Which is the last book out? The 6th? I think I've read the first 5, can't remember.
Lattimore's Iliad is starting to drag on. Did you know that every Achaian death in the Trojan war was due to "the bronze helm did not hold the spear and it crushed the bone, causing the inner brain to splatter out?"
Blameless Lattimore, my ass.
Posted by MF DU on 2006-08-02 15:33:52 +0000
Brain splatter sounds harsh.
I am Zooming through Michael Lewis's Moneyball currently. Also reading Jonathan Lethem's Gun, With Occasional Music which is kinda sci-fi noir: Phillip K Dick / Aldous Huxley meets Raymond Chandler / Mickey Spillane(R.I.P).
Posted by buzzorhowl on 2006-08-02 15:39:19 +0000
I read some Updike a few weeks ago, and am now reading Zadie Smith. She's pretty amazing, and her big one, 'White Teeth', is on deck.