tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post6660489430537574230..comments2024-01-03T09:14:36.282+00:00Comments on Reading in Reykjavík: Books that change livesBibliophilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-2692359507999834172011-02-02T16:57:38.462+00:002011-02-02T16:57:38.462+00:00THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG is written in an ingeni...THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG is written in an ingenious paragraph style. Once you start reading it, you won't be able to put it down!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-63628797350163323102011-02-02T16:43:37.407+00:002011-02-02T16:43:37.407+00:00Than you for the recommendations, George. The Exec...Than you for the recommendations, George. The Executioner's Song especially sounds like something I might like reading.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-24383747349382668772011-02-02T16:24:27.813+00:002011-02-02T16:24:27.813+00:00After giving your question more thought, I can als...After giving your question more thought, I can also recommend Norman Mailer's best book, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG. Mailer called it a "non-fiction" novel. It's the story of Gary Gilmore, American criminal and killer. Mailer not only illuminates the dark side of a murderer's life, he also captures the essence of Gilmore's girl friend, Nicole. Outside of Thomas HardyGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105718.post-63266532162033748852011-02-01T16:56:14.138+00:002011-02-01T16:56:14.138+00:00My life-changing book is the complete edition of J...My life-changing book is the complete edition of Jack Vance's THE DYING EARTH (which includes EYES OF THE OVERWORLD). Not only is it a fantasy masterpiece, it posits a future that exists eons from now. It takes a little time to adjust to Jack Vance's baroque language, but once you get the hang of it, the humor of the stories shine through. I've never looked at the world the same Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com