tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post1122675107493842192..comments2023-05-16T05:21:08.222-04:00Comments on Non-Essential Equipment: I need a good book.Non-Essential Equipmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07547221669007022813noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post-68867975936674089232007-07-04T03:38:00.000-04:002007-07-04T03:38:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone!I'm putting in an Amazon order no...Thanks, everyone!<BR/><BR/>I'm putting in an Amazon order now.Non-Essential Equipmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547221669007022813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post-69898875738712193512007-07-02T17:42:00.000-04:002007-07-02T17:42:00.000-04:00Oh, yes, Richard Powers. I loved Galatea 2.2. Also...Oh, yes, Richard Powers. I loved Galatea 2.2. Also loved Cormac McCarthy's The Road and Sarah Bird's The Yakota Officer's Club.Lee Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679175637515488525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post-85650389261652453632007-07-02T13:19:00.000-04:002007-07-02T13:19:00.000-04:00If you want some silliness but within good writing...If you want some silliness but within good writing, try Jasper Fforde's "The Big Over Easy" and its follow-up "The Fourth Bear." They are police novels but use nursery rhyme characters. He had another series that used literary references but I couldn't get into that as much. As you say, too complicated for one used to dealing with a toddler.Marine Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10464082946014198195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post-6938341734228438312007-07-02T12:25:00.000-04:002007-07-02T12:25:00.000-04:00I've been on a Richard Powers kick, and loved "The...I've been on a Richard Powers kick, and loved "The Time of Our Singing" and "The Gold Bug Variations." The latter takes some work, though, so probably not the best choice.Bettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320912691348176345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post-17352864045304416572007-07-02T09:15:00.000-04:002007-07-02T09:15:00.000-04:00I read just about everything so I'm sure one of th...I read just about everything so I'm sure one of those will work.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Non-Essential Equipmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07547221669007022813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37346846.post-46647535404903432322007-07-02T08:50:00.000-04:002007-07-02T08:50:00.000-04:00I don't know what your reading style is, but I can...I don't know what your reading style is, but I can name some of my favorite fiction: East of Eden, The Power of One, The Cornish Trilogy, Aztec, The Master and Margarita, and Alas Babylon. Maybe one of those can strike your fancy?Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309726865466472626noreply@blogger.com