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Thank you so much! That was a splendid description and I cannot wait to pick up a few of those!
Same here - Thank you for many of those names.
Most of those mentioned here which I didn't knew yet will be added to my WishList - after I will be done with your work of course - because I must admit I never heard about your work before.
I just get here after I finished watching White Oleander movie, where I so loved some key dialogues, that I just needed to hear whole book)...
And by the way - About paper vs. digital - I found this mostly gender and age based. So I know all those arguments about "texture" of paper, "smell" of new (or old) book, rustling made by turning pages... but for me, what book make such strong tool are ideas hidden inside: When I read, I don't see, I don't hear - I live deep in ideas, I feel connected to it in so fully, than I don't have any room left for any other sensory input. So in my humble opinion - only bad books need "cover art" for making them useful.
So I prefer audiobooks most of all, but eBooks are second best solution for me, 30 something (IT) guy.
PS:
I apologize for my broken english. I live in middle/east Europe (Czech),so my knowledge of grammar rules is scarce at best. I love to listen to english and it's flow but my ability to express myself (correctly!) is not my strongest point (god bless google spell check)!
PPS:
The only one which I was not able to locate is "Bhowani Junction" by John Masters, where you have typo (you wrote "Bohwani"),
The Great Gatsby and Romeo snd Juliet are two works dear to me. The Great Gatsby is the first adult work of fiction I remember enjoying, respecting, and falling madly into the details and symbolism and everything it had to offer. It remains a favorite and a book I read yearly.
Romeo and Juliet, although clichéd as far as Shakespeare goes, is a favorite because it was the first time I felt smart because I learned how to Underatand what felt like a foreign language. At the time I felt I understood their undying love for each other. But I have grown so much and typically roll my eyes at the two main characters but love the dialogue, the character of Nurse, and more. It is just the story of how so many choices could have brought a good outcome and instead everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I see it in a whole different light than the first time but thoroughly enjoy it.
I am 23 now and trying to get outsid my comfort zone. I feel like Charles Bukowski will be something that sticks with me for the rest of my life. I enjoy his lack of story and mostly autobiographical writings. Every book I have read so far always picks up and leaves in the middle and I feel like that is just life.
And in all honesty, White Oleander has been another book that has affected me deeply in my love for reading. Before it, Memoirs of a Geisha was my favorite descriptive book. I adored Arthur Golden's time and dedication to getting the life of a geisha accurate and really building a world for the reader, one that could be understood but was still foreign to most. White Oleander did the same thing for me. Recently I traveled to LA and did nothing in the city but went to Venice as we (my husband and I) hated the city. I was saddened I did not read your book first because the city felt like many different people and very alive the way you described it. The detail and poetry in your novel was beautiful but worked so well with Astrid as an artist brought up by poet mother. I remember thinking how that was the first time in a long time being impressed with not only a story but also the writing style and attention to detail.
There is nothing that has been meaningful in that it seems I read it at the perfect time or that it relates to anyone meaningful. All of those listed just feel as though they live inside me and have helped me grow as a reader. Thank you so much for that experience. I truly look forward to reading more of your works and wish you the best in whatever life has to offer you.
PS - to anyone who may read this, I apologize for any errors. I made the mistake of replying from my phone.
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Thank you so much! That was a splendid description and I cannot wait to pick up a few of those!
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Same here - Thank you for many of those names.Most of those mentioned here which I didn't knew yet will be added to my WishList - after I will be done with your work of course - because I must admit I never heard about your work before.
I just get here after I finished watching White Oleander movie, where I so loved some key dialogues, that I just needed to hear whole book)...
And by the way - About paper vs. digital - I found this mostly gender and age based. So I know all those arguments about "texture" of paper, "smell" of new (or old) book, rustling made by turning pages... but for me, what book make such strong tool are ideas hidden inside: When I read, I don't see, I don't hear - I live deep in ideas, I feel connected to it in so fully, than I don't have any room left for any other sensory input. So in my humble opinion - only bad books need "cover art" for making them useful.
So I prefer audiobooks most of all, but eBooks are second best solution for me, 30 something (IT) guy.
PS:
I apologize for my broken english. I live in middle/east Europe (Czech),so my knowledge of grammar rules is scarce at best. I love to listen to english and it's flow but my ability to express myself (correctly!) is not my strongest point (god bless google spell check)!
PPS:
The only one which I was not able to locate is "Bhowani Junction" by John Masters, where you have typo (you wrote "Bohwani"),
The Great Gatsby and Romeo snd Juliet are two works dear to me. The Great Gatsby is the first adult work of fiction I remember enjoying, respecting, and falling madly into the details and symbolism and everything it had to offer. It remains a favorite and a book I read yearly. Romeo and Juliet, although clichéd as far as Shakespeare goes, is a favorite because it was the first time I felt smart because I learned how to Underatand what felt like a foreign language. At the time I felt I understood their undying love for each other. But I have grown so much and typically roll my eyes at the two main characters but love the dialogue, the character of Nurse, and more. It is just the story of how so many choices could have brought a good outcome and instead everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I see it in a whole different light than the first time but thoroughly enjoy it.
I am 23 now and trying to get outsid my comfort zone. I feel like Charles Bukowski will be something that sticks with me for the rest of my life. I enjoy his lack of story and mostly autobiographical writings. Every book I have read so far always picks up and leaves in the middle and I feel like that is just life.
And in all honesty, White Oleander has been another book that has affected me deeply in my love for reading. Before it, Memoirs of a Geisha was my favorite descriptive book. I adored Arthur Golden's time and dedication to getting the life of a geisha accurate and really building a world for the reader, one that could be understood but was still foreign to most. White Oleander did the same thing for me. Recently I traveled to LA and did nothing in the city but went to Venice as we (my husband and I) hated the city. I was saddened I did not read your book first because the city felt like many different people and very alive the way you described it. The detail and poetry in your novel was beautiful but worked so well with Astrid as an artist brought up by poet mother. I remember thinking how that was the first time in a long time being impressed with not only a story but also the writing style and attention to detail.
There is nothing that has been meaningful in that it seems I read it at the perfect time or that it relates to anyone meaningful. All of those listed just feel as though they live inside me and have helped me grow as a reader. Thank you so much for that experience. I truly look forward to reading more of your works and wish you the best in whatever life has to offer you.
PS - to anyone who may read this, I apologize for any errors. I made the mistake of replying from my phone.
