Why? When I did a lot of drugs I liked Trainspotting too, but when I sobered up I realized that movie was just okay.
Any Clive Barker fans here? I read The Great and Secret Show, followed by Everville, followed by Imajica, and just couldn't stop.
I like it for the characters and writing, not the drug use. I can't relate to Heroin addiction, which was just the movies backdrop btw.
I had a very strange week-end. I started it by re-reading Bulgakov's "Белая Гвардия" (partially inspired by obtaining a full copy of the 4-part Russian TV movie) and ended it by reading a downloaded copy of the Hunger Games (likewise).
It's a difficult book to read. Might as well see the play "Dni Turbinix" which is based on that novel.
You know, I didn't find it that difficult to RE-READ (reading for the first time was tough, though). besides, with age I have come to appreciate Bulgakov's style. On a bad day, or if you're not entirely sober, it will drive you up the wall. I found it very enjoyable this time around, however.
Try this: Зазаборный Роман. (Записки пассажира.) http://samlib.ru/w/wladimir_g/zabor1.shtml You can read the whole book on that site. I read it a couple of years ago at work, it made my days go a lot faster.
I am looking to pick up this tome. Anyone had a chance to read it? It seems to have an interesting (and very logical) perspective on the WWII outcome.
Hey, don't be hating on Ernest Seton-Thompson! He's a more modern Rudyard Kipling! I still maintain that "Krag, The Kootenay Ram and Other Stories" is the best wildlife story I have ever read! And, yes, it is John Reed, not John Reid. Tell me his "Ten Days That Shook the World" did not captivate you! I should have added Jack London to the list. Surprisingly, Lermontov wasn't among my favorite authors, despite the pressure coming from my mother, a Russian Language and Literature teacher.
Jack London was interminable. I couldn't get through that shit in either language. I haven't read Reed and I had honestly never heard of Seton-Thompson. Kipling was a must, of course.
I'm not often offended when people scoff at the classics, as I frequently do it myself...but, something about that particular comment irritates me. It may be the source...hmm...
That's interesting. While Jack London's work do tend to be drawn-out, the White Fang I found very exciting. I guess, as they say, "На вкус и цвет товарища нет".
My latest read. One of the most underrated contemporary authors; The Hyperion novels were a trip. http://www.amazon.com/The-Abominable-Novel-Dan-Simmons/dp/0316198838/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394649217&sr=8-1&keywords=the abominable
You don't even want to know what I said about yo mamma's book! Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's objectively bad - just that I personally couldn't stand it. But then, I tend to dislike books with a lot of physical description, and London had that in spades......and spades......and spades. Anyway, I don't really read much literature anymore - mostly non-fiction. Although I did read Beautiful Ruins over Christmas vacation, and it was absolutely fantastic. I also read both Clark's and Mitchell's books on the origins of WWI, and I can't recommend Clark's book enough. I thought it was the stronger of the two, albeit with a few chapters I didn't care for as much.
I have finally gotten around to reading "A Brief History of Time" (Stephen Hawking). Just finished the Battle of Kursk (David Glantz). I also prefer non-fiction.