LauraT’s Comments (group member since Aug 06, 2013)

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

Reading some novels by Annie Ernaux, the latest Nobel Prize: A Frozen Woman and Happening. Really ibnteresting, even if not an easy read

149 Bernardo Zannoni I miei stupidi intenti pag 252 Read ***1/2
150 Angie Thomas The Hate U Give pag 454 Read ****
151 Sarah Savioli La banda dei colpevoli pag 240 Read ***1/2
152 A.J. Cronin The Stars Look Down pag 608 Read ****
153 Anilda Ibrahimi Volevo essere Madame Bovary pag 232 Read ***1/2
154 Amor Towles Rules of Civility pag 335 Read ***1/2
155/184 Annie Ernaux, L'evento pag 120 ****
Annie Ernaux, La donna gelata pag 190 Reading now
Nino Haratischwili L'Ottava vita pag 1148 Reading now
Chales Dicken Our Mutual Friend pag 900 Reading now

Tweedledum wrote: "GR have got rid of the “my writing “ section on personal profiles. I occasionally used to post stuff on this but seem to have left it too late to save stuff before it was deleted. Does anyone know ..."

I had not even noticed it exhisted! Terrible me

knife

Finished yesterday, and liked it quite.
A fresco of New York of the 30s; a love story.
I find Towels write really well: easy to go through, without too much effort.
What do you think? Which is the carachter you've preferred?

Historia Magistra Vitae: what an Utopia...

Antonio wrote: "LauraT wrote: "I've never read it, even if, of course, I've heard a lot about it..."

Read it and you'll discover old Soviet Union or modern and old Russia"

I'm afraid I don't have to discover such terrible place, still, it is something that has to be looked into the eyes, also if we want to comprehend the happenings of today

Great! I need "light"books this time of my life.
I've found it in my Data Base and I'm with you all.
Now I have to read Amor Towles Rules of Civility first!!!

I've never read it, even if, of course, I've heard a lot about it...

start

I'm reading at the moment The Stars Look Down: loving it!

disaster!!!

In Italy now is rather hot: something like June: yesterday I was reading on my terrace and I had to wear a biking to cope with the sun!

together

I finish Cronin in a day or two and then I'll start this one!!!

These the readings of all these days:
Sarah Savioli La banda dei colpevoli Pag 51
Anilda Ibrahimi Volevo essere Madame Bovary Pag 82
A.J. Cronin The Stars Look Down Pag 118
Amor Towles Rules of Civility Pag 335
Annie Ernaux, L'evento Pag 120
Annie Ernaux, La donna gelata Pag 190
Andrea Vitali Sono mancato all'affetto dei miei cari Pag 176
Nino Haratischwili L'Ottava vita Pag 1148
Juan Gomez-Jurado Lupa Nera Pag 414
Andrea Vitali Cosa è mai una firmetta pag 267
Marieke Nijkamp This Is Where It Ends pag 336
Juan Gomez-Jurado Re bianco 3 pag 62
Anthony Horowitz Magpie Murders pag 94
Chales Dicken Our Mutual Friend pag 590
Tot pag 3983

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Antonio wrote: "country"

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Antonio wrote: "An Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard

The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,
The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the ..."

Remembering my stdent days...