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6 New Books Recommended by Readers This Week
Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day, according to early data from your fellow readers.
To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
To create our list, we focused on the books Goodreads members can't wait to read, which we measure by how many times a book has been added to Want to Read shelves. All these top titles are now available in the United States! Which ones catch your eye?
Best books of the week:
You should read this book if you like: Classics, mythology, stories written in the 7th century BC, highly anticipated new translations, foundations of Western literature, dactylic hexameter
You should read this book if you like: Fantasy, alternate histories, other-dimensional variations on the city of London, deeply respected speculative fiction authors, A Darker Shade of Magic
You should read this book if you like: Literary science fiction, dystopian future scenarios, One Percenters in psychosis, sex, food, class rage, How Much of These Hills Is Gold
You should read this book if you like: Contemporary fiction, family sagas, Bombay expats returning home, mother-son dynamics, stories about compassion and forgiveness, Honor
You should read this book if you like: Horror, small town secrets, menacing strangers, creepy orchards, sinister trees, bad apples, bitter harvests, sustained metaphors, Wanderers
You should read this book if you like: Romance, contemporary fiction, beloved old hotels in decline, passion in the hospitality industry, enemies-to-lovers arcs, The Flatshare
Which new releases are you looking forward to reading? Let's talk books in the comments!
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Sep 26, 2023 04:48AM
I've been looking forward to Threads and the Iliad for a while!
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Today's releases I'm looking forward to :)The Running Grave
The Ghost Illusion
Keith Urban
Christmas at the Lake
The Beginning of Everything
The Ex-Mas Holidays
The Christmas Wager
Faking Christmas
Love, Holly
Wrapped with a Beau
I read somewhere that the Illiad was supposed to heard and not read. Does anyone have any opinions on that?
Smart Aleck wrote: "I read somewhere that the Illiad was supposed to heard and not read. Does anyone have any opinions on that?"The original Iliad and Odyssey were composed from an oral tradition and authorship attributed to Homer, who was blind. It became a book about 25 centuries ago. Unless you understand the ancient Greek fluently (which, of course, you don't or you wouldn't be asking the question), reading aloud is unnecessary to understanding. But it could still be a pleasure with the right translation and the right reader.
Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey is incredible, so I'm glad to see that she has one for The Iliad, too!
I would love to read The Iliad and try V.E. Schwab which sounds like a good author.
