Recommended Reading

I will write reviews as I finish books or I may comment on what I am reading if it is relevant. I did recently order a whole bunch of books from Barnes and Noble. I figured I would just mention what I have read this week. Gray's Anatomy by Spalding Gray- i liked it a lot, i had seen some of these monologues performed at PS 122 as part of "Leftover Stories to Tell" and I didnt' realize how much the actors brought to the piece. It was a totally different experience but I still enjoy him. He is touching, funny, ironic, deep and poignant and very, very familiar. As I said to Harry and Sally this week, he is the mackdaddy of the chocolates. I also finished "the line of beauty" which i liked as well. Set in 1980s London, it's interesting and a pretty quick read. The narrator is a young, gay man and i'm not sure why i am drawn to those kinds of stories but I am. In the same vein, I read "Boyculture", I saw the film at the Tribeca Film festival and enjoyed it so I bought the book. I think this may be the first time that I thought the movie was better. The film took some interesting ideas and fleshed them out a bit more. I also bought HEEB magazine today when I was looking for Guilt and Pleasure, which I was told will be in on Friday. Guilt and Pleasure is a Leonard Lopate find, that I havent actually been able to find and I have been looking (when I remember) for quite some time- I guess if I was really motivated I would have gotten a subscription- but that seems like overkill for a magazine that I heard people discussing on the radio but I haven't yet seen. Also, read the voice today- they didnt' like Wordplay which was dissappointing but I had really been looking forward to seeing it. Other than the Times, i think that covers this week's reading. Currently reading more Spalding Gray and carrying around 3 other books that I am in middle of reading or intending to read imminently- some for the past 3 months.