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Sabine wrote: "VI have read Cut and Run in English and in German. Abigail Roux is not as eloquent as Josh, but when you read the german translation, then an abyss opened up!"I avoid translation as much as I can. It just sounds... weird...
Na wrote: "I avoid translation as much as I can. It just sounds... weird..."LOL! Me too, but I can do it only for EN/FR/DE, and obviously for Italian.
Antonella wrote: "Na wrote: "I avoid translation as much as I can. It just sounds... weird..."LOL! Me too, but I can do it only for EN/FR/DE, and obviously for Italian."
Now you're humblebragging.
I can only do it for English but I'm so glad I can. :-D I still don't know if translations are getting worse in general or if this is my changed perspective after I read the original for yeras.
Calathea wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Na wrote: "I avoid translation as much as I can. It just sounds... weird..."LOL! Me too, but I can do it only for EN/FR/DE, and obviously for Italian."
Now you're humblebragging..."
Oops! I swear that the end of my thought was that I don't have a clue about what Yukio Mishima or Boris Pasternak really wrote, because I just get the translation.
Lou wrote: "Varecia wrote: "English is not an easy language to tranlate from, I think. It has a way of short and economic expression that is difficult to capture in German, if you want to keep the rhythm and t..."Very true. It is quite a common phenomen with books for children, where a lot of the best translators into German are also authors in there own right and that shows. The books "sing", which is very much noticable when you read them aloud. But I cannot say that I have seen many translators/authors in the adult genres, but maybe I just did not notice.
Lou wrote: "Varecia wrote: "English is not an easy language to tranlate from, I think. It has a way of short and economic expression that is difficult to capture in German, if you want to keep the rhythm and t..."It is a common mistake to think that the knowledge of the foreign language is most important for a translation, it's your own language you have to master - a classical sentence which you will hear during the first hour in every seminary on translation, but unfortunately a lot of translators tend to forget it...
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Now this I find really interesting. I'm wonderin..."
That's interesting. I'm guessing that people who have read me for years probably could fill in those blanks just as easily. They would use different fillers, but the result would be the same. I think?
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Me too. But I completely understand why some authors choose to get rid of their personal and private writings. Even though it can't make a difference to them once they're dead. Still.
*sigh* I went to Walmart and couldn't resist the temptation of a new Fannie Flagg. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last ReunionI just worry whether or not I'll get around to reading it any time soon. I have the best intentions, but...
Also I'm hoping it'll be as good as Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
I read R.W. Day's Out of the Ashes over the weekend, the famous sequel to A Strong and Sudden Thaw. I said I'd tell you guys about it, but now I'm not quite sure what to say, though I suppose it's best to be frank. It's a bleak, grim story and the entire book was filled with an uncomfortable sense of impending doom. So many bad things happened, but there often seemed to be no reason for the wholesale suffering and destruction. The ending was really quick, really anticlimactic, and not at all satisfying for me, and all the suffering and sadness didn't seem to amount to much in the end. The love story does not play a big part and the romance becomes quite muddled.
I totally understand why this book is controversial. This is a very different kind of book than the first one and it's not a comfortable, pleasant read, that's for sure.
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I haven't read anything else by her. Maybe someday when my coffee table is a little more empty. Lol.
I just started reading a children's book the other day: The Wind in the Willows. It's good but I'm sort of recalling why I didn't like similar stories as a kid. It's kinda boring. The animals go on adventures and the biggest thing that might happen is getting run off the road by a car so that their cart is broken.
Redwall had real adventures with swords and swashbuckling hares and mountains of food and babies that needed serious rescuing. So much more my speed. Lol.
So I'm reading one chapter a day just because it's on my summer reading list.
This morning at jury duty I started reading Golden Boy by Abigail Tarttelin. Fantastic book! I'm reading it for the Transgender GR BOM this month. It's about an intersex boy named Max who's struggling to deal with the horrible thing his best friend did to him while his father runs for office and no one knows what's really going on. So far, it's very gripping and I can't wait to get back to it! I have to know what's going to happen next!
This morning I found "Caught" by J.L. Merrow on my Kindle! Always nice to be surprised be a forgotten preorder! Now I look forward to reading it.
