Lack of Posting :(

Sorry for the lack of posting lately, I've been without a computer for a month now. Saving up for a new one however.

In the meantime I've been reading a tonne lately, just finished a few books that I would love to recommend for you all.

Firstly my boy Bill Simmons recently released his 2nd novel "The Book of Basketball, the world according to the sports guy" and fuck me is it awesome. It's 700 pages of straight hoops goodness, right down to beginnings of the league to the present. He delves into the great Celtic mystique of the 60's, a who's who amongst the best ever and much much more. I urge any great ball fan to check this book out.

Secondly I just finished a compelling courtroom drama book by Jonathan Harr titled "A Civil Action". The book is based on the true story of a bunch of families in Woborn, Massachusetts who'd been poisoned by the town's well water from two large corporate companies. The story follows the life of an uber confident slickster lawyer named Jan Schlicktman. As Schlicktman and his fellow legal team try to wage war against two large polluting corporations we are brought into the other side of the law, the stressful and extremely expensive journey of proving guilt. I must admit this was one of the most enjoyable and page turning reads I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying. If you're like me and you love drama, high stakes and compelling egos then this book is sure to please you. Highly recommended.

And thirdly I read one of Michael Chabon's finest, "The Yiddish Policemen's Union". Having thouroughly enjoyed Chabons book to movie "Wonder Boys" I was urged by a friend of mine to check out the Yids as they are often termed in this book. The Yids Union is a fictional take on Jewish settlers in Alaska trying to find their way home to Israel. After a quickly thought of suicide by one of the head rabbi's "prodigal" son, lead Detective Landsman heads the case to understand why a young man of such hope and intelligence would fall prey to drugs and suicide. As he delves deeper into his research Landsman quickly realizes that his efforts and revelations of the truth have consequences. This novel by Chabon was a thrilling ride, fun, compelling and very entertaining. I look forward to reading more of his work and I urge you to do the same.

That is all for now, I'll do my best to read more and to pass along some other great reads. My newest "The Given Day" by Denis Lehan of Mystic River fame looks to be promising.

later...

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