Archive for February, 2009
28 Feb
count up…now…wow
26 Feb
8 down, 44 to go
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
Before I started reading this book, I knew I would be in for quite a ride from the many reviews I have read. What I didn’t expect was its level of bizarreness and at the same time radiating a captivating energy. Well, it wasn’t captivating as I would want to [...]
20 Feb
7 down, 45 to go
A Fairly Honourable Defeat by Iris Murdoch
I quite enjoyed reading novels by Iris Murdoch. Her short chapters and subtlety always please me. In this particular novel, I found no shortage of dialogs. One might think he is reading a play but in fact it is a novel carried by carefully drafted dialogs.
I was introduced [...]
17 Feb
The Last Shadow Puppets
I am entranced in the maze of awesome sounds of this two guys, who are The Last Shadow Puppets. If I am to take a guess at the meaning of their name, I would suggest that they so named as a homemade and tribute to the sensational music and bands of the 60s & 70s, [...]
