Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 3:57 am
danlo wrote:A Confederate General at Big Sur
*double take* *double take*Kevin's Watch
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*double take*Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2005 10:28 pm
Good book.Fist and Faith wrote:Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:24 am
ChoChiyo,
Excellent book. One of my favorites.The Screwtape Letters
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:32 am
SETH SPEAKS by Jane Roberts. She and Seth were possibly the earliest modern proponents of the "You create your own reality" school of thought. I had been exploring metaphysical thought for a year or two already, but this book made everything fall into place for me.
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 6:03 am
had to resurrect this thread just to make my list 
all stuff read to me by capt kangaroo...mike and the steamshovel, Ferdinand the Bull, etc
the tell tale heart/the raven
The Gods Themselves
Stranger in a Strange Land
Anne Sexton, Carolyn Chute, and Mary Karr...dark girls all
Ursula K Leguin, Nicola Griffith, and Maxine Hong Kingston, all bringers of light
The Stainless Steel Rat for President
Herman Hesse
Steven Erickson
all stuff read to me by capt kangaroo...mike and the steamshovel, Ferdinand the Bull, etc
the tell tale heart/the raven
The Gods Themselves
Stranger in a Strange Land
Anne Sexton, Carolyn Chute, and Mary Karr...dark girls all
Ursula K Leguin, Nicola Griffith, and Maxine Hong Kingston, all bringers of light
The Stainless Steel Rat for President
Herman Hesse
Steven Erickson
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:05 pm
*drools at Lucimay's list*
I only know Anne Sexton because of the Peter Gabriel song, Mercy Street. As much as I love and respect his music, I assume he knows a good thing when he sees it.
I only know Anne Sexton because of the Peter Gabriel song, Mercy Street. As much as I love and respect his music, I assume he knows a good thing when he sees it.
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 4:49 pm
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant are the only books to have "changed my life" or my outlook on life. Nothing else comes remotely close.
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:00 pm
What so funny about A Confederate General at Big Sur DL? I love that book!
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 5:07 pm
Let's just say it's a juxtaposition of contrasting concepts. 
To a Californian (or former Californian like me) Big Sur is a scenic place on the Pacific coast where spiritual retreats are held.
To a Californian (or former Californian like me) Big Sur is a scenic place on the Pacific coast where spiritual retreats are held.
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 6:26 pm
I know I've been to Nepenthe-gorgeous! Richard Brautigan is a kooky Californian too and throwing beercans in frustration at croaking frogs is a hilarious scene!
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:24 am
BOO, FOREVER
Spinning like a ghost
on the bottom of a
top,
I'm haunted by all
the space that I
will live without
you.
richard brautigan
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 2:52 am
Here's an RB poem I posted in The Hall of Gifts-=--he's just so nuts that his stuff calms me down and makes me very happy 
THE GARLIC MEAT LADY FROM by Richard Brautigan
We're cooking dinner tonight.
I'm making a kind of Stonehenge
stroganoff.
Marcia is helping me. You
already know the legend
of her beauty.
I've asked her to rub garlic
on the meat. She takes
each piece of meat like a lover
and rubs it gently with garlic.
I've never seen anything like this
before. Every orifice
of the meat is explored, caressed
relentlessly with garlic.
There is a passion here that would
drive a deaf saint to learn
the violin and play Beethoven at
Stonehenge.
someone's review of A Confederate General at Big Sur from Amazon.com
THE GARLIC MEAT LADY FROM by Richard Brautigan
We're cooking dinner tonight.
I'm making a kind of Stonehenge
stroganoff.
Marcia is helping me. You
already know the legend
of her beauty.
I've asked her to rub garlic
on the meat. She takes
each piece of meat like a lover
and rubs it gently with garlic.
I've never seen anything like this
before. Every orifice
of the meat is explored, caressed
relentlessly with garlic.
There is a passion here that would
drive a deaf saint to learn
the violin and play Beethoven at
Stonehenge.
someone's review of A Confederate General at Big Sur from Amazon.com
Anon wrote:If you read nothing else by Richard Brautigan, read "A Confederate General From Big Sur." Mere words are inadequate to properly describe this book, and the majesty contained within. Brautigan, master of the simile, is at his finest as he spins an off-beat tale containing (though not restricted to): frogs, dynamite, prostitutes, booze, and a man named Lee Mellon. Forsaking all possessions and the amenities of "civilized" life (a notion nearly inconceivable these days), Lee Mellon and the narrator, Jesse, embark upon an adventure in a place called Big Sur. An adventure not only in the physial sense, but in the metaphysical as well. Reading Brautigan in the context of our times, it is hard to imagine how the audience of the 1960's embraced his work. While his works may, to us, appear strange at times, we have grown accustomed to such eccentricities. But in the 60's it was fresh and new. One can only speculate if we have somehow missed out on some aspect of Brautigan by having read his books 30 years after they were written. But the mere fact that his work stands the test of time is a testament not only to his books, but to the man himself. But, alas, i stray from the topic of this missive. You want my review? It's a damn good book. Now go and read it.
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2005 5:20 am
the bible.
Super-Spy (my first book, published back in fifth grade, won a school district award for that masterpiece. no longer have a copy though.
Super-Spy (my first book, published back in fifth grade, won a school district award for that masterpiece. no longer have a copy though.