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

LauraT’s comments from the All About Books group.

Leslie wrote: "I remember disliking Hemingway back in school but he was my grandfather's favorite author so I guess I should try him again. But I am going to start with rereading A Farewell to Arms w..."

He was one of my father's favourite; still I can't see the poetry in him! And I also had to study him for my University exam of Anglo American Literature!
My husband says that A Farewell to Arms is much better than The Sun Also Rises; I'll read it sooner or later...

FInished a couple of really beautiful books.
One is Italian, L'Agnese va a morire - on the Resistenza to the Fascist regime and Nazi occupation in WWII - that it seems has not been translated into English; pity.

The second is The Gunners; really interesting view of how children ca grow up as friends, not undestarding the inner feelings of each other. Still, if they're really friends, sooner or later, they...catch up.
Here's mt review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Leslie wrote: "It looks like my reading slump is over!"

I'd say it is!!!!
My read this month are, up to now, these:
Eleanor H. Porter book:Mary Marie|11226004]
Paola Masino Nascita e morte della massaia
Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises
Bruno Gambarotta La confraternita dell'asino
Tiffany McDaniel The Summer That Melted Everything
Nicola Lagioia La città dei vivi
And these I'm reading/listening at the moment:
Michael Ende La storia infinita
Elisabeth Jane Howard Falling
Renata Viganò L'Agnese va a morire
Rebecca Kauffman The Gunners

I'm in:

La storia infinita pag 136
L'Agnese va a morire pag 105
La città dei vivi pag 152
The Gunners pag 272
The Homely Heroine pag 30
Il segreto di Piallato pag 40
L'ombra pag 395
Trio: Storia di due amiche, un uomo e la peste a Messina pag 112
Nobody's Man pag 272
La vasca del Führer pag 256
Lezioni di volo e di atterraggio pag 208
Falling pag 222

Tot Pag 2200

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I'm reading an Italian novel, La città dei vivi, on a terrible and tragic true story happened in Rome in 2016.
One of the culprit was the son of a collegue of mine - not really a collegue, a consulent of the Foundation I worked in in 2014.
I find the story terrible, and after time has passed, I still can't understand how this man - the father I mean, the one I worked with - can cope with his life.
I do understand that the guillt of the fathers ahs not to be passed onto the sons - and also the other way rounf.
Still, I sincerelly don't know how I could go on living and working after something like that

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Nidhi wrote: "I read this book 2 years ago assuming that it is philosophy. I was disappointed of course. The book is recommended by friends so I thought I missed something which others have found and enjoyed the..."

That's the reason why, when recomending books to friends - thing that I confess I do often, I always add "in my humble opinion". WHat I like is not always what other people appreciate. I don't say that this is an ugly book; simply it has not gained my attention. It has not talked to me as it has to others...

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We've all followed your election close Leslie: even if from another continent, we do realise that so much depended on it!
In my modest opinion things now are going to be better, at least more calm and "people friendly"
I feel for you all

Steve wrote: "The Sun Also Rises is considered to be a prime example of Hemingway’s “iceberg” writing, a superficially simple story riding atop a massive and weighty philosophy and emotional juggernaut. Critics ..."

Lol Steve: see what I've written in my review: " As usual not my piece fo cake. I know he was a really good writer; still I can't see the famous 7/8 underneath!!!!"

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Petra wrote: "Laura, sorry that you didn't like it. I'll try to finish soon so that we can discuss it. :D"

Good! Waiting for you!

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I've started yesterday Falling - and I really like tha way this writer writes!!!
At the same time I'm listening to The Neverending Story and reading L'Agnese va a morire, an Italian book on the "resistenza", the movement that, especially in northen Italy but not only, opposed to the Nazi occupation of our country, as well as against the fascist government of Salò Repubblic.
We have several novels on this topic; this is one of the dearest to me; read only once when at school, it's hight time I read it again - also considering that my grandfather was a partisan

Petra wrote: "Has anyone else started this?

I'm up to chapter 4 now and finding the reading very easy. So far, I'm enjoying the writing.
Not much has happened yet, except the 2 main characters are introduced a..."

Finished yesterday. Didn't like it at all!!!!
But I'll wait for the others to catch uo before explaining what I've felt

168 Walter Tevis The Queen's Gambit pag 256 Read ****
169 Eleanor H. Porter book:Mary Marie|11226004] pag 252 Read **1/2
170 Paola Masino Nascita e morte della massaia pag 297 Read **1/2
171 Ernest Hemingway The Sun Also Rises pag 320 Read **1/2
172 Michael Ende La storia infinita pag 446 Reading
173 Elisabeth Jane Howard Falling pag 422 Reading
174/184 Renata Viganò L'Agnese va a morire pag 274 Reading

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Leslie wrote: "I read L.M. Montgomery's The Blue Castle - a good escape from all the election news I had been obsessing over! IMO, it isn't as good as her Anne of Green Gables but sti..."

AS usual I agree in all!!! To remain with this author, we're really kindred spirits!