new in california

noreality73 · Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: new in california

I am on a constant quest to find a good book to read. It seems so difficult. Most books seem so cookie cutter where the story hasn't changed, just the characters and places.

Chris OConnor · Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: new in california

Hopefully our book selections will meet with your approval. The beauty in a democratic book group is that YOU have the opportunity to influence the choice of books. Make your own suggestions and cast your vote each poll.

So how did you find BookTalk? And where are you from and what is your name? Tell us a bit about yourself please.

Welcome to BookTalk, no matter who you are or how you discovered our community. ::80

Oh, now I see in your Subject line that you're from California. I suppose that answers one of my questions. ::171

Chris

Graydon Wilson · Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: Re: new in california

OK. I'll rise to the challenge.

You want a book that's not a cookie-cutter product? Try Blindness, by Jose Saramago. You won't like it, but you won't be able to not read it. He's got a sequel out now, entitled Seeing, but the reviews have not been great. It's apparently something akin to Bartleby the Scrivener.

And then there's Memnoch the Devil, by Anne Rice. It's not very well written (nothing Anne Rice writes is well written), but it's a fascinating discussion of the relationship between Man and God, a subject that really hasn't been written about much in fiction in a very long time.


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