I bought Caught directly from Samhain but I am having problems with their ePub and mobi files which just leaves me with the PDF. This hasn't happened before but it does remind me that it is so much easier to buy via AMZ
Yes, I try to buy there nothing else than English e-books, because from Germany it is really so much easier than any other venue I have tried. For German books I always go to a lovely bookstore here in town, because they have a lot of books not on the bestseller list like illustrated books, books on art and music, or they put together books/audiobooks about various themes (WW I obviously, but they had tables for Richard Wagner, Charles Dickens...)- and I would really like that shop to be around in the future.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I bought Caught directly from Samhain but I am having problems with their ePub and mobi files which just leaves me with the PDF. This hasn't happened before but it does remind me that it is so much..."My mobi file wasn't recognized by calibre, but the epub worked and I converted it to Mobi. Write their customer service, they can help. I have had to do that before.
Thanks Susinok. I haven't had problems with them before. I sent them an email earlier on so hopefully they can resolve this quickly.
I've read Song of the Spring Moon Waning. I was curious to read something from this author after this interesting post. My review (4 stars):
''A really well written historical book set in ancient China. The descriptions give the feel of the time and they are aptly mixed with some legendary bits. Only the ending was a bit abrupt and left a few things unfinished. There is a sweet love story which is not exactly what it appears to be, so this is not your standard m/m. In fact it is better! ;-) Wonderful cover.''
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My review (4 stars):
''A really well written historical bo..."
That sounds promising!
Ancient China fantasy, j'adore. Thanks, Antonella! :)
I bought Caught! direct from Samhain this morning too & the mobi file won't even open on my kindle. I suspected a problem as soon as I saw that the book went to the end of my book list rather than being marked 'New' at the beginning. Also, the title looks like a file name & there's no author name at all.I usually have to increase the font size several sizes for Samhain books, but never had this happen. I hope they respond with a new file soon. I'm almost done with the book I'm reading now & this was to be my next.
Jax wrote: "I bought Caught! direct from Samhain this morning too & the mobi file won't even open on my kindle. I suspected a problem as soon as I saw that the book went to the end of my book l..."There is definitely something wrong with their mobi files. I had the same problem with another book yesterday. I got an error message from Amazon when I tried to email it to my kindle and Calibre couldn't read it. I also had to convert the epub version.
I don't like buying Samhain books from Amazon because the font is often weird and you can't change it.
Lou wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "Jax wrote: "I bought Caught! direct from Samhain this morning too & the mobi file won't even open on my kindle. I suspected a problem as soon as I saw that the boo..."I did. :-)
Samhain got back to me already (in only 30 min!) but they sent me an epub file which I could've gotten from my library at their website. Now I'm waiting to hear if they have a good mobi file.
Yay! They got right back to me again with a good mobi file. And it doesn't even have the small font issue.
They were quick to respond to me when I had a problem a few weeks ago. I didn't get a good mobi, either, but I just downloaded the epub and converted it in Calibre.
Samhain got back to me and sent me new mobi and ePub files. I haven't had this problem before. I hope they get it sorted because I prefer to buy my books directly from them.
I have just finished Kaje Harper's The Family We Make. Not a typical romance although there is that too, but a long and complex book about family, about coming of age and coming out and dealing with tough issues. Wonderfully written and emotional, with some heartbreaking moments.
Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Samhain got back to me and sent me new mobi and ePub files. I haven't had this problem before. I hope they get it sorted because I prefer to buy my books directly from them."Yes, and at least they were quick to email the files. I thought it was strange that the book I had trouble with has been out for a while so I would think someone would have already reported it.
Anne wrote: "I have just finished Kaje Harper's The Family We Make. Not a typical romance although there is that too, but a long and complex book about family, about coming of age and coming out..."I bought this one, but it is sooo long and I just haven't been in the mood to read ANYTHING lately. Glad to hear you liked it.
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Been reading paranormals these last few days. Right now I'm reading Dead Man and the Restless Spirits by Lou Harper. Enjoyable!
Thanks, everyone for the notice about Caught!. I downloaded an EPUB version of it earlier today and checked--sure enough, it will not open on my computer. (Hadn't moved it to my ereader yet.) I always check books at All Romance after downloading, since they sometimes have problems, but never before with Samhain. Hopefully, they'll get back to me soon.
