"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen. The Boss tells his story. Pretty good.
"All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. Love it. First McCarthy for me since Blood Meridian a few years ago. This is...
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"Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen. The Boss tells his story. Pretty good.
"All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. Love it. First McCarthy for me since Blood Meridian a few years ago. This is...
Read Wonderboys as a follow up. Like Moonglow more, but Wonderboys was pretty good.
Just read The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. I hadn't read detective noir for years (the Maltese Falcon), so...
Isn't McChokemchild in Hard Times?
I liked it fine, but it wasn't as good as the others on the list.
My list: Christmas Carol, Tale of Two Cities, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Hard Times. That's it. I need to read Great Expectations, Nickelby, and Bleak House.
Finished a couple recently:
David Copperfield. Climbs past Oliver Twist into 3rd place on Dickens list. Uriah Heap sleeping in Copperfield's living room is an unforgettable scene.
Moonglow....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_MjCqQoLLA
I once got singled out by a professor for my essay on "Good Country People." Something about not always being good and sometimes being just plain salty. Enjoy!