What are you reading 2018?

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

Franzen is huge.
wasnt it Fawn who knew him in real life and was a featured character in one of hos books?

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Really!? Any suggestions on where to start? I was going to try to see if the library has The Corrections, which seems to be his most acclaimed and best-selling novel.

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Originally Posted by catherine

Really!? Any suggestions on where to start? I was going to try to see if the library has The Corrections, which seems to be his most acclaimed and best-selling novel.

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I have The Corrections and Freedom in my personal e-book library. If you're interested I'll send you a link for download.

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Originally Posted by catherine

Really!? Any suggestions on where to start? I was going to try to see if the library has The Corrections, which seems to be his most acclaimed and best-selling novel.

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I cant reccomend a Franzen book, but maybe you want to start with the one about Fawn, hahah.See post #25 and her posts after that.


http://www.simplelivingforum.net/sho...hlight=Franzen

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

I cant reccomend a Franzen book, but maybe you want to start with the one about Fawn, hahah.See post #25 and her posts after that.


http://www.simplelivingforum.net/sho...hlight=Franzen

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Wow, that's so cool, and amazing that you remembered that factoid AND were able to find the 7-year old thread!!

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Originally Posted by catherine

Wow, that's so cool, and amazing that you remembered that factoid AND were able to find the 7-year old thread!!

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Just part of the service, ma’am.

I remember it because Franzen was huge and I worked with books back in the day, ya know. Kinda like if Mick
Jagger wrote a song about one of us here, wouldnt you remember that?

I miss Fawn and wonder how many things she owns now and is that book one of them?

“educated” caught me and I read it in 2 days. Sad but good.

I'm just finishing White Like Her, by Gail Lukasic--a sort of genealogical family mystery (NF).

Now I'm reading To the Bridge, about a Portland filicide a few years back. It's OK, but not particularly compelling so far.What a sad cast of characters.

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Originally Posted by beckyliz

I read Rules of Civility first, then A Gentleman in Moscow. Enjoyed both of them very much! I hope Amor Towles keeps writing.

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I did it backwards, just finished his first book, Rules of Civility. I enjoyed it, but still like A Gentleman in Moscow better. Agree that as long as Towles keeps writing, I'll keep reading.

Today I got some recommended here, some not:

The Cafe Cook Book
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Lahiri's The Lowlands
Bluebird, Bluebird : A Novel
Genova Every Note Played
Love in a Time of Hate: The Story of Magda and Andre Trocme and the Village That Said No to the Nazis - this was not on my list but caught my eye because of an article in this month's Smithsonian about the tradition of French villagers helping refugees, which continues today