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mollymoo24
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Posted: 7 May 2008 11:39 pm |
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This is inspired by Zenobia's diary, I didn't want to hijack that.
To all, what are you reading now, and why? What else do you like?
Last edited on 7 May 2008 11:40 pm by mollymoo24
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hoofprints
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Posted: 8 May 2008 01:34 am |
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John Irving's "a prayer for Owen Meaney" purchased in an airport
Margaret Atwoods "bluebird egg" it's on my stationary bike...easy reading
A bunch of non-fiction gardening and pond books form the library...
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 9 May 2008 03:47 am |
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Hmmmmm there have to be more readers out there.
OK, I have just started "The Prime Minister" - Anthony Trollope.
I just finished "Where Angels Fear to Tread" - E.M. Forster. Good...but not in the same league as "A Passage to India" which I just recently re-read.
I love Jane Austen but have read her works so many times I've had to put them away for a while. Trollope will keep me busy, he wrote something like 43 novels (I enjoy the Barchester series of 6 novels but am branching out now).
I think generally I am enjoying reading classic literature. "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy is one I'd heard of but only read last year. I can't say as it was a particular favorite of mine, or one that I'd recommend, but there is something about knowing these books, it's like having an experience...like kissing for the first time...someone can describe it to you but you don't own the experience, the story, the characters, the details, until you've done it for yourself.
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zenobia
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Posted: 9 May 2008 03:56 am |
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omg molly.
i love this thread. this is my new favorite
(i just wanted to get that out there before you left for the night. now i am going to post all of the greatest books ever and comment on yours  )
really, this forum should have a "chat" feature.. how cool would that be!
Last edited on 9 May 2008 03:58 am by zenobia
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zenobia
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Posted: 9 May 2008 05:11 am |
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wow...
i just busted all of this stuff out and it just disappeared. i HATE when that happens!!!!
bascally it came down to.... familiar with "where angles fear to tread" only in a poem by Pope.... Austin.... not a fan (try Bronte! i have a feeling you would totally dig Jane Eyre!!).... my curiosity for "passage to india" is totally intrueged......
Tolstoy- i have been trying to get more into knowing him. i have only read stuff in anthologies. there are really only a few russian writters i am familiar with- Dostoevsky is one of them, and one that i would like to get into.
but, on the topic of the post, i am reading "town and the city", the original scroll edition of " on the road", as well as "memory babe" (yeah, i am on a kick- hey, i just got back from san francisco, it should be exspected!).
otherwise... having to do with literature, i did just get a rockin t-shirt that has 20 of the greats on it.... totaly stoked to get it... anyway... more vonnegut, anyone!
random question- anyone familiar with Chaim Potok?
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 9 May 2008 05:47 am |
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zenobia wrote: wow...
i just busted all of this stuff out and it just disappeared. i HATE when that happens!!!!
bascally it came down to.... familiar with "where angles fear to tread" only in a poem by Pope.... Austin.... not a fan (try Bronte! i have a feeling you would totally dig Jane Eyre!!).... my curiosity for "passage to india" is totally intrueged......
Tolstoy- i have been trying to get more into knowing him. i have only read stuff in anthologies. there are really only a few russian writters i am familiar with- Dostoevsky is one of them, and one that i would like to get into.
but, on the topic of the post, i am reading "town and the city", the original scroll edition of " on the road", as well as "memory babe" (yeah, i am on a kick- hey, i just got back from san francisco, it should be exspected!).
otherwise... having to do with literature, i did just get a rockin t-shirt that has 20 of the greats on it.... totaly stoked to get it... anyway... more vonnegut, anyone!
random question- anyone familiar with Chaim Potok?
I couldn't sleep so here I am! Doesn't bode well for work tomorrow...
Darn, I wish you hadn't lost that whole list! Some other time, when you have time, I would like to see it and get some great recommendations.
I can and do dig Jane Eyre. : ) Not only do I have the book but I have 4 different versions of the movie too, trying to find one that does it for me.
OMG and speaking of movies, I could easily go there, I like every Merchant/Ivory production, I think. Howard's End is a darn good telling of that novel.
Thanks for the tip on the Jack Kerouak books, after reading some of the excerpts/quotes here I am interested and will look into them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Town_and_the_City
And Chaim Potok doesn't ring a bell. Wikipedia says "The Chosen" is his most famous work? What can you tell us?
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zenobia
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Posted: 9 May 2008 03:59 pm |
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i'm happy you like Jane Eyre. it's a great read.- for something fun, pick up The Eyre Affair- it's really neat and just a lot of fun (there is a whole series of books like that. the auther is pretty creative- http://www.jasperfforde.com/thursdayintro.html
oh sure, i can get you out a list! i love recommending books.
on kerouac, start with dharma bums. really. then go ahead to do on the road, but start with dharma bums. maybe even then big sur...
chaim potok- sure, the chosen might be his most famous, but Davita's Harp is his best (imho-i have read The Chosen, but Davita i've read about 20 times.). he's a jewish author, usually dealing with comming to terms with the religion and usually does sort of "coming of age" books, but seem more geared to adults. if you are going to pick one of his up, definiately make it Davita's Harp.
Kurt Vonneget is another favorite- i recommend The Sirens of Titan. Really, he is a great writer. don't be put off by the sci-fi. it's not really sci-fi. it's hilarious, intelligent and a good read that gets you thinking. i feel that he is underappreciated and should be taught in more universities.
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath) is one i have read over and over.
the collected essays of Emerson (thoreau's predicesor) is great if you like philosophy. i much prefer him over Thoreau.
The Tin Drum is sort of a head trip. i like books like that.
!00 Years of Solitude is awesome
oh, and Louise Erdrich. there are actually two and you have to read them in order. Love medicine is the first. then you must pick up The Last Report on the Miricles of Little No Horse. i'm not usually a huge fan of Native American lit, but i really like her books.
i could definately go on, but then i wouldn't stop. hope you can find something you like in this list. if not, i could put something else out for ya!
Last edited on 9 May 2008 04:03 pm by zenobia
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clarinetgurl
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Posted: 9 May 2008 09:16 pm |
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I'm reading "The Other Boelyn Girl" by Philippa Greggory right now...
CG
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zenobia
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Posted: 10 May 2008 03:58 am |
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| oooh, how's that one going for you?
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CouchPotatoe
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Posted: 10 May 2008 04:31 am |
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| I'm finishing "The Kite Runner" and I love it. I can't waitv to read "Breaking Dawn" by Stephanie Meyer, only 3 more months!!
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darkangel
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Posted: 10 May 2008 09:03 am |
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I'm in the middle of "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" by Stephen King.. but lately I have been reading... Archie Comics..... 
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