Reading Buddies

[Scheherazade]

Here is a thread to find others to share your reading experiences with.

Once it's agreed upon, please start a separate thread for your chosen book in the General Literature (or Authors) section.


I will be reading Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald soon as part of my Re-reads Challenge. Would anyone else be interested in reading it with me?

If you have not read any Fitzgerald before, it could count towards your 12 New Authors, too! :smilewinkgrin:

[qimissung]

I am planning on reading 12 new authors, if anyone is interested. I am currentlyreading "The Sheltering Sky" by Paul Bowles and "The Tale of Genji."

[Catamite]

I am currently reading Swann's Way and The Illiad.

[Scheherazade]

I am planning on reading 12 new authors, if anyone is interested. I am currentlyreading "The Sheltering Sky"I have that book sitting on my shelf. Will start reading it with you if you are not too far ahead.

:)

[qimissung]

No, I'm not. That would be fun, thanks. I love stories of ill-fated journeys that take place in foreign countries.

[Hawkman]

I'm currently reading The Histories by Herodotus and when I've finished this I will be moving on to The Peloponnesian War by Thucycidides. This is really cutting edge stuff, so come on guys, get with it! - LOL The next two are The Jewish War by Josephus and Agricola and the Germania by Tacitus.

[Scheherazade]

Excellent. Would you like to start a thread?

[Hawkman]

"Are you lookin' at me?"

Robert De Nero

[qimissung]

I would like to. Hawkman, would you like to give your poor, overheated brain a rest and read The Sheltering Storm with Scher and I? :D

[iamnobody]

I'm currently reading The Histories by Herodotus and when I've finished this I will be moving on to The Peloponnesian War by Thucycidides. This is really cutting edge stuff, so come on guys, get with it! - LOL The next two are The Jewish War by Josephus and Agricola and the Germania by Tacitus.

I have read The Histories and have The Peloponnesian War on my shelf. I'll read along!:smile5:

[Hawkman]

I would like to. Hawkman, would you like to give your poor, overheated brain a rest and read The Sheltering Storm with Scher and I? :D

Thanks for the offer qim, but I've only got two pairs of eyes :D I try not to read more than two books at a time so I'll take a rain check if you don't mind. ;)


I have read The Histories and have The Peloponnesian War on my shelf. I'll read along!:smile5:

I'm currently on book two of the Histories, The Works of Amasis, so I have about 420 pages to go before I'm finished. I'd be delighted to share Thucydides with you if you give me about a week :)

Live and be well - H

[qimissung]

Here's the thread on The Sheltering Sky.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1111958#post1111958

I didn't know that, Hawkman. I thought you were like a spider, with dozens. :D

[KCurtis]

Here is a thread to find others to share your reading experiences with.

Once it's agreed upon, please start a separate thread for your chosen book in the General Literature (or Authors) section.


I will be reading Tender is the Night by Fitzgerald soon as part of my Re-reads Challenge. Would anyone else be interested in reading it with me?

If you have not read any Fitzgerald before, it could count towards your 12 New Authors, too! :smilewinkgrin:
Oh!! I would love to discuss this book with you! I read it in the fall. I have only read it once though, I've read several of Fitzgerald's short stories, and of course, The Great Gatsby is my favorite. I don't want to re-read Tender is the Night just yet, but I would love to take part in a discussion. There is one paragraph in that book that is such a superb example of metaphorical imagery I bet I will never find one to match it. But I will wait until after you have read it to discuss it- it has to do with a ship, and a dock.

[Darcy88]

I'm currently reading The Histories by Herodotus and when I've finished this I will be moving on to The Peloponnesian War by Thucycidides. This is really cutting edge stuff, so come on guys, get with it! - LOL The next two are The Jewish War by Josephus and Agricola and the Germania by Tacitus.

Great stuff! Thucydides' work is amazing. I've read it 3 times. I would recommend Plutarch, my favourite ancient historian, and also Livy. I just found a hardcover copy of Plutach in a thrift store for 3 bucks last night. What a score.

[Jack of Hearts]

Anyone want to work through the Transcendental Deduction in Critique of Pure Reason?

... Hello?

Aside from that banal, painful, slow-going effort, this reader is going through the following for pleasure:

Where I'm Calling From (Raymond Carver Short Stories)
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (First book only. This somewhat outside of preference. About 100 pages in.)
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl (neglecting 'em a little)
Jesus' Son (short stories by what'shisface)
East of Eden
Cien sonetos de amor (Neruda's poems. Still working through these a bit. There's a thread in the poetry discussion forum. Go!).
Memoirs of a Mangy Lover (about a third of the way in).

Just polished off Rock Springs. Would be willing to discuss it. Halfway through The Crossing (book two of the border trilogy), but set it aside for now.







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[Hawkman]

Great stuff! Thucydides' work is amazing. I've read it 3 times. I would recommend Plutarch, my favourite ancient historian, and also Livy. I just found a hardcover copy of Plutach in a thrift store for 3 bucks last night. What a score.

Hi Darcy. Yes that was a tremendous score! All 4 of the books I've mentioned came from one. Got the lot for 6 pounds. I have some more on order, so I'm hoping they'll come in. Have you read Herodotus? He has a really engaging, chatty style. If you'd care to chat about it we can start a thread.

Best - H

[Darcy88]

Hi Darcy. Yes that was a tremendous score! All 4 of the books I've mentioned came from one. Got the lot for 6 pounds. I have some more on order, so I'm hoping they'll come in. Have you read Herodotus? He has a really engaging, chatty style. If you'd care to chat about it we can start a thread.

Best - H

No I haven't read Herodotus. I've been meaning to. I read this book Persian Fire, an incredibly well-written retelling of the events in the Histories. If I can track down a copy of Herodotus I might take you up on that offer.

[Hawkman]

I'll look forward to it.

[Darcy88]

If I don't wind up reading Herodotus I'd be happy to discuss Thucydides with you. People either adore or detest it. A guy I know was reading it for school and when I told him it was one of my favourite books he gave me the "are you crazy" look. Its a perennial inclusion in reading lists for students studying military history and international affairs.

[Hawkman]

Definitely up for it. I'm really enjoying Herodotus, but my progress is still a bit slow. I've just reached the demise of Cambyses and the rise of Darius in book three.

[prendrelemick]

Thanks for the offer qim, but I've only got two pairs of eyes :D I try not to read more than two books at a time so I'll take a rain check if you don't mind. ;)



I'm currently on book two of the Histories, The Works of Amasis, so I have about 420 pages to go before I'm finished. I'd be delighted to share Thucydides with you if you give me about a week :)

Live and be well - H


Let us know when you start, I'd like to read Thucydides again.

[Hawkman]

I'll be delighted to. I'll start a thread as soon as I've finished The Histories.

Live and be well - H

[Scheherazade]

I will be starting to read Tender is the Night next week if anyone is interested:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67681

[Veho]

Long shot but does anyone want to read Germinal by Émile Zola. It'd be good to discuss it with others. I noticed there's not a lot of discussion on the Zola author page for any of his novels.