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August 17
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Jon
marked as to-read:
Rommel and his Art of War (Greenhill Military Paperbacks.)
by Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
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Jon
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Landmark Speeches Of National Socialism (Landmark Speeches)
by Randall L. Bytwerk
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Jon
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Die traurigen Geranien. Und andere Geschichten aus dem Nachlaß. (Taschenbuch)
by Wolfgang Borchert, Peter Rühmkorf
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read in July, 2008
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Jon
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to:
Achterbahn. Riding the Bullet. Das Buch zum Film (Broschiert)
by Stephen King, Hedda Pänke
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german-language,
the-horror
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read in May, 2008
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Jon
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to:
Der dritte Mann. SZ-Bibliothek Band 29 (Gebundene Ausgabe)
by Graham Greene, Käthe Springer
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read in May, 2008
Jon said:
" Graham Greene's The Third Man is an interesting book that is perhaps better known as Carol Reed's film adaptation. It's interesting to note that Graham Greene worked on the novel with th...more
Graham Greene's The Third Man is an interesting book that is perhaps better known as Carol Reed's film adaptation. It's interesting to note that Graham Greene worked on the novel with the film in mind and was talking to Reed about the story as he was writing it. He has even said that he felt the story was better suited for film than for literature. I think he was right. Yet Greene's novel is still intriguing and complex. One interesting change is the point of view; the story is told by Inspector Calloway, who hears it from Rollo (not Holly) Martins. So most of the stories events come to us second or third hand, making you wonder if you're actually getting the real story or not, especially since Rollo shows himself to be an often less-than honest individual. The lack of hard facts and witnesses in this mystery/detective story remains an interesting point for me.
And yes, I did read this one in German as well, which is interesting since the story takes place in Vienna, but involves non-German speakers dealing with language barriers, yet the whole book is in German. Is that funny to anyone else? Ok, I'm just silly. But for any second-language German speaker who is looking for a good, quick, but slightly more challenging German book, this would be a good one. It took a little more time for me because of some language limitations, but a dictionary and some patience can help alleviate that problem a bit. ...less
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Jon
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Der Kleine Prinz (German)
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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read in May, 2008
Jon said:
"The Little Prince is French, but as a native English speaker, I decided to read it in German. It's a good one for learners of German to read for the perhaps obvious reasons that it's short, easy, and just wonderful. Naturally, this is a fair...more
The Little Prince is French, but as a native English speaker, I decided to read it in German. It's a good one for learners of German to read for the perhaps obvious reasons that it's short, easy, and just wonderful. Naturally, this is a fairy tale working to make a point about people, life, and a whole load of other important topics relating to the two big ones I've mentioned. The point is well made. Beautiful story that certainly deserves to be read to the kids, but we adults should think about the ideas and message too....less
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April 21
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Jon
is currently reading:
Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born (Graphic Novel)
by Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth
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April 17
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Jon
marked as to-read:
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (Paperback)
by Mary Roach
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April 12
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New comment on Jon's review of
The Eyes of the Dragon
(see all 3 comments)
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New comment on Jon's review of
Northanger Abbey (Modern Library Classics)
(see all 2 comments)
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