Considering that now and then we reread the Petit Morts Series...I've just discovered this lovely character interview with Chance:
http://jordancastilloprice.com/petitm...
Anne wrote: "I have just finished Kaje Harper's The Family We Make. Not a typical romance although there is that too, but a long and complex book about family, about coming of age and coming out..."It's too long for me right now, I can only read on Sundays at the moment :-(
But yay for it being good, I have week 42 off and will add it to 'the list' :-)
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This is my favorite of Nava's books.
Josh wrote: "This is my favorite of Nava's books."Josh, I'm quite sure Jordan meant this Golden Boy, and not Nava's. Even though Nava's one is a great book.
I just finished reading Out of the Gate, which I really enjoyed. I found it much better than her gem books, which I felt had WAY too much sex and the mystery plots didn't hang together that well. My review of Out of the Gate: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...And now I'm reading Caught!, since Samhain promptly emailed me an uncorrupted copy when I told them about my unreadable one. It's great so far, and has had me laughing out loud twice--once about a squirrel even! ;-)
Marge wrote: "And now I'm reading Caught!, since Samhain promptly emailed me an uncorrupted copy when I told them about my unreadable one. It's great so far, and has had me laughing out loud twice--once about a squirrel even! ;-) ..."I'm going to read Caught! as soon as I finish here. I love J.L. Merrow!
Marge wrote: "I just finished reading Out of the Gate, which I really enjoyed. I found it much better than her gem books, which I felt had WAY too much sex and the mystery plots didn't hang toget..."The squrat?! ;-) LOL
Random thought as I'm reading Caught! -- coleslaw on pizza isn't really a thing is it? That's so wrong. :)
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I really wish the GR app would let me put a title link in!
Valerie C wrote: "Marge wrote: "I just finished reading Out of the Gate, which I really enjoyed. I found it much better than her gem books, which I felt had WAY too much sex and the mystery plots did..."That were my thoughts first time I saw fried eggs and a banana on a pizza.
I actually often eat rucola/aragula (?) on a pizza.
Ame wrote: "Valerie C wrote: "Marge wrote: "I just finished reading Out of the Gate, which I really enjoyed. I found it much better than her gem books, which I felt had WAY too much sex and the..."I would say "no" to fried eggs and bananas on pizza. :)
I like arugula, prosciutto and fresh mozzarella on mine. Yum.
I can occasionally get my Italian hubby to agree to pineapple and ham, which DD likes. He won't go for our taco/Mexican pizza, though. :)
Valerie C wrote: "I can occasionally get my Italian hubby to agree to pineapple and ham"I think they should revoke his Italian citizenship ;-)
*says the Italian who doesn't drink coffee*
Antonella wrote: "*says the Italian who doesn't drink coffee*"But you eat pasta, right? At least love pasta...
I follow - more or less - the five elements theory of Chinese cooking since a couple of years, so I eat pasta maybe twice a month. And before you ask: I don't drink that often wine ;-).
Antonella wrote: "I follow - more or less - the five elements theory of Chinese cooking since a couple of years, so I eat pasta maybe twice a month. And before you ask: I don't drink that often wine ;-)."And you dare to call yourself italien? You're ruining our stereotypes :p
Idamus wrote: "And you dare to call yourself italien? You're ruining our stereotypes :p"LOL!
I am reading Dead Man and the Army of Frogs by Lou Harper. I like these two! These books are a lot of fun.
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Usually it is a financial issue. A small publishing house will not be able to pay a really good and experienced translator, so they seek out beginners and hope for the best. Here they had obviously an editor looking over the translation, which may help ... or not. It tends to be a "Teufelskreis" (vicious circle?), a bad translation will not help the reception of the author on the market and the publishing house may not go for other books by said author, because he did not earn them enough money and so on and so on.
I have more experience with publishing houses in the Czech Republic, because my ex worked for one of the leading ones (well, a leading one in a country with a population of 10 millions is still a pretty small one :-) I remember translating applications to various foundations for them all the time, because they tried to find money for better translators that way. It is not an easy game, that one.