okay the last book i read was "DANCING QUEEN" by lisa carver. it was
entertaining..but i think the more recent writings ive read by her are much better
than whats in this book..but still i highly reccomend this. its all essays about her
"white trash" upbringings..but she never writes in a mean way..like shes making fun
of them..she handles it very well. and theres a lot of interesting stuff about being
an awkward teenage girl..and reading too many romance novels as a kid..which i think
was funny cause all my female friends are fucked up from reading too many V.C.
ANDREW'S books as kids.
also good that ive read recently are "miss wyoming" by douglas coupland, "the captain
is out to lunh and the sailors have taken voer the ship" by charles bukowski (soo
good..a great representation of where bukowski was coming from...its all jounal
entries of the last like...two years of his life.) , also the newly released thing by
richard braughtigan of old writings..some of his first. (as an interesting
conversation peice..think of this...charles bukowski vs. richard
braughtigan....braughtigan is more hippy-ish...writing more "happy" poems..and relies
on simplicity..and seems to be all about the little things and the beauty of
them...but the guy killed himself...while bukowski was an obnoxious guy who hated
people and most facetts of existance..but the guy lived to be so old and obviously
was stronger willed and seemed to have a better understanding of a beauty of the BIG
PICTURE...its just hidden in there more. yeah im an idiot thanks.) and also ANGERY
YOUNG MEN-a collection of old beat writing. its a rad really old book...i found it in
my attic. im in love with it
love
andrew
