novel's structure consists of six nested stories, ranging from the South Pacific seas in the 1800's, Belgium in the early 1900's, California in the 70's, the U.K. in the early 21st century, Korea in a dystopian near future, and Hawaii in a post-apocalyptic distant future.  Each story, in the first half of the novel, is unfinished, being read (or watched) by the main character in the next.  The sixth story in the center of the book has a conclusion, then the novel goes back in time, finishing each story as the book progresses.  Mitchell's talent shines in the way he moves from genre to genre.  A compelling and imaginative look at human nature and its tendency to prey on those weaker.  (The lead character in the U.K. story at one point explains his spying on an old lover by saying, "je suis un homme solitaire"!)

I read Mitchell's Ghostwritten last month.  Another fantastic read.

Quote:"The Passage by Justin Cronin (overrated)"

I was in a silly mood earlier this year and decided to give this overhyped piece of tripe a chance. I should've known better than to go against my instincts.

My latest purchase is Apes of Wrath by Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell. Nothing made me laugh harder this last decade than Bell's early Bush cartoons. If I'd known about this book earlier ...

Been getting into Supergirl and Power Girl (they're both incarnations of the same character fyi :)) lately.

Read about 6-7 DC graphic novels of them lately.

"Proper" books I'm currently reading:

"Unbowed" Wangari Maathai

""Ghosts Among Us" - James Van Praagh

"Never Let Me Go" - Kazuo Ishiguro

"watch out for my cousin.."

Thin - Grace Bowman

"watch out for my cousin.."

Lady Chatterley's Lover - D. H. Lawrence

Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman - Mary Tillman

"It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind." - D. Cooper

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer." - P. Atreides

"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe" - L. tzu

No probs Kev

Still into  reaing the Supergirl graphic novels, but went to my local comic store and found two "bumper" (more than 200 pages each!) of Black and white "silver age" comics from when the character very first came out in 1960!  I LOVE the difference!  She (and Superman!) worry so much about the slightest little thing, plus I find it a bit sexist some of the comments like "but how could YOU, a MERE girl be so strong and blah blah! " In her secret identity she's so worried about being able to knit and cook.  I find it hilarious tbh but I gues these were the issues ofn the day for modern women iin 1960 before the advent of (thank god!) women's lib. :)

Also reading "Go Ask Malice" A Buffy novel, which is about Faith's upbringing, really enjoying it.  Can't remember who its' by - will get back.

"watch out for my cousin.."

No probs Kev

Still into  reaing the Supergirl graphic novels, but went to my local comic store and found two "bumper" (more than 200 pages each!) of Black and white "silver age" comics from when the character very first came out in 1960!  I LOVE the difference!  She (and Superman!) worry so much about the slightest little thing, plus I find it a bit sexist some of the comments like "but how could YOU, a MERE girl be so strong and blah blah! " In her secret identity she's so worried about being able to knit and cook.  I find it hilarious tbh but I gues these were the issues ofn the day for modern women iin 1960 before the advent of (thank god!) women's lib. :)

Also reading "Go Ask Malice" A Buffy novel, which is about Faith's upbringing, really enjoying it.  Can't remember who its' by - will get back.

"watch out for my cousin.."