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#1 2009-08-12 19:50:10
- nouvelle vague
- A Distillation of Ivy Inspiration.
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What are we reading?
Me: the house that trane built. A cheapie at fopp. lovely book and a nice insight into a great label with decent photos and well written. Im sure many folks have read this here.
Re-reading, Charles Hamblett and Jane Deverson: Generation X. Fascinating book. A good insight into youth's views and subcultures of the 1960's. Well worth a thumb through.
And you?..
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#2 2009-08-12 20:09:07
- ScarletStreet
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Re: What are we reading?
Jung's Psychology and Alchemy.
"All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it." -- H.L. Mencken
#3 2009-08-13 00:15:15
- slim jenkins
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Re: What are we reading?
Pynchon's 'Inherent Vice' - I've struggle with this supposed master of modern prose for many years...I'm afraid that's still true. So far, it is not that 'groovy'.
'Some Like It Not - Bad Reviews Of Great Movies' - an amusing collection of critical responses to films down the years. Here's Time on 'Vertigo' in 1958: 'The old master, now a slave to television, has turned out another Hitchcock-and-bull story in which the mystery is not so much who done it as who cares.' 
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#4 2009-08-13 00:39:32
- Horace
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Re: What are we reading?
I've tried to enjoy a few by Pynchon. Made in through 1/2 of Gravity's Rainbow. Did Cyring of Lot 49. I think I own V somewhere. Bought Mason & Dixon.
I prefer Bellow and Updike. I'll even take Franzen over Pynchon.
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#5 2009-08-13 00:44:53
- slim jenkins
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Re: What are we reading?
The Great American Writers (modern) have never given me much pleasure. I can see the skill and admire the 'wisdom' but ultimately...I'd rather watch 'The Swimmer'...
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#6 2009-08-13 01:51:24
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: What are we reading?
The Look's blog.
http://theivyleaguelook.blogspot.com/
THE Ivy blog.
#7 2009-08-13 02:38:37
- Horace
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Re: What are we reading?
Fantastic. The clean weejuns sans any apron/penny 'older is off the hook.
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#8 2009-08-13 08:24:50
- AQG
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Re: What are we reading?
Tai Pan. Good junk lit.
I'd rather swallow glass than read more Pynchon.
#9 2009-08-13 08:48:11
- Beatnik
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Re: What are we reading?
Just finished re-reading MacInnes London trilogy. I first read them in the 80's and loved them. Not so hot this time round. I prefer Colin Wilson's early novels, especially "Adrift in Soho". British Beat writing at it's best.
#10 2009-08-13 09:07:37
- nouvelle vague
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Re: What are we reading?
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#11 2009-08-13 11:29:21
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: What are we reading?
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#13 2009-08-23 18:16:03
- nouvelle vague
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Re: What are we reading?
^ A very good book. I realy dig the the early passages about the blues coming to uk,sister rosetta tharpe & muddy waters etc. A good detail of social history, politics,clothes and of course music.
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#14 2009-08-24 03:01:07
- Moose Maclennan
- Ivy Inspiration
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Re: What are we reading?
Roetzel's book is the bogside tome of choice just now. A great read, touches competently on US style too.
My tip is to buy the old hardback version for pennies on Amazon and immediately ditch the dustcover (the one with 'Y-fronts Man' on it). That way, you still have a gigantic book with 'Gentleman' emblazoned in two-inch high letters on the front, but it will not be mistaken for evidence of the host's gay soft-porn tastes by casual visitors.
#16 2009-08-24 09:04:36
- nouvelle vague
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Re: What are we reading?
^ Another book that may be of interest to you and other people on here, if you have not already read it is.
'In the sixties' by barry miles. A key countercultural figure. miles helped to orgainse the 65 albert hall poetry reading.
He also ran the legendary 'indica' book shop in london which housed the international times underground newspaper from its basement. It mainly focuses on the literary side of things. Talks of bringing people like burroughs over to the uk for the first time. very enjoyable read.
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#17 2009-08-24 11:01:17
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: What are we reading?
I read a lot about him in Jonathon Greene's "Days In the Life". I might have mentioned that...
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#18 2009-08-24 11:05:28
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: What are we reading?
Besides I started to read "Come Dio comanda" by Niccolò Ammaniti. I hope it will impress my girlfriend... it's a great novel from 2006 (great according to my father, I have just started...)
Anyone know this, Daniele, GG?
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#19 2009-08-24 11:41:25
- nouvelle vague
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Re: What are we reading?
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#21 2009-08-24 16:40:11
- Coolidge
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Re: What are we reading?
Fairly recently published collection of Updike's early (up to 1975) short stories.
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#22 2009-08-24 17:18:47
- Prof Kelp
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Re: What are we reading?
Currently re-reading The Diceman -Luke Rhinehart, this book is a TRIP!
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#23 2009-11-08 15:32:30
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: What are we reading?
not reading this now... but it's an old fave:
http://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Dollar-Misunderstanding-Robert-Gover/dp/097269062X
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#24 2009-11-08 15:52:08
- Hard Bop Hank
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Re: What are we reading?
Last edited by Hard Bop Hank (2009-11-08 15:53:08)
“No Room For Squares”
”All political art is bad – all good art is political.”
"Would there be any freedom of press or speech if one must reduce his vocabulary to vapid innocuous euphemisms?"
#25 2009-11-08 16:32:25
- Big Tony
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Re: What are we reading?
"What sort of post-apocalyptic deathscape is this?"
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