What’s the last good book you read?

[TheGhostOfAbeVigoda]

I'm the opposite. I didn't really know anything about the Marx Brothers until I read the book, and now I want to see all their stuff.

I did the same thing after I read Charlie Chaplin's autobiography.

You'll be blown away at how a lot of the humor holds up and would even be considered edgy now. The misogynistic shit wouldn't even fly today. They'd be canceled. The movies are all great but you can probably skip Coconuts. It was their first movie so there's a lot of singing and dancing and shit. Duck Soup is widely considered the classic and would probably be a good place to start.

 

[Easily_Remembered]

You'll be blown away at how a lot of the humor holds up and would even be considered edgy now. The misogynistic shit wouldn't even fly today. They'd be canceled. The movies are all great but you can probably skip Coconuts. It was their first movie so there's a lot of singing and dancing and shit. Duck Soup is widely considered the classic and would probably be a good place to start.

Yeah it was interesting to read about how much of their initial act revolved around singing and dancing. And I also enjoyed reading about their "off stage" personalities. Chico is about who you would think he is, but to read about how quiet and bookish Groucho really was interested me.

 

[fricklefrackle]

 

[Cygnus Nana X-1]

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I picture brother moo reading this in his studio while wearing his SAMCRO gear so he can totally OWN the LIBTARDS

 

[IGotATreeOnMyHouse85]

You'll be blown away at how a lot of the humor holds up and would even be considered edgy now. The misogynistic shit wouldn't even fly today. They'd be canceled. The movies are all great but you can probably skip Coconuts. It was their first movie so there's a lot of singing and dancing and shit. Duck Soup is widely considered the classic and would probably be a good place to start.

I didn’t get into the Marx Brothers until a couple years ago (I watched Laurel and Hardy growing up - they were my grandfathers favorites) and it’s interesting how you had Groucho who had a machine guy quick wit that was incredible and his brother Harpo who was probably one of the best physical comics off all time who didn’t need to speak. There’s a great “I Love Lucy” episode with Harpo that’s really funny.

 

[IDidThisForYou]

I just finished Dennis Lehane’s Kenzie & Gennaro series. The first 3 are way better than Gone Baby Gone, and frankly could’ve had their own adaptations. The last book sucked a fat one; somehow the junkie whore’s daughter becomes a teenaged genius.

 

[Petworth dude]

 

[TheGhostOfAbeVigoda]

Blood Meridian

I think that was mine too. It's a ultimately a fucking amazing book but I think it killed reading novels for me because it was such a chore to read. No, I am not a smart man.

















But I do know what love is.

 

[Saddam Hussein]

I wouldn’t call Red Dragon by Thomas Harris great but it’s entertaining enough for a Halloween read. Much more sympathy and characterization for Francis Dolarhyde than I was expecting

 

[Ugly Geisha]

The newest book in the Harry Bosch series. I like that the character has been around since like 1989 but he's aging in real time so he's like 70 now.

 

[ミスタースパーコル]

I did the same thing after I read Charlie Chaplin's autobiography.

You've reminded me of the actual greatest book aout old Hollywood.

I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man... He has the Chaplin disease. That particular combination of arrogance and timidity sets my teeth on edge.... Like all people with timid personalities, his arrogance is unlimited. Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant. He acts shy, but he’s not. He’s scared. He hates himself, and he loves himself, a very tense situation. It’s people like me who have to carry on and pretend to be modest. To me, it’s the most embarrassing thing in the world—a man who presents himself at his worst to get laughs, in order to free himself from his hang-ups. Everything he does on the screen is therapeutic.

 

[PogromStallone]

I'm about to finish The Ink Black Heart but it wasn't great. Gonna start Shogun after.

 

[Faggot Boqposter]

 

[Rutherford_b_Blaze]

Recently re-read Absalom, Absalom! PFG

 

[Meownaw]

"Harpo Speaks!" by Harpo Marx.

A really cool, interesting and humorous look at a world of entertainment and a culture and time that don't exist anymore. It made me feel nostalgic for a time I never knew.

All in with da Harpo.

 

[Torque’sHeadBump]

I’d also recommend putting The Old Man and the Sea into your rotation of books. Read it like every 3-5 years and it’s pretty fawkin cool to see how you think about the story differently over time

 

[Guest]

Great book.

 

[Smeckler's Powder]

"Harpo Speaks!" by Harpo Marx.

A really cool, interesting and humorous look at a world of entertainment and a culture and time that don't exist anymore. It made me feel nostalgic for a time I never knew.

that sounds awesome

 

[Smeckler's Powder]

 

[CuntFucker .]

I think that was mine too. It's a ultimately a fucking amazing book but I think it killed reading novels for me because it was such a chore to read. No, I am not a smart man.

















But I do know what love is.

Glad somebody on here finally admits it for once. I also felt more retarded than usual reading it.