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Jonathan wants to read: Some perfect, ornate, baroque prose - Gass meets early Hawkes meets...A book whose sentences you read at least thrice just for the musical wonder of them...

Jan 14, 2014 07:34AM · 2 likes · Like

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About Jonathan

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Age: 46

Location: London, The United Kingdom

About: I write when I can - I was one of the contributors to that 1001 books to read before you die, and got to write about some of my favorite books. Which ...more

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Adonis: Selected Poems (The Margellos World Republic of Letters)
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Adonis

she said: " You've already read most of my experiences of perfect, ornate, baroque prose...and yet, and yet, a fine poet can be a wonderful thing. ...more "

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Jan 14, 2014 08:25AM · 1 like · Like

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Santiago Ortiz recommended:

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The Autumn of the Patriarch
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Gabriel García Márquez

they said: " "perfect, ornate, baroque prose - Gass meets early Hawkes meets...A book whose sentences you read at least thrice just for the musical wonder of them" is a good description for this book ...more "

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Jan 15, 2014 10:35AM · 1 like · Like

Thomas recommended:

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Travels in Arabia Deserta, Volume 1 (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration)
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Charles M. Doughty

he said: " not sure if this request is still current, but you may enjoy this book. it's a travel book from the 1800s written in a style closer to the 1600s, not unlike sir thomas browne or maybe robert burton. apparently he thought that english had declined since the days of spenser and this book was his attempt to rectify matters. ...more "

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Bonny recommended:

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Prague Tales (CEU Press Classics)
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Jan Neruda

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Richard recommended:

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The Princess of Cleves
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Madame de La Fayette

he said: " Great in French, although I don't know how it stacks up in translation. ...more "

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Rebel Belle (Rebel Belle, #1)
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Rachel Hawkins (Goodreads Author)

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Paul Secor recommended:

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Kingdom
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James Hanley

he said: " I suppose that James Hanley's prose isn't ornate or baroque, but it is perfect. One out of three ain't bad.
Seriously, Hanley is a wonderful writer. ...more "