Recommendations

[wolven7]

Who would you recommend that I be reading?

To whom would you recommend my journal to be read?

Just a couple of questions.

Comments

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

How much time do you have?

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Alternately plenty and not nearly enough. It depends on the context of "time."

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

The Story of the Stone, AKA Dream of the Red Chamber

It's the greatest novel ever written, and also one of the longest. And also probably right up your alley. If you're not totally up to the hard-core Buddhism in the book, read Ideal and Actual in the Story of the Stone alongside it.

yrs--
--Ben

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I was mostly talking about online, in terms of blogs, but I was really clear on that. Still, interesting suggestion, and I'll look into it..

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Doh.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

No worries, at all.

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

mr_six, both ways. He doesn't say much, but it's generally worthwhile. Think Alan Moore-bent poetry.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[cailement.livejournal.com]

You mean in the way of online peeps?

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Mostly, yeah.

[cailement.livejournal.com]

stupid_drawings is Sasha. And flameswithin is a pretty cool guy, he mostly talks about printing and his life, but he has a good outlook. You already read everyone else I keep track of . . .

{edit}very with the drunk. code fixed now.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't know why I never added her drawing journal, before...

[raidingparty.livejournal.com]

I think you and _jeremiad would find each others' writings interesting.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

I'll check it out.

[the-old-songs.livejournal.com]

"Blonde" by Joyce Carol Oates.

I think you could make a strong case for it being written for women, so it might not exactly be your bag. But it is the best, most heartbreaking book ever written, and I think any person who is aware of the pitfalls of femininity will be moved by it.

Oh, and it's a damn interesting story, even if you don't feel like getting all thinky about it. The plot of the book can carry itself, but if you're looknig for substance it's there too.

To me, Oates writes the way a method actor acts. As Norma Jeane Baker becomes Marilyn, it's not just narrative ("she did this then she did that...") the entire VOICE of the narration changes. The result is that by the end, I always feel like I just went through what She went through, and I feel all wonky and vulnerable for a few days.

That's what I like in books. I like to be broken when I'm done reading them. So.

[the-old-songs.livejournal.com]

Oh I misunderstood and thought you meant books. I'm leaving my comment up anyway. The book is so good that I am comfortable recommending it, even at the wrong time :)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

'S cool. :)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Sweet. Thanks for the recommendation. :)