Grand unified books thread

[Ed Anger]

I want to visit Amazon's Adolf Hitler page now.

[CountDeMoney]

fhdz and others mentioned Antifragile the other week;  is it a continuation and should Black Swan be read first, or is Antifragile a work on its own?

You definitely can read it on its own.

Seedy, you'll especially like the folks he chooses to froth at.

I can well imagine.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I want to visit Amazon's Adolf Hitler page now.

I want Sav to write a sequel with Himmler and Churchhil played by lesbian lemurs.

[Ed Anger]

I want to visit Amazon's Adolf Hitler page now.

I want Sav to write a sequel with Himmler and Churchhil played by lesbian lemurs.

I assume charliebear has nagged him to death

[Sheilbh]

Half-way through Michael Chabon's Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - so far I love it.

Also the Rivers of London, which is good fun.

[Sheilbh]

I love Dan Brown review season:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/shortcuts/2013/may/14/dan-browns-inferno-critics
'As a stylist Brown gets better and better: where once he was abysmal he is now just very poor.'

[Habbaku]

I love Dan Brown review season:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/shortcuts/2013/may/14/dan-browns-inferno-critics
'As a stylist Brown gets better and better: where once he was abysmal he is now just very poor.'

My favorite :

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of-renowned-Dan-Brown.html?fb

[garbon]

I love Dan Brown review season:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/shortcuts/2013/may/14/dan-browns-inferno-critics
'As a stylist Brown gets better and better: where once he was abysmal he is now just very poor.'

Yes!

[Josephus]

If you can't write books, review them.

I'm convinced most reviewers are just jealous of his success. The old 'i can do better" syndrome. Can they? Do it, then.

[garbon]

If you can't write books, review them.

I'm convinced most reviewers are just jealous of his success. The old 'i can do better" syndrome. Can they? Do it, then.

Well yes, I think there could be some element of bitterness that such a poor writer has managed to sell really well.  Probably not that different from Stephanie Meyer or E. L. James. Probably a big reason these reviewers can't do better is that they wouldn't want to debase themselves for the period of time that it would take to right such a novel.

[Josephus]

Stephen King was the brunt of all sorts of jealous criticism as well in his prime, to the point that it started to affect his output (there was a time in the mid 90s, he tried to be more literary.

I think Dan Brown is a shill too, but hey, it works for him. He'd be stupid to attempt to write stuff for critics, who after all get their books for free.

[garbon]

I think Dan Brown is a shill too, but hey, it works for him. He'd be stupid to attempt to write stuff for critics, who after all get their books for free.

Agreed but I don't see why critics shouldn't still put out how dreadful his works are.

[crazy canuck]

I think Dan Brown is a shill too, but hey, it works for him. He'd be stupid to attempt to write stuff for critics, who after all get their books for free.

Agreed but I don't see why critics shouldn't still put out how dreadful his works are.

Those who can't write criticize those who can.  News at 11.

[garbon]

I think Dan Brown is a shill too, but hey, it works for him. He'd be stupid to attempt to write stuff for critics, who after all get their books for free.

Agreed but I don't see why critics shouldn't still put out how dreadful his works are.

Those who can't write criticize those who can.  News at 11.

So the contention is that all of these critics, who make a living writing criticism - can't write as well as Dan Brown or the other two luminaries I listed?

I would think these critics making sure to call out each work of Dan Brown's akin to you calling me out on my liberal use of the term champagne - so that no one gets confused at the end of the day about what is right and what is wrong.

[Grey Fox]

Reading Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe by Norman Davies. So far, it's very, very good.

Started this book yesterday. His prologue did nothing for me. Filler dribble about his philosophy & academia

Chapter on the Visigoths is interesting tho, I had never heard of that Kingdom of Tolosa