I don't qualified as an avid book reader, but if you onsider teh amount of pages I read of magasine I read a lot!
Anyhow, I got a nice book on order right now; Picks! it's a book on guitar picks and their history.
<soundelixir>
Posted
hmmm.... last book I read was "Demian" by Herman Hesse a couple months ago. I definitely recommend that. Gives a different view of the concept of God or gods, I suppose. Great story as well. Tons of others before that. I'm starting the anthology of Robert Frost and "The Stranger" by Albert Camus after that. You?
<chichi>
Posted
Sound sounds like a good book for the present time. Amazing how many people have died in the last 1000yrs over religion which to me is against everything its trying to represent..
<soundelixir>
Posted
good point chichi. That is the impetus of the "religious" aspect of the book. "Demian" talks about "Abraxas," (also a Santana album) a god possessing both good and evil qualities. Sort of takes the wind out of saying the devil is responsible, and who knows, possibly further scapegoatism.
<klasaine>
Posted
You'll dig Journey to the East and Siddartha , both Hesse . Actually anything he wrote is pretty brilliant ... and very timely . Steppanwolf and Gertrude are both about musicians ( no cracks about John Kay or carpets ) .
<SouthPhoenixDave>
Posted
I've read a lot of stuff about Old West History, like the Gunfight At The OK Corral & all of that stuff. I've also read Frankenstein.
<DMT>
Posted
I loved Steppenwolf. What a freaky book. What a solution - get out of your own brooding head and party. Meet a cool chick - there's actually magic in that simple idea. Come to think of it, more than a few songs have been generated by that thought!
Stay away from Camus if you're into good moods.
Speaking of Frankenstein, I just taught my class "The Monster Mash". Fun song. "Mash GOOOOD!"
<Donner>
Posted
Im reading the AutoBiography of Ben Franklin (cant remember the author at the Moment) and rereading Journey to Ixtlan (castenada)
<Laroosco>
Posted
quote:Originally posted by SouthPhoenixDave: I've read a lot of stuff about Old West History, like the Gunfight At The OK Corral & all of that stuff. I've also read Frankenstein.
Mary Sheeley's Frankenstein is very,very, cool!!! That stupid movie with DeNiro didn't do it justice!! Kenneth Branaugh is very, very, gay!!!!
Topic Closed
