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Re: Whatcha reading?

pa — Mon, 1 Aug 2016 08:12:52 GMT

Author: pa

Posted: 08/01/2016 12:12

I really enjoyed the last three books I read: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë, "La Casa de Los Espiritus" (The House of the Spirits) by Isabel Allende and "I Am Malala" by Malala Yousafzai.
I'm reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Carroll atm; Carroll's way of writing is beautiful imo.

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Re: Whatcha reading?

Jimmy Dread — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:47:23 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 02/18/2016 22:47

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Don't understand a sodding word, apart from Harri = Harry. I think it's about some bloke missing a train bound for Llanfwrog, though I can't be sure. Overall, a disappointment.

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SuedeSwede — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:21:40 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 02/18/2016 21:21

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Re: Whatcha reading?

alelsupreme — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:40:55 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 02/18/2016 19:40

Gonna be reading these gems.

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Re: Whatcha reading?

pearljammer13 — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:17:42 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 02/18/2016 13:17

Just finished Whirlwind by John Ferling, a great synopsis of the American Revolution. Been reading quite a few books on that era recently, it fascinates me.

But on the lighter side, I just started "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman. I stumbled upon it in the bookstore and it turns out it's pretty popular, especially in Sweden where it takes place and where the author is from. My version is obviously translated to English. Only about 100 pages in but it's quite delightful so far.

Re: Whatcha reading?

alelsupreme — Tue, 5 Jan 2016 20:08:08 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 01/06/2016 01:08

Just finished reading Andrew Marr's "The Making Of Modern Britain", moving on now to its follow up "A History of Modern Britain". Very good and engaging, far more fun to read than academic history I find.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:11:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/04/2016 21:11

Been obsessed with The Divine Comedy lately. Reading John Ciardi's translation and suddenly understanding a lot more of it than I ever did before.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Jasonconfused — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 01:32:36 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 12/14/2015 06:32

Just started The Social Conquest of Earth by Edward O. Wilson.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:00:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 12/13/2015 00:00

Just finished The Savage Detectives after going back and forth between it and some others for the better part of 2 months and it is undoubtedly some of the greatest fiction I've ever read. Onto 2666 after I've gotten over that post-novel haze of staring into space...

Re: Whatcha reading?

cestuneblague — Thu, 3 Dec 2015 00:51:23 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 12/03/2015 05:51

Finished Perfidia, very good if not quite great Ellroy. Started The Lost Weekend. Seems fitting

Re: Whatcha reading?

Applerill — Wed, 2 Dec 2015 19:30:43 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 12/03/2015 00:30

Okay, so after finishing Women & Men over three months on the bus (which included both dozens of hard-ons and more than a few glances from others who may have assumed I was reading erotica), I've immediately developed a new literary obsession. Seeing Norman Mailer's Maidstone (and then speeding through The Executioner's Song in response) has intrigued me about the whole postwar movement of "Great Male Nihilism" that included him, Updike, and Roth. Needless to say, all three of these figures are extremely problematic, and haven't aged particularly well, but it's that phallic datedness that makes me so enamored. Should I dive further into Updike's "published thoughts"? If so, where should I start? Do you think this "American Hustle lit" is going to ever become cool again?

(Towards the End of Time almost sounds like a literary fiction Grown Ups 2. Should I start with that, or go with something a little less ironic?

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:42:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/13/2015 05:42

I've got a few of the rarer ones if you can't find them like Murder on the Links if you need them! 😄 Still though she's one of the most published authors of all time so you shouldn't have too much trouble.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:37:33 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/13/2015 05:37

Thanks, I'll have to check them out. Those two definitely seem to be the consensus on where to go after this one! I hope I became a massive Agatha fan because then I could sweep my local used bookstore for the millions of Agatha Christie books they consistently have in stock, heh.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 00:19:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/13/2015 05:19

BrandonMiaow wrote:

Spent a lovely day reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Something new for me, never really tried any mysteries before. I loved it, twas quite the enjoyable ride. Any fans of hers here?

I used to be quite a fan of hers. They're definitely fun day reads. You should check out some of the Poirot novels. Definitely, Murder on the Orient Express and The Murder of Rodger Ackroyd. Also Wasps Nest is probably her best short story.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 23:59:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/13/2015 04:59

Spent a lovely day reading And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Something new for me, never really tried any mysteries before. I loved it, twas quite the enjoyable ride. Any fans of hers here?

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 22:31:08 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/19/2015 02:31

Reading Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite and Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector. They're both awesome. And they're both debut novels, I'm just realizing.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 01:23:04 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/21/2015 05:23

dividesbyzero wrote:

:love:
Which did you pick up? First experience with Paz or ya digging deep?

First time I've read him, although he was a character in The Savage Detectives so don't think I haven't already formed opinions on him ( 😉 ). I got The Labyrinth of Solitude tough, not sure when I'll get around to it but I'm really interested in it and loved the bits I've read.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:57:52 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/21/2015 04:57

Silver wrote:

Octavio Paz

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Which did you pick up? First experience with Paz or ya digging deep?

Re: Whatcha reading?

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 00:10:35 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 08/21/2015 04:10

Applerill wrote:

So which tome should I read next: Wallace's Broom of the System or Perec's Life: A User's Manual.

I think most of you guys would be more familiar with the former (though Perec did also write that favorite of y'all The Man Who Sleeps), but I really don't know which of these 600-page books to start on first.

Perec, and then send your copy to me since I can't find it in any bookstores and it costs like 20 dollars on Amazon.

I'm reading Vineland, it's definitely Pynchon's worst. Seems completely frivolous and the prose is really bland, it's almost like the book has no voice. I read The Death of Artemio Cruz before that though which is a genuine masterpiece and has me getting interested in several other Mexican writers (picked up books by Octavio Paz and Juan Rulfo lately). Also read some more Bolano, The Insufferable Gaucho, which isn't his strongest short story collection but certainly good, and very worth reading for the two essays at the end.

Re: Whatcha reading?

Applerill — Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:58:52 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 08/20/2015 21:58

So which tome should I read next: Wallace's Broom of the System or Perec's Life: A User's Manual.

I think most of you guys would be more familiar with the former (though Perec did also write that favorite of y'all The Man Who Sleeps), but I really don't know which of these 600-page books to start on first.