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| The Complete Father Brown Stories | Nov 18, 2003 |
by G.K. Chesterton. For some reason, I never seem to get tired of it.
Another permanent fixture on my bed-table is Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes (the short stories only, though). Yeah, I know.
Alice in Wonderland and the Hunting of the Snark are always within reach, too.
Federica
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| I completely agree with you! | Nov 18, 2003 |
Svetozar Georgiev wrote: This is my question. Everyone of us has favourite book. Very often we read and reread this book, admiring the language, although we know every single letter, and wait to see what is going to happen (it might be different some day, who knows  ). To me, the book that makes me admire the English language is "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro. Being non-English by birth, he wrote a book, which was awarded for its elegant style of English. This is the book that possesses the true English style of narration. May be, by not being English, he managed to see what one cannot see if one is English.
Georgiev,
I would not be able to pick ONE book that I like the most. However, from the point of beauty of the English language, I had exactly the same impression you had when I first read "The Remains of the Day"... And the fact that English was not the author's first language only increased my admiration... But then again, I happen to believe that Milan Kundera´s prose in French is much more delectable than that of many French writers...
As you, say, it is probably because English is not our native tongue that we are more sensitive to the quality, I am not sure but, indeed, the reading of this particular Ishiguro's book is always a pleasure to me (I read another one from him and did not find the English as polished as in the Remains of the Day), comparabale to savouring the best piece of dark chocolate!
There might be some other English authors whose writing is as good as Ishiguro's; however, I have not come across their books yet, so any suggestions are welcome!
| | | | | So hard to choose... | Nov 18, 2003 |
... "Embers" by Sandor Marai; "A River Sutra" by Gita Mehta; "Hill above the clouds" by Vesna Krmpotic; ...
Oh, I could go on and on and on...
Happy readin'!
Seadeta
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| The ones I love till madness | Nov 18, 2003 |
" Belle du Seigneur" - Albert Cohen.
" L'Ecume des Jours" - Boris Vian.
Now I have just ended "The Age of Diamond" by Neal Stephenson. Probably one of the best S.F. novels of all times (with: "Standing on Zanzibar" by John Brunner).
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mbc
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but three of my favorites for their beauty and simplicity:
Sostiene Pereira by Antonio Tabucchi
Bone by Fae Myenne Ng (a very under-rated novel by a very talented American writer)
Atemwende (Breathturn) by Paul Celan (I have a bilingual edition (German-English) translated by one of my heroes, Pierre Joris.
| | | | | Very easy... | Nov 20, 2003 |
...It has to be "Lord of the Rings", no competition!!
(That's the greatest book ever written, how annoying that some people consider it a 'children's book'!!)
Another favourite for me is "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", and this one I admit is more of a 'children's book', or better, for the ever-young-at-heart...!
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In memoriam | "Flashman" books by George MacDonald Fraser | Nov 20, 2003 |
The author has taken the character Flashman, the school bully in "Tom Brown's Schooldays"
and described his subsequent career throughout the 19th Century. Flashman is a despicable coward, bully and fraud, but the books are in the form of his own totally frank memoirs. He pursues a military career, and the books tell of his adventures in conflicts in Afghanistan, Russia, India, China and elsewhere. The author researches his subjects meticulously. I have learned more history of the Briti... See more The author has taken the character Flashman, the school bully in "Tom Brown's Schooldays"
and described his subsequent career throughout the 19th Century. Flashman is a despicable coward, bully and fraud, but the books are in the form of his own totally frank memoirs. He pursues a military career, and the books tell of his adventures in conflicts in Afghanistan, Russia, India, China and elsewhere. The author researches his subjects meticulously. I have learned more history of the British Empire and other aspects of the 19th Century from these books than I ever did at school.
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| three is a magic number | Dec 13, 2003 |
1. "Dziady" A. Mickiewicz
2. "Silmarillion" J.R.R. Tolkien
3. "Pride and Prejudice" J. Austin
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Yamato (X)
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| another planet | Dec 21, 2003 |
Well, my favorite book is in fact a trilogy.
The Mars Trilogy (Red, green and blue Mars) by Kim Stanley Robinson.
I find it incredible the level of detail the achieves being such a long book.
But also, I speak about the characters as old, absent friends. It is SO touching...
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Hope you are right Pablo !
I just ordered these 3 volumes to "Amazon" .
If you are wrong, I will send you the bill...
Happy new year to all.
[Edited at 2004-01-03 20:32]
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My Friend Thierry!
I find it nice that you took that interest on those books, just by my mention.
I hope you like them, we will certanly have the chance to discuss them.
Just a little side not: the first one is a bit thick at the beggining. But just keep on!
About the bill... well, at first I thought of giving you an enraged answer.
Then I though that, you being a moderator, it wouldn't be advisable.
But then again, the answ... See more My Friend Thierry!
I find it nice that you took that interest on those books, just by my mention.
I hope you like them, we will certanly have the chance to discuss them.
Just a little side not: the first one is a bit thick at the beggining. But just keep on!
About the bill... well, at first I thought of giving you an enraged answer.
Then I though that, you being a moderator, it wouldn't be advisable.
But then again, the answer came to my mind: we can always have a duel of fencing to settle the matter. 
My best wishes to everyone this year 2004 ▲ Collapse
| | | | Thierry LOTTE
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Pablo said :
hope you like them, we will certanly have the chance to discuss them.
Just a little side not: the first one is a bit thick at the beggining. But just keep on!
Hey ! I am confident that I will do it…
I have been always fond off « Trilogies » and while awa... See more Pablo said :
hope you like them, we will certanly have the chance to discuss them.
Just a little side not: the first one is a bit thick at the beggining. But just keep on!
Hey ! I am confident that I will do it…
I have been always fond off « Trilogies » and while awaiitng true one I am considering that « The Gaïa Trilogy » (from John Varley) and The « Helliconia’s Trilogy » from Brian Aldiss.
Sure I will meet you soon in Sitges !
Friendly,
Thierry
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Rahi Moosavi
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1984 - George Orwell
Catcher in the Rye - Salinger
Blindness - Jose Saramago
L'Alchimiste - Paulo Cuelho
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Harry Potter's five books of course. So enamoured of them that I am on the lookout for their French and German versions as well for their wonderful translation.
Regards,
N.Raghavan
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| The Name of the Rose | Jan 8, 2004 |
by Umberto Eco - I have read it five times, I think, and planning to read it again soon... (very complex and a very good Hungarian translation)
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