The Billionaire’s Vinegar
April 27th, 2009Another fantastic book. I seem to be on a roll.
This one is delivered in an almost dry, fairly impartial tone which only added to my hanging on every word. Wow what a tale.
COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR
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sarah says: theres no link but i’m reading an amazing book too: “Dorian Gray” from Oscar Wilde (the french version of course). Well, thats fascinating. You cant help yourself falling in love with Dorian Gray like every single character of the book. I’ve understand so many things … and when you read this book you’re wondering lots of questions, existencial questions, the value of things etc … uncredible book.
Interesting. I may check that one out. I’m really looking forward to finishing grad school this spring and getting back to recreational reading. To prepare, I read the first 2 chapters of The Forever War the other day, and it was a bit like prying open the rusty gates to the old country. I must confess, I have read over 20 business books since my last work of fiction (a re-read of Stephen King’s The Eyes of the Dragon, a favorite, and I think his best.
Several years ago, when I was finishing out my 10 years in the Navy, I met a deranged sailor who convinced me to read American Psycho after he finished it. I read the whole thing, digested it for a while, went back and read all the portions that didn’t have to do with the actual storyline at all (i.e. examination of everyone’s attire, the main characters “moment” with Bono at the Meadowlands…) I should mention that I understand why many people have an aversion to this book, but at the same time, its no more violent than many wildly popular stories/books/movies/etc…
Dry… yes, dry is what brought me to that thought of American Pscho – the descriptions of everything down to the fiberous content, stitching, and pairing was very dry, yet I read it twice.
Go figure.
–Kevin
