The Literature Thread

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Tafdolphin** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:58 pm

You know what, it could be.

Also The Epic of Gilgamesh? Not that epic (88 pages on my Kobo)

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Memento Mori** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:02 pm

You read any Ellroy, Taf?

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Tafdolphin** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:06 pm

White Jazz a good decade ago. He's definitely on my list. Got to get to Hammett's books too at some point.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Memento Mori** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:08 pm

White Jazz is part four of The LA Quartet and probably the weakest of that series but I liked it.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Tafdolphin** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:10 pm

WHY SO MANY NOIR NOVELS

I am loving it though.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Memento Mori** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:18 pm

More than you think. Ellis did The LA Quartet set in the 50s, then Underworld USA set in 60s/70s which had a few of the characters from the The LA Quartet, now he's doing a new LA Quartet set in the 40s with characters from both series.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Tafdolphin** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 2:22 pm

Sounds like some Dark Tower gooseberry fool.

Give me those one off books where everyone dies.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Rocsteady** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 7:17 pm

Just finished Norwegian Wood. That was great. Beautiful writing

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Lex-Man** » Sat Feb 20, 2021 9:04 pm

I started reading a Rory Stuart book about his time as the deputy governor of a province of Iraq. I surprised he wasn't killed out there as he seems to be wandering around without any security and groups of people gather to try and murder him.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Rex Kramer** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:49 am

Rocsteady wrote:Just finished Norwegian Wood. That was great. Beautiful writing

Lovely book, I can't decide between that, Kafka on the shore and Hard Boiled Wonderland as to which is my favourite Murakami.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Moggy** » Mon Feb 22, 2021 8:12 am

Tafdolphin wrote:You know what, it could be.

Also The Epic of Gilgamesh? Not that epic (88 pages on my Kobo)

It's like dog years though. You have to multiply the pages on an eReader by 7 to get the number for clay tablets.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Zilnad** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:39 am

Any recommendations for Japanese history books? Played a lot of Shogun Total War back in the day and watching Age of Samurai recently and Ghost of Tsushima have made me want to read up on the history in more detail.

PostRe: The Literature Thread by **Xeno** » Sun Apr 04, 2021 10:16 pm

Zilnad wrote:Any recommendations for Japanese history books? Played a lot of Shogun Total War back in the day and watching Age of Samurai recently and Ghost of Tsushima have made me want to read up on the history in more detail.

This is an oldish read but it's A History of Japan by George Sansom. 3 volumes goes from the very start to the Meji restoration in 1868.

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