September 24, 2008 16:09
The EYE WEEKLY Music Stage runs Sept. 28, 11am-5:30pm. With hosts Brian Joseph Davis and Dave Morris. Southwest of St. Joseph and Queen’s Park E.
Laura Barrett (2:30pm)
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
“Not
only is it an intricate and rewarding read on a technical level, but
the emotional narratives are perfectly framed, never intrusive or
judgmental.”
Nathan Whitlock (5pm)
Loving by Henry Green
“[It’s] an underrated novel by an underrated author (who underrated himself). It’s the kind of novel that hits me harder each time I read it.”
Alex Lukashevsky (5pm)
Disobedience by Alice Notley
“It’s hard-headed poetry made by a steady hand. Not a virtuosic solo dying to impress you — everything in this book knocks together just so.”
Casey Mecija (Ohbijou) (5:15pm)
This Wheel’s on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of The Band by Levon Helm and Stephen Davis
“Man, I loved this book! Levon recounts moments in his extraordinary life: growing up as a child in the American cotton fields, playing rockabilly music to Canadian gangsters, his battle with Robbie Robertson over royalty money, the suicide of his beloved bandmate Richard Manual. This book weaves through the history of The Band while incorporating exciting stories of their 15-plus years on the road.”
Jennifer Mecija (Ohbijou) (5:15pm)
The Wanderer by Alain-Fournier
“A striking and evocative novel that centres on a charismatic, restless youth nicknamed ‘Le Grand.’ This boy’s brave and adventurous spirit occasionally provokes him to run away from his school. On one escape he ends up desperately lost and happens upon a dream-like masquerade ball, where he falls hopelessly in love with a beautiful young girl. A journey with [a] courageous dreamer in search of transcendent moments.”
Anissa Hart (Ohbijou) (5:15pm)
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls
“It
is a beautiful, true story of survival and perseverance of a family who
certainly didn’t have much in the way of good luck and yet managed to
live vibrant lives full of excitement and creativity.”
Chris Eaton of Rock Plaza Central (11am)
Life a User’s Manual by Georges Perec
“[It] brings me back over and over, both for its strength of storytelling and its breathtaking experimentation. Perec is the same person who wrote A Void, a novel without any Es, and while the restrictions he places on himself for this book are not as obvious, they are just as impressive. The true wonder comes when you don’t even realize that he’s placed a restriction on his writing at all, it’s so fluid and flawless.”
Kat Burns (Forest City Lovers) (11:45am)
The Fall of America by Allen Ginsberg
“This is a book that I go back to time and again. I love Ginsberg’s writing, and I feel like each time I read one of his poems I see it in a different light.”