I read this book because it was one of Bowie's 75 Books to Read Before You Die and thus was covered on the 75 Reads podcast. A lot of people rant and rave about this book, and after I started I heard of more than one person for whom this is their favorite book.
And yet.
It was well written, the language in the translation I read was evocative and beautiful. I got the story of the tragedy of being a monarch in an era that needs them less and less. It was a skilled book but I never really connected with it. I'm glad I read it but now that it is done, it will sink into my past reading without a ripple.
Reviews and Comments
I read largely science fiction and comics with some non-fiction mixed in. I'm warming up to mystery with Bosch and the Slow Horses books.
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Dave Slusher - Books rated Kill Game: 2 stars
Dave Slusher - Books rated The Deficit Myth: 5 stars
The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton
The leading thinker and most visible public advocate of modern monetary theory - the freshest and most important idea about …
The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo [il ˌɡattoˈpardo]) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa …
Review of 'The leopard' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I read this book because it was one of Bowie's 75 Books to Read Before You Die and thus was covered on the 75 Reads podcast. A lot of people rant and rave about this book, and after I started I heard of more than one person for whom this is their favorite book.
And yet.
It was well written, the language in the translation I read was evocative and beautiful. I got the story of the tragedy of being a monarch in an era that needs them less and less. It was a skilled book but I never really connected with it. I'm glad I read it but now that it is done, it will sink into my past reading without a ripple.
Dave Slusher - Books reviewed The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard
Review of 'The Hidden Persuaders' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Interesting read about the early era of science entering advertising. Some of the language and assumptions are extremely of their time and hard to read nowadays.
Dave Slusher - Books reviewed On the Road by Jack Kerouac
On the Road is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the …
Review of 'On the Road' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It is a classic and the prose is beautiful and filled with energy. I liked but didn't love it. The basic fullness of shit that motivates all the characters but Dean most of all kind if brought me down.
It is a classic and the prose is beautiful and filled with energy. I liked but didn't love it. The basic fullness of shit that motivates all the characters but Dean most of all kind if brought me down.
Dave Slusher - Books rated Infomocracy: 5 stars
Infomocracy by Malka Ann Older (The Centenal Cycle, #1)
It's been twenty years and two election cycles since "Information," a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring …
Dave Slusher - Books rated Tony Visconti: The Autobiography: 4 stars
Tony Visconti: The Autobiography by Tony Visconti
A name synonymous with ground-breaking music, Tony Visconti has worked with the most dynamic and influential names in pop, from …
Dave Slusher - Books rated Hard to Handle: 4 stars
Dave Slusher - Books rated Fun Home: 5 stars
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
This book takes its place alongside the unnerving, memorable, darkly funny family memoirs of Augusten Burroughs and Mary Karr. It's …
