Hmm...I'll be receiving a lot of books in the mail in the next week and I'm real excited.
Stupid free shipping tricked me again.
At any rate, I will be getting:
Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel by Ntozake Shange, who wrote For
Black Girls who have Considered Suicide.... I am picking this one up for a book club I am in with members of my African American Family course. We're meeting for a pot luck. I hope I finish the book in time, but, more importantly, remember to book off the 11th....i'm talking to myself again.
Black Girls who have Considered Suicide.... I am picking this one up for a book club I am in with members of my African American Family course. We're meeting for a pot luck. I hope I finish the book in time, but, more importantly, remember to book off the 11th....i'm talking to myself again. I find some of Shange's work just isn't my bag, (it's too...something) but maybe I'll enjoy her narratives more than her plays/poems.
Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo my absolute all time favourite book
, beating out luminaries like Terry Southern (Candy, The Magic Christian and Abbie Hoffman ( Steal this Book, Revolution for the Hell of It) among many others. This book is life-changing, I read it several years ago as a wee lass (it led to my pacifism) yet its concepts still strike me as haunting. They're making a movie with the douche from the o.c. this year, which will break my heart when I see the cover of such a poignant novel with some dork and "NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!!!" le sigh. I guess anything that gets people to pick up this fabulous novel is a good thing. I'm buying this copy to lend out and eventually give to a friend of mine, well travelled and with a story.
, beating out luminaries like Terry Southern (Candy, The Magic Christian and Abbie Hoffman ( Steal this Book, Revolution for the Hell of It) among many others. This book is life-changing, I read it several years ago as a wee lass (it led to my pacifism) yet its concepts still strike me as haunting. They're making a movie with the douche from the o.c. this year, which will break my heart when I see the cover of such a poignant novel with some dork and "NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!!!" le sigh. I guess anything that gets people to pick up this fabulous novel is a good thing. I'm buying this copy to lend out and eventually give to a friend of mine, well travelled and with a story.
Revolution for the Hell of It by Abbie Hoffman (pen name :Free) which is the how-to guide for revolution written by the man himself. absolutely brilliant observations on a range of topics, and his insight is timeless, and becomes more and more relevant as time goes by. I'm arming my militia with copies of this bible. I'm purchasing a copy because it went back to press a few years ago and I'd like to lend it out to worthy people.
The Dubliners by James Joyce. It's time for me to become more familiar with the riches of Irish literature, and this two dollar dover thrift edition seems like a great place to start. 13 or so short stories about the motherland? nothing to sneeze at.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. I began reading this book in grade 7, but got distracted halfway through, when Pip begins really coming of age. two buck dover thrift seems like a good reason to finally finish it, although I think I could actually get it off my sister today if I truly wanted. No matter.
AND MORE I AM TOO LAZY TO COMMENT ON.
All's Well that End's Well by William Shakespeare, because it probably would be a good idea to familiarize myself with more of the Bard's work...will assist in radio and theatre, no? He kind of seems like a necessary (though not entirely unpleasant) evil.
Tao Te Ching I've it read online, but I would appreciate a solid copy.
Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain has apparently been thrilling young readers the world over since its publication...why deny myself the pleasure?
Will post reviews when I read 'em. Stay happy, kiddies!
