Comments on: In the Blogs: The go read a book edition https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/10/22/in-the-blogs-the-go-read-a-book-edition/ Best Thing That Never Happened Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:05:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: dalesmithtx https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/10/22/in-the-blogs-the-go-read-a-book-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-2879 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:05:07 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=575#comment-2879 “Love in the Ruins” is excellent, but for prime Percy try “The Last Gentleman” followed by “The Second Coming”.

And then try “Son of Sniglet” by Rich Hall followed by Catherine Hepburn’s “Me”.

]]> By: shelaka https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/10/22/in-the-blogs-the-go-read-a-book-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:52:34 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=575#comment-2876 Just finished “Rabbit at Rest” (1990) – the fourth and final in Updike’s Rabbit series (Not PW’s “Mr. Rabbit” – this one’s much more depressing!)
As Jon Stewart would say, “fascinating!” Really. The way Updike freezes details of the U.S. period he’s writing about (in this case, the tired end of the Reagan era) while making me feel empathy for the not-very-likable Rabbit and his journey downward, it’s a great book in a great series.

]]> By: Jodi https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/10/22/in-the-blogs-the-go-read-a-book-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-2875 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:02:54 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=575#comment-2875 The new Sedaris is a big, dull dud. You should skip it. However, the new Roth Indignation is all kinds of good.

]]> By: Phil https://paulwesterberg.net/2008/10/22/in-the-blogs-the-go-read-a-book-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:02:49 +0000 http://paulwesterberg.net/wordpress/?p=575#comment-2873 I’m bouncing between Walker Percy’s, “Love In Ruins”; Philip Roth’s, “Zuckerman Unbound”; and the new David Sedaris.

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