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I will definitely be reading Dom Casmurro and Nervous Conditions. I will pass on Inheritance of Loss since I wasn't that crazy about it the first time I read it. I read The Idiot last year, so I won't be re-reading it, either. I need to start on the Three Kingdoms soon.
Considering the inauguration you just had in Washington, contemplating idiocy seems like an option...However, I will delve into The Inheritance of Loss, thus freeing 2.2cm off my TBR shelf (the .2 is dust). I will discover Dom Casmurro, but shall leave the Nervous Conditions aside as I have dealt with them before. I will also start this Chinese Game of Thrones that is the Three Kingdoms, as well as dealing with the second Labour of Hercules, which I shall post in the next few days.
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Dom Casmurro is a little hard to locate. If you read Portuguese you can get a kindle for 99 cents. I did find it at MnLinks so ordered it.
I read Nervous Conditions already and it is a great book.
I am reading the Idiot but taking periodic breaks to read other stuff.
I've read Inheritance of Loss and Nervous Conditions, and both were great, but no rereads for me. Looking forward to Dom Casmurro, getting The Leopard done and The Idiot. (That's the one by Dostoevsky, not the one in Washington, Patrick, in case you're wondering) :)
I have to say that all three of these books really appeal to me, but I'm going to go with Dom Casmurro since I voted for it! As Kristel pointed out, it was challenging to find, and I had to pay $9.99 for the Kindle edition (via Amazon) which seems a little steep when it is available in Portuguese for $0.99. Inheritance of Loss was tempting since the ebook was available through Overdrive . . .but trying to just stick to one book per month so I can read some other books as well!
I'll try Nervous Conditions again since I put it on the shelf last year. Currently enjoying Il gattopardo, looking forward to the next herkulean task.
https://www.amazon.com/Dom-Casmurro-M...I found a cheaper English kindle edition of Dom Casmurro. Within a few days you can cancel the purchase and switch to this one.
Sushicat wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/Dom-Casmurro-M...I found a cheaper English kindle edition of Dom Ca..."
Thanks!! I will try to do that. Greatly appreciated.
Sushicat wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/Dom-Casmurro-M...I found a cheaper English kindle edition of Dom Ca..."
Argh, so when I clicked on the Kindle version, it took me to the Portuguese one. And I returned the other, lol. Hopefully I can get it back!! I do appreciate your efforts to help me. That posting was very misleading . . .
Anita wrote: "Sushicat wrote: "https://www.amazon.com/Dom-Casmurro-M...I found a cheaper English kindle ..."
The cheaper English version is bundled with the Portuguese one. But if you display all versions, there should be two visible. One for about 1 dollar which is the Portuguese one and another for about 5 dollars with a bird on the cover whic is in English.
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Here is the one I ordered in case anyone else needs it:https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Also, it looks like I can loan this book to anyone I choose. I've never noticed that before on a Kindle book. So happy to loan it once I've finished it.
Could you Dropbox it, Shuva, that would be great!
I will definitely read Nervous Conditions because I have a copy, and Dom Casmurro if I can track it down. My interloan of The Lion of Flanders only arrived yesterday so I will have to read like crazy to finish that. I may dip into The Inheritance of Loss because of the negative comments and I remember loving it. I haven't reviewed the two January books I have previously read and yet to start Jack Maggs so I am already behind!
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Kristel wrote: "When I go there, the English version with bird shows but to the right it states, Kindle version no longer available. So will stick with the MnLink one I requested."Well, that's a first. Normally it works the other wayaround. I was able to purchase it.
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Thanks for the tips, Sushicat! I will try again.
Thank you so much, I see it.
Dom Casmurro, didn't check autocorrect before!
I didn't like Inheritance of loss so I'm not sure I still have it. I might have to reread if I can find it to see if I still don't like it. Nervous Conditions I have and will read. Dom Casmurro I can find easily in translation so that's a maybe.I'm currently reading The Leopard, so I will try to read the next labour as well. I'm still waiting on The three kingdoms, book 1, but as soon as it gets here I'll give it a try.
I hope to finish the Idiot this month, so should be able to dive into Three Kingdoms in February, and maybe even start into the BOTMs that I'm already behind on. And the next Labour, of course.
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hmm, I have already read Nervous Conditions and not all that excited about Inheritance of Loss. My primary goal is to make my way through Infinite Jest so I can write the discussion questions after having read the book.
I also just got the annual read in the mail so I will be starting that. Then time permitting, I'll try to get to Dom Casmurro. I just read Brothers K so will probably delay the Idiot to next "season" when others are reading Infinite Jest
I read and enjoyed Nervous Conditions, but I'll tackle the other two!
I am so thrilled to see 2 books I have made the list, so I will try to read The Inheritance of Loss and Nervous Conditions.
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Reading Jack Maggs right now and thoroughly enjoying it.
Was it Kristel who really..."
No I voted for it and the reason it made it in the randomizer. I will be reading it later this year so glad to hear it is good.
Shuva, could you email me the link?
Thank you, Shuva. I did receive the emails.
Shuva wrote: "Pip wrote: "Could you Dropbox it, Shuva, that would be great!"It's in the dropbox as Dom Casmurro. I've also emailed you a link. Anyone else wants me to email a link let me know."
Could I have a link as well, Shuva? I'd like to read Dom for Feb.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Moll Flanders (other topics)Dom Casmurro (other topics)
The Inheritance of Loss (other topics)
Nervous Conditions (other topics)
Il Gattopardo (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Machado de Assis (other topics)Kiran Desai (other topics)
Tsitsi Dangarembga (other topics)
To recap, then our February 2017 BOTMs are:
Popular Vote Winner - The Inheritance of Loss, by Kiran Desai
Weighted Vote Winner - Dom Casmurro, by Machado de Assis
Random Selection - Nervous Conditions, by Tsitsi Dangarembga
So what are your reading plans for February? Will you be reading one or more of our BOTMs? Contemplating idiocy? Slogging through the body count in Three Kingdoms? Let us know.