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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 14:24:19 GMT -6
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Post by ❤apple❤ on Nov 5, 2015 14:28:33 GMT -6
Have not read it but did read Cloud Atlas by him. It was interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 14:29:20 GMT -6
Have not read it but did read Cloud Atlas by him. It was interesting. That's the one he's best known for isn't it? I've not read that either
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2015 21:24:57 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 21:53:07 GMT -6
The Idiot, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I 'tried to read it when I was in my 30s. I couldn't really understand it. NOT an easy read. I was bound and determined this time, but I still had a lot of trouble with comprehension. I think most of it is because of inaccurate translation from the Russian language. It's great, but I really had to concentrate! I had a tough time with the multiple characters, trying to keep it sorted, who was who! Peace, OHD I started The Idiot and soon stopped, put it in the bookshelf and am not even tempted to try it again. Too much like work.
A few years ago, I read The Master and Margarita, translated from Russian. Loved it but did have a bit of a problem with the Russian names.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2015 21:57:29 GMT -6
I've just started Carly Simon's new memoir, Boys in the Trees. More when I've finished it.
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Post by griobhtha on Nov 23, 2015 12:01:31 GMT -6
I just finished "Lost Girls" by Andela Marsons. Have now read all three of stories with " DI Stone" which is one tough woman. Best line was " I don't like to be touched or touch others, unless I'm going to throw them down." The love of her life is a dog,she reluctantly rescued ,that doesn't like other dogs, anymore then stone like other people.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2015 18:26:50 GMT -6
The Idiot, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I 'tried to read it when I was in my 30s. I couldn't really understand it. NOT an easy read. I was bound and determined this time, but I still had a lot of trouble with comprehension. I think most of it is because of inaccurate translation from the Russian language. It's great, but I really had to concentrate! I had a tough time with the multiple characters, trying to keep it sorted, who was who! Peace, OHD I started The Idiot and soon stopped, put it in the bookshelf and am not even tempted to try it again. Too much like work.
A few years ago, I read The Master and Margarita, translated from Russian. Loved it but did have a bit of a problem with the Russian names.
There are several Russian authors whose works are easier to read and follow. I've especially enjoyed Tolstoy,and Nabikov also. I love nearly all the "classics," including great American and English authors. A couple of my all-time favorites are Great Expectations, and a novel by Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage. As I lay Dying by Faulkner was also a tough read for me, though it was really kind of simple, plot-wise. I've enjoyed all of Steinbeck's works, except his last one, "Travels With Charlie." I think he was staying drunk while traveling, or he was going senile. Peace, OHD
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 12:31:55 GMT -6
I surely don't read as much as I used to. Read all the Agatha Christie books in middle school, an abundance of classics - American and English - in high school. Gravitated to literary novels and erotica in college. Now, it's for entertainment and mostly biographies and fiction by Nelson deMille, Pat Conroy, Jonathan Kellerman/Fay Kellerman, John Sandord "Prey" series, Dennis LeHane, etc. Only when they're well written, though. Never read e-books because they are not well written. Don't like bodice-rippers or very much fantasy but do enjoy sci-fi. Exception - Terry Pratchett's books and Neil Gaiman (not sure how to classify NG's fiction).
Best books ever (at least the ones I've enjoyed most) - Time and Again, Jack Finney, Good Omens (obviously ha ha), Beach Music, Pat Conroy.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2015 1:31:23 GMT -6
I surely don't read as much as I used to. Read all the Agatha Christie books in middle school, an abundance of classics - American and English - in high school. Gravitated to literary novels and erotica in college. Now, it's for entertainment and mostly biographies and fiction by Nelson deMille, Pat Conroy, Jonathan Kellerman/Fay Kellerman, John Sandord "Prey" series, Dennis LeHane, etc. Only when they're well written, though. Never read e-books because they are not well written. Don't like bodice-rippers or very much fantasy but do enjoy sci-fi. Exception - Terry Pratchett's books and Neil Gaiman (not sure how to classify NG's fiction). Best books ever (at least the ones I've enjoyed most) - Time and Again, Jack Finney, Good Omens (obviously ha ha), Beach Music, Pat Conroy. I've read Time and Again, when it was first published a long, long time ago. Iirc, it was set in the late 19th century. I like the period pieces from then. Peace, OHD
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2015 20:02:15 GMT -6
Well, sort of. It was set in the 1970s AND the late 1800s. I've given several copies as gifts, and, in doing so, learned to be a little selective. Most loved it but 3, who are not sci-fi or fantasy fans, disliked it a lot. Another book (trilogy) I like, that has a nice dollop of near-to-mid future sci-fi, is Snowfall by Mitchell Smith. I read it while I was giving up tobacco a few years ago, cold turkey, and it helped me get there.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2015 21:10:37 GMT -6
Well, sort of. It was set in the 1970s AND the late 1800s. I guess my memory is failing me. I think it was published in the 70s and that's when I read it. I'm not that keen on sci-fi either. I used to read a lot of UFO, NDE, ESP, ancient astronauts, in lieu of it. Haha . . I love Utopian society books too. My favorite was Looking Backward, by an author named Bellamy, I think. A solitary dude is buried in his soundproof, and owing to a fire that razed his home, sealed basement. He lay there for about 100 years in suspended animation. He was finally unearthed, awakened, and revived, then shown how all people on Earth had solved basically all problems, including plagues of war and diseases, and the rich and powerful exploiting the impoverished. It was pretty convincing! The author answered about every question that could possibly arise. Peace, OHD
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Post by ❤apple❤ on Dec 2, 2015 11:24:42 GMT -6
I am doing some easy reads right now, the David Baldacci, King & Maxwell Series. 6 books, of course I am not reading them in order. lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 21:37:09 GMT -6
Well, sort of. It was set in the 1970s AND the late 1800s. I guess my memory is failing me. I think it was published in the 70s and that's when I read it. I'm not that keen on sci-fi either. I used to read a lot of UFO, NDE, ESP, ancient astronauts, in lieu of it. Haha . . I love Utopian society books too. My favorite was Looking Backward, by an author named Bellamy, I think. A solitary dude is buried in his soundproof, and owing to a fire that razed his home, sealed basement. He lay there for about 100 years in suspended animation. He was finally unearthed, awakened, and revived, then shown how all people on Earth had solved basically all problems, including plagues of war and diseases, and the rich and powerful exploiting the impoverished. It was pretty convincing! The author answered about every question that could possibly arise. Peace, OHD I'll have to check out Looking Back. Sounds like something I might like. Right now, in non-fic, I'm getting ready to re-read Strass and Howe's Generations. I thought it was fascinating the first time I read it (90s) but never got around to their 2nd book, The Fourth Turning. Now, I'd like to read TFT and open a discussion about the theory but need to refresh with Generations, first. If you aren't familiar with Strauss-Howe, here's the Wiki link. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory
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Post by ❤apple❤ on Dec 7, 2015 13:20:08 GMT -6
I am doing some easy reads right now, the David Baldacci, King & Maxwell Series. 6 books, of course I am not reading them in order. lol Update! REALLY enjoying this series of books.
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