Fury, by Salman Rushdie
A difficult read when i only dedicate my lunch breaks to it. But i find the character study very interesting.
Fury, by Salman Rushdie
A difficult read when i only dedicate my lunch breaks to it. But i find the character study very interesting.
The Bottoms, by Joe R. Lansdale
A thriller with echoes of William Faulkner and Harper Lee, The Bottoms is classic American storytelling in its truest, darkest, and more affecting form.
Its 1933 in East Texas and the Depression lingers in the air like a slow moving storm. When a young Harry Collins and his little sister stumble across the body of a black woman who has been savagely mutilated and left to die in the bottoms of the Sabine River, their small town is instantly charged with tension. When a second body turns up, this time of a white woman, there is little Harry can do from stopping his Klan neighbors from lynching an innocent black man. Together with his younger sister, Harry sets out to discover who the real killer is, and to do so they will search for a truth that resides far deeper than any river or skin color.
Edge Of Dark Water, by Joe R. Lansdale
May Lynn dreamed of being a movie star. But her future was short, and it wasn't on the silver screen. It was down in the dark depths of the Sabine River with a sewing machine wired to her feet.
In Depression-era Texas, a better life is hard to come by. May Lynn's friends Sue Ellen, Terry and Jinx know they need to leave, and now they have a reason - they're going to take May's ashes all the way to Hollywood.
But silent obstacles stand in their way: a family's worth of betrayal, a fortune's worth of stolen gold, and a legendary killer who'll stop at nothing...
Joe R. Lansdale is one of the great American crime writers and Edge of Dark Water shows him at his finest. If you haven't read him yet, you're missing out.
This doesn't need an introduction. Actually, I only found out recently about this book, happy to finally give it a go now.. .
Last edited by crni1976; 06-26-2013 at 12:53 AM.
I'm reading that too. For some reason I thought it would be poos but I underestimated it.
I can definitely recommend this book for anyone who has ever felt passionate about skateboarding. Reading about the endless lonely hours Rodney put in is outright inspiring; the tremendous joy of landing a new trick for the first time identifiable.
Also, I am very much struck by the honesty of this account, as it intimately etches the portrait of person who has come a long way and tried to find ways to cope with some very adverse personal circumstances (which I knew nothing about before).
Rodney's continuous attempts to come to terms with the past and to find some peace of mind and heart by revisiting places and people that once defined him strike a chord with me, and deepen my respect for a man whose influence on modern skateboarding can not be overestimated.
Originally Posted by crni1976
This doesn't need an introduction. Actually, I only found out recently about this book, happy to finally give it a go now.. .
Such a great book, I got it right when it came out and have read it several times, truly inspiring and a must read for Mullen fans and skateboarders in general.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea, by Yukio Mishima
The novel chronicles the story of Ryuji, a sailor with vague notions of a special honor awaiting him at sea. He meets a woman called Fusako with whom he falls deeply in love, and he ultimately decides to marry her. Fusako's 13-year-old son, Noboru, is in a band of savage boys who believe in "objectivity", rejecting the adult world as illusory, hypocritical and sentimental.
As Ryuji begins to draw close to Fusako, a woman of the shore, he is eventually torn away from the dreams he's pursued his entire life. Fusako's son, Noboru, who shares an especially close bond with his mother through a voyeuristic ritual, hates the idea of losing his mother to a man who has let his hope and freedom die. This anger and fear of loneliness translates into terrible, savage acts performed by Noboru and the gang of which he is a part.
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