Mike’s
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(group member since Oct 28, 2021)
Mike’s
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from the Never too Late to Read Classics group.
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Kevin wrote: "I bought Crime and Punishment two days ago and it is Mcduff's translation."I read McDuff's translation last year and thoroughly enjoyed it - happy reading!
Sandy wrote: "Thanks to everyone for your kind thoughts. We are safe and warm. Likewise our daughter and her family. Thousands of people are still without power. Your prayers are appreciated!"Glad to hear you're all OK!
Sandy wrote: "Mike, if you are interested in reading lots of Chekhov, you can obtain his Complete Works from Delphi Classics (which I believe is based in the UK) at a very reasonable price. Files are available in either Kindle..."Wow, I've never come across Delphi Classics before, this is brilliant - thank you very much Sandy! There is quite a few free ebooks there including a series of short story selections from a range of authors. I found Chekhov and also got Proust. I found Steinbeck and P.G. Wodehouse too, but I'm not allowed to buy them until 2039 and 2046 because of UK copyright laws!
Luís wrote: "Mike, this is the one:https://mubi.com/films/the-trial"
Yes, this was it! I watched some clips today and it stirs memories and I do recall it was black & white. The only other version it could've been was from 1993 but it's in colour with Anthony Hopkins and I certainly don't remember him being in the film.
John wrote: "Mike, we'll be reading Kafka in the German Authors Buddy Read in 2023 and it would be great if you joined us in that to share your views on the books...."Thanks John, I'll look out for that!
Another author that has occured to me is H.P. Lovecraft. I've not read anything by him but bought The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories a few weeks ago.
I've read The Trial a few times, first time in high school too. We also watched a film adaption, I presume it was the Orson Welles version but I couldn't tell you now.I really like The Trial. I can imagine being in Joseph K's shoes and anticpate I'd behave in a similar manner. There are many interesting elements to the plot but I'll avoid risking spoilers.
I've still to read any other of Kafka's work but have bought The Essential Kafka: The Castle; The Trial; Metamorphosis and Other Stories which I will delve into someday.
Keep safe Sandy, hope everyone is OK
My suggestion is Anton Chekhov. There are several collections of his stories, so I'll put forward the recent release of lesser known stories called Fifty-Two Stories.
I'd be interested in joining next year too. I have the six volume Penguin Modern Classics "In Search of Lost Time" which I was already thinking of reading next year. It was either Proust or Les Miserables as my main "big" read. I think having a cohort to encourage reading such a long work will be a great experience.
Chrissie wrote: "Are you enjoying Wives and Daughters? As I said, for me it's better than North and South.I am so far! I've not read enough to say if I prefer one over the other but I'm quite taken by Molly's plight and have enjoyed the progression of characters through the events so far.
Sandy wrote: "Isn’t that the fun of it, Mike? Enlarging the TBR? Haha. I keep trying to shrink mine but it is a losing battle."Definitely! You remind me of this quote from The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb:
The library should contain as much of what you do not know as your financial means, mortgage rates, and the currently tight real-estate market allows you to put there. You will accumulate more knowledge and more books as you grow older, and the growing number of unread books on the shelves will look at you menacingly. Indeed, the more you know, the larger the rows of unread books. Let us call this collection of unread books an antilibrary.
Therefore, my TBR pile is my antilibrary!
I wonder how many of us just increased their TBRs on the back of this conversation? I've been meaning to try Trollope so this has been a great pointer, thank you!I read North and South last year and enjoyed it. I'm currently a third of the way through Wives and Daughters.
Luís wrote: "Hi all!My name's Luís, and I like all genres, including philosophy, poetry, historical fiction and some romance. But my main topic it's philosophy. I'm very excited and I'm waiting for our buddy-r..."
I've recently started getting more into philosophy myself Luis! I read The Cave and the Light: Plato Versus Aristotle, and the Struggle for the Soul of Western Civilization as an introductory overview and have recently started Plato's Timaeus and Critias. The near identical covers is an accident!
Welcome to the group Patricia and Luis!
I'll vote for Fortunata and Jacinta as I've missed it from my AND list. I'll also vote for The Sagas of Icelanders having read The Prose Edda last month. To anyone else interested in The Sagas, I'd recommend reading The Prose Edda as it provides a broad overview of Norse mythology and themes, especially the concept of Kennings.
Sandy wrote: "If members of the group are interested in reading Canadian classics, I would be happy to suggest some authors and/or specific titles."Sign me up! I've read a few of both Lucy Maud Montgomery and Farley Mowat but have read very little else. I remember Mowat coming to visit my school in Kitchener. Of course for children's books I mustn't forget Robert Munsch - he also visited my school.
A couple more please:Layli and Majnun by Nizami Ganjavi - I believe it should be on f01-arabian-classics
Timaeus and Critias by Plato
Thank you!
