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Which LIST book did you just finish?
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Jun 09, 2023 06:07AM
The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy. 5 stars.
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Women in Love by D.H. Lawrence. Of his three List books, this was my least favorite, but I'm still a big Lawrence fan.
JenniferAustin wrote: "The Life and Death of Harriett Frean by May Sinclair - 5 enthusiastic stars!"That looks really interesting, and I’ve never heard of it until now. Got the kindle and will read it soon.
In Search of Lost Time: Volume 1: The Way by Swann's by Marcel Proust. Second read but different translation.
Murphy by Samuel Beckett. I`m not feeling inclined to try his Ulysses if it's a lot weirder than this one, as people say.
Breakfast at Tiffany's and Three Stories by Truman CapoteI liked the other short stories contained in this book better than Breakfast.
#109 - I finished "that book by Nabokov"
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#110 - I finished Edith Wharton's beloved short novel
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Joy D wrote: "Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor - 2* - My Review - others liked this much more than I did"I couldn't stand that book! It might be one of the worst books I've ever read!
Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe of Nigeria. Has similarities to his Things Fall Apart, but a different story and well worth reading.
I really liked Things Fall Apart, and plan to read Arrow of God soon. Glad you feel it was well worth reading.
Re Flannery O’Connor’s Wise Blood, one Amazon reviewer wrote, “Like Being Inside a Fun House That Wasn't Fun.” I’m going to give it a try as I normally like her work.
I just finished reading The Little Prince! I've tried to read it in French before in school so it was nice to finally finish it
Jennifer W wrote: "Joy D wrote: "Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor - 2* - My Review - others liked this much more than I did"I couldn't stand that book! It might be one of the worst books ..."
Glad it's not just me.
George P. wrote: "Arrow of God by Chinua Achebe of Nigeria. Has similarities to his Things Fall Apart, but a different story and well worth reading." I think "No Longer at Ease," part of the African Trilogy, is also worth reading. It's not a part of the 1001 if you get a copy of the full Trilogy it's an easy read and maybe my favorite of the three.
I need some help. "No Longer at Ease" reminded me of a book I read. I thought it was "Bend in the River" by V S Naipaul; but it's not. Two men from a third world country (Africa?) become friends at college in US (Britain?). At home one of them becomes President of the post revolution government. The other comes to work with him. The novel tells of the failure of their relationship do to their differences in addressing the difficulties of forming a post revolutionary government and staying true to their pre-revolution ideals.
Any ideas or did I dream it?
An oldie: La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas (1499). It's a fairly short play. Some say it's a hybrid of play and novel but having read it I think it's just a play
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson - such a nice surprise read about the love between a child and her grandmother. Flaubert’s Parrot by Julian Barnes. Now I will have to tackle Madame Bovary.
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