Nashville, here i come!
still figuring out the route to nashville (not sure - scenic or faster?) but will leave in about an hour. bloomington's been a blast, despite the rain. dinner last night was lovely at a place called tutto bene (mediterranean-themed tapas type deal), and then i hung out with some sociologists watching tv (the phrase "cultural capital" was thrown around liberally).
oh! any book recommendations? i got 'the kite runner' on audible.com to listen to while i drive, but am not sure what else to get. ERIN S. i *know* you have a suggestion. EMILY, you too. LEIA? (i'm not reading 'a tale of two cities' again. sidney carton may be hunky, but i'd risk falling asleep at the wheel, what with all that dickensian description).
wish me luck on the next leg of the journey!
posted by meles @ 11:31 AM
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i've never liked tale of 2 cities. tho great expectations seems aptly titled and is good. chunky tho. right now, i suggest "kafka on the shore." one, there's a boy running away across japan in it. two, it's an easy but so incredibly brilliant read and i'm making everyone pick it up. three, the "kafka" bit, and the buddha on the cover, are *just* the ticket for those Nash-"buckle of the bible belt"-ville nites.
xoxo, drive safe, good luck!
These are totally cheesy, but I enjoyed listening to the Dan Brown books on tape (DaVinci Code and the other one I can't remember). Right now I'm also obsessed with Alan Furst spy novels--they all take place during WWII. Otherwise, The Timetraveler's Wife is fantastic and a good car listen/read, also Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre would probably make a fun if morbid car listen. There's always Lolita as well, which many say is a good travelogue of America--they take a long car trip and explore many cheesy, roadside motels.
Have fun!
you guys are the best. i knew you'd come through!
Have you read Snow Falling on Cedars? I have a feeling you'd like it. I second Erin's recommendation of The Time Traveler's wife, too. Or how about Bill Bryson? I bet some of his books would be good for travel-listening.
oh!have read 'snow falling on cedars' it totally broke my heart. and 'time traveler's wife' did, too. bill bryson i love to read, but usually get tired of his wit 1/2 way through. but maybe he'd be a good listen-to. miriam gave me 'wonder boys' to listen to. and a book by the female fisherman in 'the perfect storm' should be good ones. thanks for the recommendations!
not to beat a dead horse, but bill bryson's "lost continent"--wherein he does the same thing you're doing--would be great company. his thoughts on the small towns of middle america are alot like yours. my fav: stopping in kansas for a cup of coffee, he meets a waitress who notices his british accent. when she says, "where are you from?" he replies "Britain." and she says, "well, you speak english real good for a foreigner."
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