Author Topic: Now reading... (Read 252153 times)

saphira · « **Reply #200 on:** September 12, 2008, 12:40:43 pm »

Conn Iggulden - Emperor- The field of swords
This is the third book from collection Emperor.. and I have one more to go.. (there are 4).. it's a great story about Roman history, especially about Cesar.

Markus · « **Reply #201 on:** September 15, 2008, 11:40:53 pm »

Ottfried Preußler: Krabat. (Available in English as "The Satanic Mill" resp. The Curse of the Darkling Mill) This is more or less a children's book which deals with a Sorbian myth. I wanted to read it because it was recommended to me by a friend and because I noticed that the villain in the book is one-eyed and associated with ravens.

Also, my mom was born in the Sorbian region.

Mystique · « **Reply #202 on:** September 16, 2008, 03:14:54 pm »

Reading Pride and Prejudice...for school

so far so good

I'll tell you more about my impressions when I finish it

Persephone · « **Reply #203 on:** September 19, 2008, 12:38:07 pm »

I'm reading a little anthology of 5 Finnish novels. Now I am reading the first one - and I have to say - it's fantastic. I haven't feel so well about a book for very long time

Persephone · « **Reply #204 on:** September 26, 2008, 10:38:20 am »

Today I am going to start reading a book I bought 2 months ago. "The Tales of Torah (15 biblical muses)" by Jan Divecký. I am looking forward to it a lot!

deathdancer · « **Reply #205 on:** September 26, 2008, 07:04:24 pm »

Tad Williams - Shadowmarch

lavaniegosII · « **Reply #206 on:** October 26, 2008, 08:29:36 pm »

Quote from: Markus on September 15, 2008, 11:40:53 pm

Ottfried Preußler: Krabat. (Available in English as "The Satanic Mill" resp. The Curse of the Darkling Mill) This is more or less a children's book which deals with a Sorbian myth. I wanted to read it because it was recommended to me by a friend and because I noticed that the villain in the book is one-eyed and associated with ravens. Also, my mom was born in the Sorbian region.

Looks interesting, I´m searching for it now

. Btw I´m reading ¨Cábala or (Kabbalah) and other texts¨ of Helena Blavatsky. Interesting book with a thousand pounds of Information. Quite heavy reading but very fruitful

The One · « **Reply #207 on:** October 26, 2008, 09:55:23 pm »

Currently reading "I, Claudius" from Robert Graves.

saphira · « **Reply #208 on:** October 27, 2008, 03:14:53 pm »

I wish to read the last book from The Imperator.. but I just don't have enough time to read that too.. I have too much stuff for studies..

lavaniegosII · « **Reply #209 on:** October 28, 2008, 01:07:18 pm »

I found yesterday in my home Carl G. Jung - Man and his Symbols in English . The dark side of my mother books is revealing now

saphira · « **Reply #210 on:** October 31, 2008, 06:36:15 pm »

Finally got it.. Conn Iggulden - Emperor, The Gods of war

The One · « **Reply #211 on:** November 14, 2008, 05:06:12 am »

No One Writes to the Colonel (El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba) from Gabriel Garcia Marquez for Spanish.
Fahrenheit 451 from Ray Bradbury for English.
I'm loving both.... I'm still on Claudius and will soon be starting reading some Asimov after I finish up Marquez.

Aluqak · « **Reply #212 on:** November 14, 2008, 09:15:49 am »

Quote from: The One on November 14, 2008, 05:06:12 am

No One Writes to the Colonel (El Coronel no tiene quien le escriba) from Gabriel Garcia Marquez for Spanish.

That's one of my fave from Gabo

. And Assimov

, you will finish your fisrt book without noticing it. Good choices young One.

The One · « **Reply #213 on:** November 15, 2008, 03:07:58 am »

Thanks Al.

Well, Gabo's books are school required, but well, for these last two years, all books I've been reading for school have been pretty enjoyable (except Mark Twain's books, I don't know why they put them in the 10th grade curriculum... They stop being pleasing after you reach age 12) And I know that next semester we'll be reading 100 Años de Soledad (A Hundred Years of Solitude)
And Asimov is for Spanish too, but at least I got to choose what I'm reading.

Aluqak · « **Reply #214 on:** November 15, 2008, 01:19:56 pm »

Quote from: The One on November 15, 2008, 03:07:58 am

And Asimov is for Spanish too, but at least I got to choose what I'm reading.

Whaaaat! You have to read Assimov for school. Man, that's what I call progress.

I want my school money and time back

The One · « **Reply #215 on:** November 15, 2008, 03:20:01 pm »

Free choice book.

Somebody picked Isabel Allende, someone picked up some Tom Clancy... And someone picked up a book on how to increase self esteem.

Mystique · « **Reply #216 on:** November 16, 2008, 11:55:32 am »

Legends of Blood: The Vampire in History and Myth by Wayne Bartlett and Flavia Idriceanu. Hehe. One pretty interesting book

Mystique · « **Reply #217 on:** November 23, 2008, 10:58:51 pm »

A few days ago I finished reading Kafka's The Metamorphosis - and may I say - the book is brilliant! I mean - wow! I'm thrilled...
I love this kind of books - where meaning is hidden under the surface, books from which you can read out more words than it's written...
Kafka did a great job with this novella, in an odd and unusual way he managed to depict one really usual situation...

I will most certainly read more of his books - this is the only one written by him that I've read so far

Luth · « **Reply #218 on:** November 23, 2008, 11:01:51 pm »

Hi Mystique,

if you learn a little about Kafka himself, you'll probably understand even better the book (if you have not done it already). I mean, he always felt as "the other" in all aspects of his life... That, and a lot of other things I don't remember now from the course I did about Kafka in the Uni

Mystique · « **Reply #219 on:** November 23, 2008, 11:07:04 pm »

Hey Luth,

yes, I know quite a bit about Kafka, we've learned about him not so long ago in our Croatian class, thus I remember a lot about his life. It is quite interesting how much he actually left of himself in this book (I suppose in the other books as well)...that's what I like about him as well...he lived his literature...and now he keeps on living through his books...if you know what I'm trying to say...
All in all, quite an interesting character he was

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