Pam’s Comments (group member since Jul 12, 2018)

Pam’s comments from the Never too Late to Read Classics group.

Some more suggestions! On the Facebook page Five Books, there was a post today on 5 of the Best Mexican Classics, recommended by Mexican novelist Ave Barrera. Here’s the link:

https://fivebooks.com/best-books/clas...

Here are the books:
1. Recollections of Things to Come by Elena Garro (1963)
2. Cartouche by Nellie Campabello (1931)
3. Balún Canán by Castellanos Rosario (1957)
4. Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo (1955) (Author already on list)
5. Aura by Carlos Fuentes (Already on the list)

Has anyone read them or have any interest? I’m a yes for all of them!

I suggest Vladimir Nabokov. “The Stories of Vladimir Nabokov” contains 67 stories published between the 1920s and the 1950s.

Sounds very interesting Rosemarie!

I just started the 1941 Hungarian science fiction/satire Voyage to Kazohinia by Sándor Szathmári.

Schedule looks good! I’ve got several books by Kafka and 1 each by Fallada and Seghers. I loved Zweig’s Chess Story and want to read more of his books. So, I definitely plan to join in! I feel like my 2023 reading schedule is filling up fast!

My library hold came in so I’m starting The Beach of Falesá by Robert Louis Stevenson. It looks really good!

Thanks Brian for the thread link for The Invention if Morel. I wasn’t in the group in 2018. This is a book and author I had never even heard of! I learn so much in this group! I’ll read the thread after I finish the book. It’s interesting so far. It’s taking me several days to read even though it’s only 103 pages.

Thank you so much Subhasree for suggesting this book! I’ve been wanting to finish it for a long time, even though I know the ending. This was the perfect reason to pick it back up! I remember now how much I enjoy Tolstoy’s writing! I’m at the point where the one brother (Sergey) is visiting the other (Konstantin) in the country. It’s interesting their different perspectives on life (urban vs rural). But, I’m ready to get back to Anna’s story!

I’m reading a novella suggested by Luís, “The Intervention of Morel” by Adolfo Bioy Casares. The back cover says that it “bears comparison with the sharpest work of Philip K. Dick.” Being a PKD fan, that’s all I needed to know!

I wish I wouldn’t have quit reading it last year because I was enjoying it. I started back on the Serial Reader app, which gives you a 12-13 minute section per day, but I wait a few days so I have more to read. I’m on Part 3 Ch.1.

I started reading it last year on the Serial Reader App but didn’t finish it. I just started it back up so I will try to participate on this thread.

Bryan- I read Augustus a few years ago and enjoyed it. It’s written in a 3 person epistolary stye, which I found interesting.

I didn’t know that Butchers Crossing was coming to the theatre. I definitely want to see it!

I will support The Shootist. I think I’ve seen the movie w John Wayne.

I vote for Butcher’s Crossing also. I’ve read 2 of his books and enjoyed both. I suggested Rolvaag so does that mean my vote for Giants in the Earth was counted? If not, please add me for that one. Thanks.

Wow! That is early Chad! I’ve been up since 6am. I told my grandson I’d take him to the park. It took him 2 minutes to get ready once I made that offer! So, I guess I’m committed now. Have a nice Sunday everyone. I’m hoping to get some reading in and watching the US Open. I’ve checked out more library books than I could possibly read in 2 months. Not sure what I was thinking, other than they all looked good! I’ll bring some over to my dad.

Well, Book Nerd, you made if further than I did! I put it down at page 70. I may try again but probably not this year.

Thank you Luís for your suggestions but I wouldn’t consider Calvino to be Latin American. He was born in Cuba but grew up and lived in Italy. His nationality is listed as Italian.

Just FYI, for any of you on Facebook, there is a group called Five Books which has posts that highlight 5 books with a specific focus. Today's post is Landmarks of Scottish Literature with recommendations by author James Robertson. The books mentioned are The Heart of Mid-Lothian by Walter Scott, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by RL Stevenson, Gillespie by John MacDougall Hay, The Grampian Quartet by Nan Shepherd and Silence by James Kennaway.

I've updated posts 1 and 2. So far, we have authors representing 9 different countries (with Argentina being in the lead)! I like this assortment. I'm really happy to see so much interest from the group! I'm so excited to get started that I'm starting early and will save my notes until the 2023 thread opens. I put a library hold on The Invention of Morel and requested an ILL search for The Three Trapped Tigers. My library has a brand new Spanish edition Tres Tristes Tigres / Three Trapped Tigers but, at almost 500 pages, that's daunting for me!

I’m also interested in The Tunnel and The Green House and will add them to the list on post #2, sometime tomorrow.