Comments | rajasen: Going to bed hungry.

rajasen

Going to bed hungry.

Apr 14, 2008 00:39

Writers, in a way, are like cooks ( Read more... )

writetoself, books, iprose

Comments 19

manfrommumbai April 13 2008, 22:55:19 UTC

No doubt. Sal-Rush is the man. It's a pity young America doesn't read much.

rajasen April 14 2008, 06:06:35 UTC

leaves all the more for the rest of us, eh?

what's on your shelf these days?

manfrommumbai April 14 2008, 23:17:59 UTC

I just picked up a little gem. It's "The Che Handbook"...feat. his story in pictures and interviews with key aides who worked with him closely. A terrific insight into a misunderstood idol. The Motorcycle Diaries doesn't cover much ground. There needs to be a another movie. He led a fantastic life.

rajasen April 15 2008, 06:35:51 UTC

sounds very fun. yeah, Diaries left me wanting more. will hunt this out, thanks :)

fus April 14 2008, 08:37:15 UTC

:-)
I just started on it.

Wicked, is it not. Pure wizardry.

rajasen April 14 2008, 19:11:55 UTC

I love his mad wordcraft. Just started myself, and taking it super-slow :)

It's also a subject that is so totally up his alley. Thrilling to read, thus far.

fus April 14 2008, 21:59:30 UTC

I especially loved the cooch nahin, though just as with the satanic verses, I wonder albeit with the smugness of an insider, how much is lost on a non-southeast Asian reader

rajasen April 15 2008, 06:34:55 UTC

I agree entirely. His work makes me glad I am who I am, rooted in the same geographies and cultural references. But I guess that's only fair.

Sigh. You said smugness. I just blathered. Being succinct isn't my top strength.

anonymous April 14 2008, 19:37:52 UTC

:-)

I gave you a mental thumbs up for that concoction. And, for using one of my favorite words -- fricassée -- a second thumbs up.

minn April 14 2008, 19:38:59 UTC

Err, that was me. For some reason, I was logged out of LJ.

minn April 14 2008, 19:41:31 UTC

Oh and also, with your literary palate feasting on such delicacies, shouldn't the title have read "Burping Satisfactorily in Bed"?

I feel full and sated just reading the list.

rajasen April 15 2008, 06:32:59 UTC

merci, madame.

coming from one who is as voracious a reader as she is an epicure, that's high praise indeed. glad you're full.

and while we're on fricassée, I wanted to also use piping hot flammekueche for the scalding prose stylings of Tom Robbins :)

Thread 10

This post makes me hungry anonymous April 23 2008, 09:46:12 UTC

... for both books and food. And I want to read over lunch.

roshni