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Archyduke posted:Eggers has a new book out, or coming out very very soon-- here's some info . Maybe some Chabon or Lethem? People are probably kind of tired of hearing about it, but "Infinite Jest" might appeal to a Zadie Smith fan. Yeah probably most stuff from McSweeney's would appeal. If she hasn't read it yet she's partically guaranteed to enjoy the Corrections if she likes Eggers and Smith. Infinite jest might be a bit heavy given the circumstances. have you considered short stories? could be better for who doesn't necessarily want to concentrate for a long period of time...
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I remember Barbarians at the Gate is about RJR Nabisco being pretty interesting. It covers the leveraged buy out of Nabisco and RJ Tobacco Company, which was basically a move designed to make a lot of money for a few people who didn't really deserve it. I recently read House of Cards and found it good and very personal, it's very much about the personalities at play in Bear Stearns throughout the life of the firm. Both are non-fiction obviously.
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Jul 13, 2009 02:37
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Kapucinski's Another Day of Life is non-fiction set in the Angolan civil war, very evocative and I think gives a really strong sense of what it is like to be present for decolonization. Many of his other books cover revolutions and coups. Michener is sort of a grocery-store paper back writer, but some of his stuff has real merit as far as giving you the general sense of the history of a place. His book Covenant covers pretty much all of South African history through fictional accounts of various families. Not great writing by any stretch but useful in learning something about South Africa without slogging through history books.
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Aug 27, 2009 14:40
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Quantumfate, life of pi would probably be a good choice, its very light and easy and entertaining, but also kind of reminded of Hesse a little. very popular book club type read, but excellent.
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Apr 24, 2010 16:24
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