#457

I read them all as they came out, so my memories are more now overall impression rather than specifics. But I remember being not exactly gripped by the first one, but with this compulsion to read it anyway and continue through the rest of them. They also feel like very different books as they all follow different characters, almost not a trilogy really, but I think I maybe enjoyed the last one the most. I think about them a lot though - for a set of books that I felt slightly indifferent to whilst actually reading. Perhaps the frame is more important that the contents.

#458

I found this one useful:

#459

there’s so many angles when you’re looking for books about Cage. This is a good recent one:

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#460

I also recommend both the Begin Again book and the Kyle Gann one. They are really good complementary texts. Begin Again is a very straightforward biography, simply writing about the man as one would any significant figure in history. The Kyle Gann one is the opposite, yet still very readable, digging into his music and philosophy.

I reviewed Begin Again for the magazine Nature when it was first published. You can read here:

https://www.nature.com/articles/469296a

#461

Thanks. I didn’t understand until the past 24 hours that the subsequent books weren’t direct sequels but more like parallel books. That format appeals to me. I’m gonna read Authority soon-ish-ish.

#462

I still have those covers! <high five!>

#463

“Silence” great book, i think that it contains Cage’s soul

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#464

Has anyone read The Absolute at Large?

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#465

I just started this after it was on my list for quite some time, i was hoping for some sort of omnibus to come out so i wouldn’t have to buy 12 volumes individually… but i don’t think that’s gonna happen anytime soon… cause it’s not even finished releasing yet!

It’s surreal, yet relatable, thoroughly enjoying it so far.

#466

I am rereading Susan Cooper’s The Dark Is Rising, one of the most wonderful Weird British Children’s Novels, because it’s set between 20 December and 6 January.

Robert MacFarlane on it is good:

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#467

Kind of a guilty pleasure but a quick, easy and mostly enjoyable read

#468

I just finished the intro to Pink Noises by Tara Rodgers and it is an interesting read so far. I’m definitely excited for the interviews!

also reading:

  • Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson
  • Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish
  • Bread by Jeffrey Hamelman

(I’ve been practicing baking a lot if that wasn’t apparent) :bread::croissant:

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#469

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My girlfriend got me the Push, Turn, Move book for x-mas. A very nice read. Went straight to the monome pages for a quick grid fix.

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#470

‘A beautiful composition of broken’
By r.h. Sin

minimal poetry

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#471

Reading in front of fire. Cat, cha, snow, sun. My idea of Boxing Day.

#472

Lovecraft should be In the other thread though Wagner, Spacey, and all that?

I only say that cause I’ve got The Night Ocean by lafarge for Christmas, I will report back on this thread.

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#473

Oh, and as a positive contribution to this thread, and I’m sure it’s covered already, but: Richard Brautigan is the real inspirational shit here. The combination of the meaning of the text, the rhythm of the words, etc is a lesson for us all.

#474

The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower Book 1) - Stephen King. King’s Lord of the Rings. Can’t wait to read the next one!
Rogue Warrior - Richard Marcinko. An autobiography of the bad-ass that started SEAL team 6.

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#475

GEMMA
By Dimitris Liantinis

Modern Greek Philosophy

#476

just tore through White Tears by Hari Kunzru. started off as a fairly normal story of record collector obsession (specifically blues), turned into a kind of thriller of American racism and cultural appropriation. still working it all out but I highly recommend it - I think it would appeal to most folks here.

another amazing book that came out in 2017.

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