{"id":79,"date":"2008-07-22T22:38:18","date_gmt":"2008-07-23T02:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.pamlindberg.com\/?p=79"},"modified":"2009-03-07T18:50:48","modified_gmt":"2009-03-07T22:50:48","slug":"recent-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.pamlindberg.com\/?p=79","title":{"rendered":"Recent Reads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breakfast at Tiffany\u0092s<\/strong><\/em> by Truman Capote: Although I didn\u0092t like the story\/plot\/characters I think Truman Capote certainly had a gift for writing. He is eloquent and it\u0092s a pleasure to read his sentences. It’s not long, in fact, the copy I read had another short story or two printed in it. <\/p>\n

Room with a View<\/em> by Forster: I hated it from page one. I suffered through the first two chapters and took it back to the library. It was so distasteful I wanted to throw it across the room somewhere in the middle of the second chapter. I wouldn’t have even considered picking it up and only did because it’s the title for our next book discussion group. I doubt any of the book discussion group members will finish it. Maybe I\u0092ll watch the movie. <\/p>\n

Tortilla Curtain <\/em>by TC Boyle: This is a title I would recommend if you can deal with a non-ending (as well as an unhappy ending). I think Boyle does a good job at detailing two different couples, their drastically different lives, and the issues of illegal immigration. <\/p>\n

Then We Came to The End <\/em>by Josh Ferris is a strange, funny, and nothing of a book. After the first 80 pages I thought it was a hoot but didn’t think it was going to keep my attention for another 300 pages. I was wrong. I read the whole thing, partially out of interest, partially because I’m the discussion leader next month, and partially out of curiosity. The book is about a bunch of office workers (in an ad agency) and the gossip and, sometimes, weird behavior and perspectives that they have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Breakfast at Tiffany\u0092s by Truman Capote: Although I didn\u0092t like the story\/plot\/characters I think Truman Capote certainly had a gift for writing. He is eloquent and it\u0092s a pleasure to read his sentences. It’s not long, in fact, the copy I read had another short story or two printed in it. Room with a View by Forster: I hated it<\/p>\n

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