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2/08/2007


Catching Up on the Reading List

I've been off the grid for a couple of months, working hard, resting a little and trying to figure out how important this blogging business is to me.  During this time I read a few books.  Here's a quick take on each:

Cormac McCarthy - The Road: Anything that combines my favorite southern literature writer and science fiction has got to be good.  And it was.  My only complaint is that is wasn't Stand-like in length as well as tone.

Tom Franklin - Smonk: I really liked Hell at the Breech, but this was too over the top for me.  I thought parts of it were amusing, but on the whole I was disappointed.

Michael Lewis - Blind Side: A buddy of mine gave me this book.  I hadn't read any of Lewis's books since Liar's Poker.  It is a very good read.  I learned a lot about college football recruiting.  The part where Lou Saban and Phil Fulmer go to the kid's house is worth the price all by itself.

William Gay - Twilight: I love all of Gay's books, including this one.  It's not quite on par with Provinces of Night, but average William Gay is still better than the best work of almost anyone else.

I'm looking for something new to read.  Recommendations appreciated via Comment.

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Hey Kent,

Glad to see you popping up again.

While I haven't done any serious book reading in a while (seems like magazines and reference books occupy the bulk of my paper reading time lately), I can recommend something I've been following for a couple of months now. It's a podcasted audio novel called 7th Son.

It's kind of an apocalyptic mix of thriller with a good dose of science fiction. The production value is quite high (and it's amazingly free as well). It seem like podcasting is an ideal medium for a serialized novel. Every week you give them 30-50 minutes of story and leave them hangin' until the next time. Sometimes frustrating for the reader, but it's kept me coming back for more. ;)

You can find it at:
http://www.jchutchins.net/

By Blogger RichardQuerin, at 2/09/2007 5:35 AM  
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Kent,

I'll echo Richards setiments about it being good to see you back. Your insightful viewpoints of "happenings" on the web have been missed.

By Anonymous Earl Moore, at 2/09/2007 3:02 PM  
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Nice to see you back

By Blogger Steve Newson, at 2/10/2007 10:51 AM  
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Kent - give Robert R. McCammon a try. I prefer Swan Song over King's The Stand, but it's in the same vein. Here is McCammon talking about his book Boy's Life that came under fire by a school board some time ago for the language used:
http://www.robertmccammon.com/articles/boys-life-censorship.html

By Blogger TD, at 2/10/2007 3:54 PM  
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Richard- I will take a look at 7th Son. It sounds right down my alley.

Earl and Steve- thanks for the kind words.

TD- I read Swan Song a few years ago. Great book!

By Blogger Kent, at 2/11/2007 2:34 PM  
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