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Apr 05, 2015 04:19PM
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. About a quarter into the book. Enjoying so far. Things Fall Apart
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Alberta and Jacob, Cora Sandel.Second time reading it. I'm Norwegian and this is one of the finest books written in Norway. Recommended!!
It's just so touching and sweet. When I committed to the list , I decided to start all over, reading this, Gone With The Wind, Dead Souls and the other I had read again since I don't remember that much.
Elizabeth wrote: "Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. About a quarter into the book. Enjoying so far. Things Fall Apart"I liked it! Awful, but I liked it still.
No horrible is more correct word probably.
Frances wrote: "The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. I have wanted to read this for ages so I'm appreciating the April Challenge."Which group?
Sorry. There is an April Challenge which is" the Age of Innocence". Probably under Classics. But this is also on the 1001 Books which I am working on as well. It is the book I have started for the 1001 books you Should Read group. That was the question I was answering. Too confusing?
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michael. Seems to be mixed reviews about this book but who can't resist a novel by a poet be they Canadian or otherwise.
Steppenwolf - I generally can't stand the wishy washyness of philosophy and 'deep' thought so I'm not expecting much.
Dree wrote: "I will be starting Their Eyes Were Watching God tonight."Loved TEWWG! It took a lot of effort to get through the dialect. In fact I gave in and went to audio for the first half. Once I got to Tea Cake, I was so impatient to read, that I went back to the text. :) I love Janey! And the beautiful descriptive language is such a lovely counterpoint to the different voices that Hurston captures. Enjoy!
Democracy - another 'first for an author' and 2001: A Space Odyssey. I haven't seen the the film and really know nothing about it which I'm pleased about. I prefer knowing very little about books so I have no expectations.
Since I've already read The Count of Monte Cristo, I am reading The Three Musketeers by Dumas.
Amanda wrote: "Joana Marta wrote: "Starting today Thérèse Raquin by Zola :)"I just finished that one. I loved it."
Good to know! :D I read almost 100 pages non stop today! I'm getting a very good feeling this is going to be an awesome book until the end :)
I started The Trial by Franz Kafka today. This is my second reading of The Trial; though this time it is for a class, so it will be a little different. One of my absolute favorites.
Just started Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I want to read Remains of the Day, too, but I need to finish Tender, first.
Also has started Oroonoko, forgot that. It's okay so far, not gripping, but jut fine. Still reading Alberta and Jacob too, I think it's some of the finest Norwegian literature has. One of my favorites.
I'm about 75% done with North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. If I take it in the context of the time it was written (published 1855) then it's a great book. If I look at it through a contemporary lens then it's overly wordy and too slowly paced. :-)
Started reading An Artist of the Floating World this afternoon. My first by Ishiguro so looking forward to seeing what it's like.
The Sea the Sea by Iris Murdoch. In addition to the ten year that it will take to get through this list of books there is another decade of Booker Prize winners ahead of me (which this one is). Anyone know how many booker prize winners are listed in Boxall's list?
Just ten years ?? My app says I will be finished at 56, I'm 29 now :P
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According to this group's shelf there are 23: https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...
I just started Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I've never seen the movie (except a couple of short scenes and famous lines), so the book will be completely fresh to me.I'm also about halfway through David Copperfield as I continue to work my way through all of Charles Dickens novels. This is the third Dickens book I've read and he's quickly becoming a favorite author of mine.
Linda wrote: "I just started Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I've never seen the movie (except a couple of short scenes and famous lines), so the book will be completely fre..."I really liked Gone With The Wind! It's some years now, and I had red so few of the books when I committed to the list that I decided to read them again.
Have you read Bleak House yet? I drew the number for it for the randomiser challenge in the 2015 reading challenge group. I'm a little daunted that that's my first Dickens ^^
Luís wrote: "Winter wrote: "Linda wrote: "I just started Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. I've never seen the movie (except a couple of short scenes and famous lines), so th..."Good to know!!
Winter wrote: "ave you read Bleak House yet? I drew the number for it for the randomiser challenge in the 2015 reading challenge group. I'm a little daunted that that's my first Dickens"What a coincidence - yes I've read Bleak House and it was also my first Dickens! I was also daunted for it to be my first Dickens, and that it had to do with the courts so I was afraid I would not understand a lot of it. But my worries were unfounded. I loved the novel, and there was not as much court stuff as I had feared. The only thing I had a little problem with in the beginning was keeping all the characters straight. Now I see that Dickens always has a LOT of characters in his books.
Good to know, now I'm looking forward to it :-D I don't think the characters will be a problem. I read often many books at a time. I can read 8 books at a time and it's never a problem, I think I could double it and still remember everyone. Weird since I'm not very good at remembering important stuff :P
In December I will read A Christmas Carol too :)
Well, enjoy Bleak House then, Winter! I was surprised at what a page-turner it was. It was hard for me to keep to the reading schedule of the group I was reading it with. :)
I hope I like it as much! It will be one of my may reads I believe. :) I have one randomiser book for each month now I think.
Just Started The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.
So many great books, so hard to choose!!! I finally settled on Drop City by T.C.Boyle because it semms to be set mostly in Alaska and therefore qualified for popsugar nr 29:- A book set somewhere you've always wanted to visit
I also look really forward to 2666. Someone read these two? Or one of them? :)
Just yesterday I started listening to Ulysses by James Joyce via podcast. I attempted to read this while in College and I think I MIGHT have made it to page 10 before giving up, so wish me luck with the audio version :)
Laini wrote: "Just yesterday I started listening to Ulysses by James Joyce via podcast. I attempted to read this while in College and I think I MIGHT have made it to page 10 before giving up, so w..."Good luck! I just finished reading it, but I wish I had had more time to listen to the audio along with the reading. There are certain episodes where I can see the audio being much more clear in figuring out what is happening over reading the actual book.
Blindness by Jose Saramango
I've just started Wise Children... again. It's such a short book and I really like what I've read, but every time I pick it up, life gets in the way! This is my 3rd attempt.
Linda wrote: "Now I see that Dickens always has a LOT of characters in his books. "He does but barring the heroines they are all so distinct and memorable they are easy to keep track of.
The Female Quixote: or, the Adventures of Arabella - I've been reading this over the last few days. It's good but a bit limited in scope and the involved passages can get a bit wearying.I've also just picked up Moon Palace
London Fields - I wasn't sure what I'd be in for with with when I downloaded it but so far it's proving a delight. Martin Amis has the sort of sense of humour that appeals to my darker self :-)
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