White Noise is where I started and it’s wild and funny. I’d recommend starting there.
5-7 years ago my wife gifted me White Noise; I was similarly unfamiliar but it felt like reading something written specifically for me. I’ve also read Libra and about half of Underworld (great stuff, I just petered out). Got a copy of Mao II on deck in the next few months.
I've read White Noise so far and liked it (the movie was bad) and plan on reading Underworld this summer.
Ah, It was a movie, thought it was a show. It probably woulda worked better as a show.
White Noise is great, so is Americana. I struggled a bit with The Names but wouldn’t mind trying it again someday as it’s considered one of his best. Underworld is a masterpiece but it is pretty huge and some parts work better than others (the opening ball game is one of the best things I’ve ever read). His latest, The Silence is very short so if you don’t want to commit to something too long, while it’s not his best, it does capture what he does well, just in short form. I’ve got End Zone in my to read list for this year. Other than Paul Auster, I think he’s probably my favourite, consistently readable and smart American writer.
I've only read The New York Trilogy by Auster (love them) and would like to read some more down the road. Any particular favourites?
Moon Palace and The Music of Chance are probably my two favourites. 4321 from a few years back was excellent and innovative but it is long and something of a commitment. I remember really enjoying Mr Vertigo too but I read most of them so long ago now that I really fancy dedicating a few months to a big reread of his catalogue.
Good Lord, I loved Piranesi. Read it in an afternoon.
It is very pretty though.Don't get me wrong, I love The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy enough to own one physical set already, but my goodness Folio Society. $875 American dollars!? For that price, this should come with it's own spaceship with an improbability drive. At the very least, a towel.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Limited Edition)
Ready for excitement, adventure and really wild things? The Folio Society limited edition of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy arrives in a spectacular presentation box with DON’T PANIC written in large, friendly letters on the front. All five volumes feature new illustrations...www.foliosociety.com
As far as their Limited Editions go, I guess it's reasonable.Don't get me wrong, I love The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy enough to own one physical set already, but my goodness Folio Society. $875 American dollars!? For that price, this should come with it's own spaceship with an improbability drive. At the very least, a towel.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Limited Edition)
Ready for excitement, adventure and really wild things? The Folio Society limited edition of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy arrives in a spectacular presentation box with DON’T PANIC written in large, friendly letters on the front. All five volumes feature new illustrations...
That is a nice block of 4. I think The Martian is the easiest of them, read it over a weekend when I picked it up. I love Carre and TTSS is wonderful.
I second The Martian; it’s a fun read, the kind of book I wished I was reading when I wasn’t.
I started with The Martian. Enjoying it so far!
