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(Recap: Back in October of last year, I proposed a Reading Challenge for myself. It's not going so well... I've only read two books off the list so far. That's pathetic. So I joined a book club to at least try to read something... )
Book: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max.
Verdict: HATE! Totally, totally hated the book. The author's stories are not only awful and disturbing, but he absolutely cannot write! I don't understand how so many people found it funny. He just seems like a total and complete asshole to me. Not to mention, once you read about three stories, you've pretty much read them all. Maybe if he was a better writer, I would have at least found them mildly entertaining or funny, but I thought his writing was atrocious. TS read a few pages and even he said they guy can't write for shit, and I have a feeling TS is in the target audience.
Next up on the Reading Challenge: I still haven't finished This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I probably will pick up something else instead and just start that one over again in a few months. Now that I'm relegated to riding the bike at the gym (stupid stress fracture), I should actually be able to get some more reading in, though. Also on the nightstand, but not the list are Naked by David Sedaris (started reading in an airport a few months ago) and the last Harry Potter book, which I plan to get to during Christmas week. The next book club book is The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, but I won't need to read that until January.
Have you read any other of David Sedaris's books? I read Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim and then Me Talk Pretty One Day. I loved them both, but found Me Talk Pretty One Day even more funny...I laughed out loud a LOT.
We should do a virtual book club.
I can second that The Lovely Bones is a good book...but definitely not uplifting material.
Did you ever read the Time Traveller's Wife? I really enjoyed that book...anyway the movie is coming out soon and there is also one coming out soon for the Lovely Bones.
Okay sorry to ramble I suppose I should just write you an email...must. go. to. sleep.
Posted by: Sarah | November 17, 2008 6:56 AM
Interesting...I have heard mixed reviews on this book, but a lot of people I have spoken to really liked it...but I have a sense I would be more like you and not like it either. ESPECIALLY if he is a poor writer.
I just finished "The Stupidest Angel" by Christopher Moore (who is one of my *favorite* authors ever) and found it really smart and hilarious. I am now on to "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold...and it makes me cry at some point in every chapter, but it is very good so far.
Happy reading!!
Posted by: bex | November 16, 2008 1:42 PM