false 8 87 24 true 6301992 read 4 true 6301991 currently-reading 59 true 6301990 to-read 15 false 6761653 english 12 false 6761728 translations 12 false 6761672 non-fiction 11 false 6761662 fiction 10 false 6761674 history 9 false 6472082 reference 6 false 6761659 japanese 6 false 6761724 religion 6 false 6761720 biography 6 false 6761689 philosphy 6 false 6761723 middle-east 5 false 6761657 hebrew 5 false 6761709 russia 4 false 6761703 japan 4 false 6761710 france 3 false 6761683 french 3 false 7003976 poetry 3 false 6761717 israel 2 false 6761691 arabic 2 false 6761660 russian 2 false 7003978 travel 2 false 6761721 autobiography 1 false 8163350 christianity 1 false 8173260 poland 1 false 8173267 polish 1 false 7003942 farsi 1 false 6761774 england 1 false 8163336 greek---ancient 1 false 7003988 caribbean 1 false 8163347 judaism 1 false 6761706 spain 1 false 6761682 spanish 1 false 7003947 iran 1 false 8163340 aramaic 1 false 6761701 mexico 1 false 6761699 usa <![CDATA[Marc is on page 360 of 哲学の歴史〈... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68097026 Marc is on page 360 of 774 of 哲学の歴史〈第3巻〉神との対話―中世 信仰と知の調和

Marc "Avicenna's fusion of philosophy and prophecy..." ]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Marc]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/231235-book-nominations-for-november-december Marc made a comment in the Japanese Literature group:

As is my wont, I made it sound a lot more interesting than it actually is. It's not a bad book. None of his books are out-and-out bad. And he's got this magic writing style that carries you along. But as I have said before, it's compelling until you finish it. He hints at all sorts of deeper currents of meaning in the stories, and has even started trying to present an actual _other_ world in his recent novels. But it's a joke, a huge letdown.

I think that's what really irritates me about his writing: he has a lot of potential, and his writing style is so good, that it creates very high expectations inside me. And he has never really lived up to those expectations. ]]> <![CDATA[Marc made a comment on the poll Please vote by clicking on a book for the November/December edition of the Book Club:]]> http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/25782-please-vote-by-clicking-on-a-book-for-the-november-december-edition-of-t Marc made a comment on the poll Please vote by clicking on a book for the November/December edition of the Book Club:

So what does this mean?

If we split the Oe books, does that mean we read Personal Affair? ]]> <![CDATA[Marc added 'Collected Poems']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77365315 Collected Poems (Paperback) by Vasko Popa
bookshelves: to-read
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bookshelves: to-read
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bookshelves: fiction, poland, polish, to-read, translations
]]> <![CDATA[Marc added 'HarperCollins Study Bible - Student Edition: Fully Revised & Updated']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68174866 to: HarperCollins Study Bible - Student Edition: Fully Revised & Updated (Paperback) by Wayne A. Meeks
bookshelves: aramaic, biography, christianity, english, fiction, greek---ancient, hebrew, judaism, middle-east, non-fiction, philosphy, poetry, reference, religion, translations
Haven't finished it, but just want it off my "currently reading" shelf. ]]> <![CDATA[Marc added 'Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermediate Course']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63673934 to: Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermediate Course (Paperback) by Eckehard Schulz
The best Arabic language textbook out there. Skips the hand-holding and gets right to the heart of language-learning: vocab and grammar. Lots of both.

Haven't actually finished it, but want it off my "current-reading shelf." ]]> <![CDATA[Marc added 'A History of Russian Literature']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69007667 A History of Russian Literature (Paperback) by Victor Terras
bookshelves: biography, english, history, non-fiction, philosphy, reference, russia
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