Comments on: A Few Books I’ve Loved (2003-2011)

By: davesachs

davesachs — Mon, 09 May 2016 17:00:28 +0000

In reply to Matt. Nietzsche is made for the beach. Except for his books of aphorisms, like Thus Spoke Zarathustra, which are perfect for the bathroom. He's kind of one-dimensional that way.

By: davesachs

davesachs — Mon, 09 May 2016 16:58:10 +0000

In reply to NepeanKnight. Thanks for the review link. It discusses the humour mainly, but really misses the beauty of the relationships. Did you know that Malone's day job was as a soap opera writer?

By: NepeanKnight

NepeanKnight — Fri, 06 May 2016 02:08:11 +0000

is uncle Furbus . . . had married Emily Shay because she’d fallen out of the bleachers at a Thermopylae High School basketball game, landed on top of him and broken his clavicle. ”I don’t see how God could have said it any plainer, how Little Em was meant for me,” said Furbus, year after year.

NYT review from 1986.

http://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/13/books/fruitcakes-in-the-carolinas.html

Quit it Claude. Solly.

And I had no idea Matt read books, he seems more like a music and love making machine. Who knew!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:26:54 +0000

A lot of books here I’ve read and loved…. some I’ve never heard of! Perfect timing for me to add these to my summer reading list. What could be better beach reading than Nietzsche!