What are you reading?

[prymetyme]

Yah, I think it's 52 bucks for half a year. Not bad for a weekly of that quality, 2 bucks , and only 1/3rd of the cover price.

And you easily get triple or quadruple the content of a 1 buck Newsweek/Time, so it works out. I don't read that much now, just on the train to work, back, etc, but it'll last a good 4, 5 days.

Something to do in boring Classes :D

[littleman]

Does anyone else read Murakami? Fantastic for me.

[BusbyBabes]

I was never going to finish Ulysses before school starts so I've switched to something shorter. All Quiet on the Western Front. Have really enjoyed it thus far.

Anything about WWI is interesting-try 'Private Peaceful' which is excellent.

[JC7rox]

Does anyone else read Murakami? Fantastic for me.

"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is great. It is part of my personal library, though I should buy a new one, as it is in pretty bad shape.

I've also read "After the Quake," which is a collection of short stories inspired by the aftermath of Japanese life after the Kobe earthquake, I believe.

I've always wanted to read "Norwegian Wood."

That is, unless you were talking about Ryu Murakami, in which case I feel like a complete ass.

[Achtung]

That is, unless you were talking about Ryu Murakami, in which case I feel like a complete ass.

I also assume he's talking about Haruki Murakami. I read "Underground" a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it... or at least as much as you can enjoy a relatively depressing collection of stories.

[Sapphire]

Anything about WWI is interesting-try 'Private Peaceful' which is excellent.
My favorite war novels are Catch-22 (about WWII) and Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, about the Spanish Civil War. I'm normally not a big Hemingway fan, but FWTBT is excellent.

[BusbyBabes]

My favorite war novels are Catch-22 (about WWII) and Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls, about the Spanish Civil War. I'm normally not a big Hemingway fan, but FWTBT is excellent.

Have you read Nineteen-eighty-Four by George Orwell?

In terms of history Robert Graves is excellent especially 'I Claudius':cool: but I also read biographies especially that of English & British royalty by Jean Plaidy (is dead) and Antonia Frasher. The former helped to foster my love for history.

Has anyone read the 'The Time Travellers Wife'?

[BusbyBabes]

I thought I would recommend 'A thousand orange trees' by Kathryn Harrison set in the 1680's in Spain when the inquisition was still in full flow. A brilliant book and novel.

As I liked the film, there is the book called 'Dangerous liaisons' by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos.

[Sapphire]

Have you read Nineteen-eighty-Four by George Orwell? Yes! I love anything Orwell. I actually re-read Animal Farm about a month ago. My husband's trying to improve his english, so it was on his reading list to help him learn. 1984 is brilliant.

As I liked the film, there is the book called 'Dangerous liaisons' by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos.Have you read it? I heard the book was superior to the film, but haven't read it myself.

[BusbyBabes]

Yes! I love anything Orwell. I actually re-read Animal Farm about a month ago. My husband's trying to improve his english, so it was on his reading list to help him learn. 1984 is brilliant.

Have you read it? I heard the book was superior to the film, but haven't read it myself.

Only a bit but it caused great controversy when it was published because it was rumoured to be based on true events in eighteenth century France.

You mention Animal farm which I do think is a brilliant book and like Hitler, Stalin etc. It is a great read.

I would give a special mention to the 'Swiss family Robinson', 'Children of The Forest' and 'Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens.

You can tell that I have read many books!:D

[littleman]

"The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" is great. It is part of my personal library, though I should buy a new one, as it is in pretty bad shape.

I've also read "After the Quake," which is a collection of short stories inspired by the aftermath of Japanese life after the Kobe earthquake, I believe.

I've always wanted to read "Norwegian Wood."

That is, unless you were talking about Ryu Murakami, in which case I feel like a complete ass.

I also assume he's talking about Haruki Murakami. I read "Underground" a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it... or at least as much as you can enjoy a relatively depressing collection of stories.

Yeah I'm talking about Haruki.

I read Kafka on the Shore and Dance Dance Dance. Fantastic!!

I need to read Wind-up Bird Chronicle and Hard Boiled Wonderland. Need to find those books somehow.

[Achtung]

Yes! I love anything Orwell. I actually re-read Animal Farm about a month ago. My husband's trying to improve his english, so it was on his reading list to help him learn. 1984 is brilliant.


So you'll be teaching him Newspeak as well? ;)

[Vermont Red]

That's double plus good.

[Sapphire]

So you'll be teaching him Newspeak as well? ;)I figured he could learn our language as well as our current political situation -- kind of a twofer. :) I'm so proud of his progress; he actually understands enough now to despise all TV news except PBS. (He used to watch the Today Show; he didn't know any better, bless him. Now he likes Charlie Rose. He's not quite to Jon Stewart yet -- babysteps.)

[Achtung]

I figured he could learn our language as well as our current political situation -- kind of a twofer. :) I'm so proud of his progress; he actually understands enough now to despise all TV news except PBS. (He used to watch the Today Show; he didn't know any better, bless him. Now he likes Charlie Rose. He's not quite to Jon Stewart yet -- babysteps.)

He won't be completely assimilated though until he can understand Stu Scott.

9:35 -- Stu Scott interviews Pavel and his interpreter. Just to clear things up, Pavel does understand English ... he just can't understand Stu Scott. Seriously, I'm not fronting.

[Stud83]

That is, unless you were talking about Ryu Murakami, in which case I feel like a complete ass.

I actually like him more than the other Murakami. I don't generally like decadent type style stuff, but this guy is really fun to read. Coin Locker Babies is a great read. Too bad many people choose to stop reading anything related to him after reading Almost Transparent Blue...

[sdotsom]

He won't be completely assimilated though until he can understand Stu Scott.

9:35 -- Stu Scott interviews Pavel and his interpreter. Just to clear things up, Pavel does understand English ... he just can't understand Stu Scott. Seriously, I'm not fronting.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=874598365

[BusbyBabes]

I actually like him more than the other Murakami. I don't generally like decadent type style stuff, but this guy is really fun to read. Coin Locker Babies is a great read. Too bad many people choose to stop reading anything related to him after reading Almost Transparent Blue...

I have never heard of Murakami:confused:

BTW I am reading 'The Romanovs 1819-1959' by John Van Der Kiste.

[JC7rox]

Fudge!?

I have to read "The Last of the Mohicans" for one of my courses. It is kind of a hard read. By hard, I mean it is much too wordy for it's own good. By too wordy, I mean, it describes its descriptions. It is making me nod off, and I don't usually nod off when reading a good book.

I'm also currently reading "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel. From what I have read so far, it is a wonderful read. It flows very well. Has anyone here read this?

[Joelzinho]

Reading "Trudeau Affect".