Comments on: The Book Before

By: Roxanne

Roxanne — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:47:17 +0000

I just finished Olive Kitteridge with a review on Goodreads.com. Also am reading The Girl with the Curious Hair and Titus Groan. Also finished Plainsong with was an easy and great book as a break. Also reading Doghead. Can’t wait – I’m starting IJ tonight.

By: Infinite Summer » Blog Archive » Salinity

Infinite Summer » Blog Archive » Salinity — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:11:59 +0000

[...] fact I learned from the last book I read: the Dead Sea, with its salt concentration of about 32%, is so saline that it is nearly impossible [...]

By: Girl Detective

Girl Detective — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:12:54 +0000

I’m reading The Ten Cent Plague by David Hadju about the comic-book scares in the middle of last century that Michael Chabon fictionalized in Kavalier and Clay. It’s well written and fascinating stuff. I’m going to read it along with IJ, in bits and spurts if I can get the IJ pages read by the deadlines. I’ll see how that goes.

By: Martha

Martha — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:25:33 +0000

The Book of Air and Shadows by Michael Gruber, about a guy who thinks he’s found a heretofore unknown Shakespeare play in manuscript. Half the length of IJ but full of characters, plot, and ideas to sink your teeth into.

By: Ann

Ann — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:27:08 +0000

Past two weeks I’ve read “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese,”People of the Book” by Geraldine Brooks and “The Last Child” by John Hart. Highly
recommend all of them. I’ve started “Infinite Jest”
Won’t finish this in such short order!

By: damian

damian — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:27:26 +0000

just read Elizabeth Costello and am currently reading Justice as Fairness by John Rawls. In some weird way I think Rawls’ attempt and DFW’s are one in the same. They both recognize the fix this “postmodern” world puts us in but both arent quite so ready to dump “truth” and “right” out with the bathwater.

By: konflictofinterest

konflictofinterest — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:57:01 +0000

Just finished “Columbine” by Dave Cullen. Riveting book on the shooting and the aftermath; the parents, the kids and the surrounding community. Impeccably researched and reported by Cullen, a reporter who’s byline has appeared in Slate, among other publications. He’s been on this case for over 10 years. Maybe the best non-fiction I’ve ever read. Reads like a novel.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:30:53 +0000

I had just finished The Broom of the System tonight when I heard about this from Gruber! I’m in.

By: Haley

Haley — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:29:46 +0000

I just finished Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves, which everyone should read immediately if they haven’t already. It’s a story within a story, sort of, and actually what drew me to IJ is the alleged ridiculous use of footnotes/endnotes, which is an integral part of House of Leaves as well (I really won’t say any more- just go read it!!)

By: JillKH

JillKH — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:14:39 +0000

What a great idea!