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books you are reading/ books you recommend
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 10:07 am |
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Merhaba!
As I am pretty sure there are many of us reading more than the "incoming messages to our mobiles" , I kindly ask you to answer the follwing two questions (maybe in this way we could stir the desire to read in others, too):
a) what are you reading now?
b) what would be the books you would recommend?(your top 3)
Mines would be:
a) Amin Maalouf- Samarkand
b) Herman Hesse- The Glass Bead Game (Master of the Game)
Jose Saramago- The Gospel according to Jesus Christ
Mircea Eliade- With the Gypsy Girls
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 11:13 am |
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Quoting juliacernat: Merhaba!
As I am pretty sure there are many of us reading more than the "incoming messages to our mobiles", I kindly ask you to answer the follwing two questions (maybe in this way we could stir the desire to read in others, too):
a) what are you reading now?
b) what would be the books you would recommend?(your top 3)
Mines would be:
a) Amin Maalouf- Samarkand
b) Herman Hesse- The Glass Bead Game (Master of the Game)
Jose Saramago- The Gospel according to Jesus Christ
Mircea Eliade- With the Gypsy Girls |
i'd like to recommend..
'the color purple' a very well written book although the subject is distressing..sorry the authors name escapes me at present.
'the lovely bones' by alice sebold..again a distressing subject but extremely well written and thought provoking.
there are so many good books.that i can't think of anymore
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 11:13 am |
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Merhaba Julia!
Unfortunately, spending like 12 hours/day at work doesnt offer me too much free time for reading books  I hope that maybe next year, i will be able to enclose this reading wish in my plans
The books i would recommend are:
1.)Love towards the neighbour - Pascal Bruckner
2.)Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne
3.)Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
My list would be longer if i were to add some of the best writers and their books from the romanian literature..
Maria
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 11:52 am |
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Like Mary said, I also don't have the luxury of free time during the day. But I definately MAKE some time at night, to read a good book. The subjects vary. From history to science and from romance to horror. There have been nights when I didn't sleep at all, in order to finish a book.
My list would be too long, if I could include greek literature, which is my favorite. But as I can't, here are my all time favorites by foreign authors (excuse me for placing a list with more than 3 items  ):
- Precious Bane by Mary Webb
- The whitest flower by Brendan Graham
- Virgin's Knot by Holly Payne
- Lıke Water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel
- Zahir - Paulo Coelho
- Eleven minutes - Paulo Coelho
Recently I added Dan Brown's Angels and deamons to my fav list. A very interesting and captivating piece of writing.
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 12:10 pm |
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Quoting sophie: Like Mary said, I also don't have the luxury of free time during the day. But I definately MAKE some time at night, to read a good book. The subjects vary. From history to science and from romance to horror. There have been nights when I didn't sleep at all, in order to finish a book.
My list would be too long, if I could include greek literature, which is my favorite. But as I can't, here are my all time favorites by foreign authors (excuse me for placing a list with more than 3 items ):
- Precious Bane by Mary Webb
- The whitest flower by Brendan Graham
- Virgin's Knot by Holly Payne
- Lıke Water for chocolate by Laura Esquivel
- Zahir - Paulo Coelho
- Eleven minutes - Paulo Coelho
Recently I added Dan Brown's Angels and deamons to my fav list. A very interesting and captivating piece of writing. |
Coelho 's Zahir and Eleven minutes are on my list to read for
next year 
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 02:17 pm |
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Quoting Mary83:
Coelho 's Zahir and Eleven minutes is on my list to read for
next year |
Both books and especially "Zahir" will speak to your heart only if you have personal experiences somehow similar to those of the heroes. I mean that if a teenager for example tries to read these books, he ll most likely find them boring
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 04:33 pm |
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Quoting sophie: Quoting Mary83:
Coelho 's Zahir and Eleven minutes are on my list to read for
next year |
Both books and especially "Zahir" will speak to your heart only if you have personal experiences somehow similar to those of the heroes. I mean that if a teenager for example tries to read these books, he ll most likely find them boring |
Believe me, Sophie, im not a teenager anymore, although i wish to turn back time and be one, but its impossible Anyway, i read some fragments and i like both of them When he came last year to Romania, Coehlo had a nice welcoming and a lot of advertising was made for these two books...
Regards,
Maria
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 08:45 pm |
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Quoting sophie:
Both books and especially "Zahir" will speak to your heart only if you have personal experiences somehow similar to those of the heroes. I mean that if a teenager for example tries to read these books, he ll most likely find them boring |
well yea that's true  i liked his book "veronica decides to die" but after that i started with "zahir" and couldn't finish it, i found it a bit boring
but maybe if i finished it i would have liked it
a book that i am reading now is "The davenci code" by dan brown
maybe everybody had already read it and i am a bit late 
i will recommend only one book : "The Silenced Cry" by Ana Tortajada
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 09:56 pm |
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The first title that comes to mind is Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. It was written in 1960, republished a couple of years ago, and it's in my top3 of fav books I think. I'd have to think really hard to find a book that touched me as much as this one did.
More to follow..
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21 Dec 2006 Thu 10:46 pm |
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I am currently reading "Mein Kampf" by Adolf Hitler. The book is banned in many countries, including Germany. In countries with constitutional protections against such censorship, those who do not want people to read Mein Kampf have also pressured bookstores, including Barnes & Noble and even Amazon, to stop selling the book. Some other book stores have chosen not to carry the book. It took me awhile to find it and I successfuly have. I do not endorse or admire Hitler in any means, just curious what his thoughts and behaviors were that led him in to great power. I will say he was a terrible writer, even though he prides himself with his writing. You really have to take the time with this book to comprehend what he is feeling and understand his thoughts. I'm finding it a difficult read, but determined to get through it.
Favorite Book & Movie: The Outsiders: Author S.E. Hinton
Great Book: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest: Author Ken Kesey
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