I recently read two books that I really enjoyed.
Both novels.
First.
Having seen and enjoyed the Tarantino film Jackie Brown, I have wanted to read the book upon which the film was based.
Well I finally got ahold of a copy of Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard.
I got a big kick out or this action packed dialogue driven novel. Very entertaining.
Better than the movie. In the book there is no Jackie Brown, the stewardess’s name is
Jackie Burke, she is also a blonde, unlike in the film. There are many other differences as well. Anyway, very good Elmore Leonard Book…right up there with his other great ones : Maximum Bob and Get Shorty and the fantastic short story- 3:10 to Yuma!
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This is a good read. He explains a lot of old history and how it has evolved. It is easy to read as well, tailored so most won’t have a problem reading it. His explanation of how we are “falling” through space is cool but scary as well. His Spaghattification theory is impressive too.
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I love this book and everything related to it…
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I forgot about this thread.
I neglected to mention the second book that I referenced in my last post.
This was a very amusing and engaging read. It reminded me of Dickens with it’s zany and colorful characters and snappy dialogue. It takes place in London and depicts multi cultural interactions. Satirical and quite entertaining.
Anyone who enjoys Dickensian novels will dig this book.
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When they are about to cross the creek in the middle of the rain, and they are actually in front of a pillar, and the Lazarillo tells the blind man to jump real hard… I got sent home in school for laughing so HARD! That was like 30 years ago and it still makes my day!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
And when he made a hole in the cup of the priest to drink the wine… LOLOLLOL
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…Pero “El Lazarillo de Tormes” tiene un segundo nivel de lectura mucho más amargo : El hijo de un pobre molinero negro que tiene que robar para alimentar a su familia, y de su mujer blanca que tendrá que prostituirse cuando detengan al marido…
Y recuerda lo amargo de su “ascenso social”, casado con la amante de un clérigo importante…
… But “Lazarillo de Tormes” has a second level of reading much more bitter: The son of a poor black miller who has to steal to feed his family, and his white woman who will have to prostitute when they arrest the husband … And remember the bitter of his “social ascent”, married to the mistress of an important clergyman …
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I’m embarrassed to say i have only just read this. Great book that really allows you to see everything around you in a different light.
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This thread ran thru my likes faster than the budporn thread! 
First I’ll suggest the psychopath test. Reads like an investigative journalism piece, because it was written by a reporter, and details interviews with convicted serial killers, and the like. Decent book
Then let’s go with Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Really, it’s a memoir about nothing, but it’s a wicked good read. The author tells about working in a homeless shelter in the eighties, and dealing with his estranged, drunkard, father.
This last one for today is one of the best books I have ever read. Full stop. Another story of the life of the author, this time growing up in Chicago in the seventies. I cannot stress the significance of this book enough, and if only muthafuckers on the blocks would read, and specifically, read this book, it would probably change a great many lives.
My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King
This book is nearly prophetic in describing the nature of people. If there is one theme in this book that I wish these fake-ass gangsters and wannabe thugs would remember, it’s that when you’re no longer an asset, you’re a liability, and there is no level of trust, or love, or brotherhood, that is invulnerable to time.
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i’ve been getting in to audio books lately. very convenient, can listen while you’re driving, walking, on the bus, smoking a joint etc. currently listening to ‘The Turner Diaries’ by Dr. William Luther Pierce
@Worcestershire_Farms your post reminded me of a great book i read in middle school. Monster: Autobiography of an LA Gang Member was written by one of the founding members of the LA crips while he was serving a life sentence for murder. very graphic recount of his time as an eight tray gangster crip, from getting jumped in at 11 years old and later that day blasting a group of bloods with a sawed off shotgun to his eventual incarceration and converting to islam. great read.
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