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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I love reading myself, and love to find new books and enjoy talking to others who have the same interest.
So my question is...
What are you reading right now and what book that you have read would you recommend? |
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
I like to have a fiction and a non-fiction on the go at any one time. Fiction-wise I'm reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Non-fiction I've just finished Junky by William Burroughs, now getting through The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax |
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"I like to have a fiction and a non-fiction on the go at any one time. Fiction-wise I'm reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Non-fiction I've just finished Junky by William Burroughs, now getting through The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax"
The Master and Margarita is on my pile of books to be read - how're you finding it? |
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
"I like to have a fiction and a non-fiction on the go at any one time. Fiction-wise I'm reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Non-fiction I've just finished Junky by William Burroughs, now getting through The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax
The Master and Margarita is on my pile of books to be read - how're you finding it?"
I'm not too far in but so far it's superb. Got that classic Russian literary flair for great characters, and wildly imaginative. Already feeling it'll become a favourite. |
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"I like to have a fiction and a non-fiction on the go at any one time. Fiction-wise I'm reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Non-fiction I've just finished Junky by William Burroughs, now getting through The Land Where the Blues Began by Alan Lomax
The Master and Margarita is on my pile of books to be read - how're you finding it?
I'm not too far in but so far it's superb. Got that classic Russian literary flair for great characters, and wildly imaginative. Already feeling it'll become a favourite."
Fantastic, I think it'll be the next one I read! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I just finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It was good but couldn’t beat The Secret History "
I so want to read this, started it, but ran out off time (borrowed frim the Vicar's wife) Beautiful writing |
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(Mr) currently into Russian classics, top tip is to start with the short story by Gogol, the Cloak, then move onto the weightier tomes.
There’s a lot of criticism of the Constance Garnett translations of Russian literature, but frankly if you are more used to a propulsive story they are the best way to get into it.
Crime and Punishment is my favourite and maybe not what you’d expect. |
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"I love reading myself, and love to find new books and enjoy talking to others who have the same interest.
So my question is...
What are you reading right now and what book that you have read would you recommend?"
Reading the first George Smiley book “Call for the dead” by John le Carre. Interesting to see the beginning of this famous character |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Be water , my friend . The true teachings of Bruce lee by Shannon lee.
It expands on lees philosophy , although not one of those self help type books I have found parts of it useful through lockdown and the pandemic. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Inside the NHS in a Time of Pandemic - Dr Rachel Clarke. Sounds incredibly bleak, but it's not, it's incredibly inspiring. Basically, an inside account of medical profession during covid. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Currently reading Dark Mountain by Richard Laymon.. don't know that I'd recommend it especially. But I'd definitely recommend the author works, if you enjoy horror he's your man. And very prolific. |
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By *ljamMan
over a year ago
Edinburgh |
"(Mr) currently into Russian classics, top tip is to start with the short story by Gogol, the Cloak, then move onto the weightier tomes.
There’s a lot of criticism of the Constance Garnett translations of Russian literature, but frankly if you are more used to a propulsive story they are the best way to get into it.
Crime and Punishment is my favourite and maybe not what you’d expect."
Gogol's Dead Souls is fantastic |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I love reading myself, and love to find new books and enjoy talking to others who have the same interest.
So my question is...
What are you reading right now and what book that you have read would you recommend?"
The beach and the shack both great reads |
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"Be water , my friend . The true teachings of Bruce lee by Shannon lee.
It expands on lees philosophy , although not one of those self help type books I have found parts of it useful through lockdown and the pandemic. "
Yesss! Love a martial arts philosophy cross! I've read a lot on bushido and find it fascinating. I find a lot of comfort in the idea that through self improvement we can better the world around us and Eastern thinking frames the sentiment far better than Western. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Recently I started to read JD Robb In Death series. On book 4 now.
I’ve also read Ian Fleming’s Jams Bond novels, best in the order they were published, very entertaining.
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"I just finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It was good but couldn’t beat The Secret History
I so want to read this, started it, but ran out off time (borrowed frim the Vicar's wife) Beautiful writing "
I love the Secret History, it's one of my favourite novels. I found the Litte Friend really peculiar so approached the Goldfinch with some trepidation.
It was OK (well written and involving enough), but I wasn't sure whether it was YA fiction, it just felt all a bit clichéd and lacked the subtlety of the Secret History. |
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"(Mr) currently into Russian classics, top tip is to start with the short story by Gogol, the Cloak, then move onto the weightier tomes.
There’s a lot of criticism of the Constance Garnett translations of Russian literature, but frankly if you are more used to a propulsive story they are the best way to get into it.
Crime and Punishment is my favourite and maybe not what you’d expect.
Gogol's Dead Souls is fantastic"
"But... They are dead??? "
It's very funny yes  |
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By *ino70Man
over a year ago
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"Currently reading a lot of Terry Pratchett, "
Just thinking of starting The sheppards crown which i have been putting off since his death but then again as it been awhile since I been in discworld maybe should re-read from beginning first... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Plodding through Midnight Library.. its hard because it feels like I read the same thought s many times before. I don't find it original. And main character is annoying. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Currently reading - The Breakthrough- Daphne du Maurier
Favourite reads - The New York Trilogy- Paul Auster
Kid napped - Robert Louis Stevenson
Crime and Punishment - Dostoevsky |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
I’m going to read wuthering heights next time I’m on leave, am fascinated by it. My favourite novel is Bliss by Peter Carey , tend to read more autobiography than novels, started somebody to love (Freddy Mercury) but it’s too sad. |
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"I’m going to read wuthering heights next time I’m on leave, am fascinated by it. My favourite novel is Bliss by Peter Carey , tend to read more autobiography than novels, started somebody to love (Freddy Mercury) but it’s too sad."
Wuthering Heights is the only novel I read at school where I hated every single character. Every time anyone died I did a little cheer! |
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"I just finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It was good but couldn’t beat The Secret History
I so want to read this, started it, but ran out off time (borrowed frim the Vicar's wife) Beautiful writing
I love the Secret History, it's one of my favourite novels. I found the Litte Friend really peculiar so approached the Goldfinch with some trepidation.
It was OK (well written and involving enough), but I wasn't sure whether it was YA fiction, it just felt all a bit clichéd and lacked the subtlety of the Secret History."
I loved The Secret History. The Little Friend I struggled with and found messy but there are beautiful passages in it. The Christmas scene before the death of the little boy is particularly beautiful, and I loved the relationships between the three older sisters. I kind of felt like the real story was in their dynamic rather than the murder mystery. There seems to be two camps with The Goldfinch- those who disliked and those who absolutely loved. Though it probably could have done with another edit I'm definitely in the latter camp. Overall I love Donna Tartt as a writer and cannot wait to see what we get next.
My two favourite reads this year have been Douglas Stuart's Shuggie Bain and Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life. Both are very emotional but A Little Life made me sob. Something I've never done before. Not an easy read but beautiful all the same. |
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