The last book I picked up was Chet Raymo's Natural Prayers. I'll soon be picking up Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries.
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The last book I picked up was Chet Raymo's Natural Prayers. I'll soon be picking up Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Death By Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries.
Last books I borrowed from the library:
The Sound and the Fury - Faulkner
Anthem - Ayn Rand
Well, the last book I actually checked out was either Best American Essay of 2005 or Blake's book on Milton.
However, I stole, yesterday while at work, Philip Roth's The Plot Against America on audio.
lost horizon by james hilton....ashamed to admit that i haven't returned it to the library yet, been 6 mos now. *blush** and worst, i haven't read it still...*blush**blush**blush***
Tonight I took out "The Name of the Rose". It is the February book read, so I thought I would look it over; then after what I am currently reading, I will start it.
intoxicatedsoul - "Lost Horizons" is a great book; do read it and return to your poor library.
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
I was hoping to get the Aeneid, too, so I can read along with my daughter as she just began it for her English class. Luckily, we read some of it last year when she was still homeschooled. However, there wasn't a single copy at the library of the book or CD.
Changes: A Love Story by Ama Ata Aidoo and a book by Nguyen Huy Thiep, but I can't find the translation of the title anywhere, unfortunately.
The Ringmaster's Daughter by Jostein Gaarder. I've read it so many times but love it so much!!
Siddharta by Herman Hesse, I failed at returning it, so now iv'e got a rather large fee wating for me...
The Fifth Child - Doris Lessing
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
Harens Ĺr - Arto Paasilinna
Fearful Symmetry Northrop Frye..
The last book I took from the library dealt with the life of Marilyn Monroe. Fascinated about her mysterious death, I wrote something
about what the circumstances could have been and how a lot depended on her upbringing:
http://www.quazen.com/Reference/Biog...-Marilyn.65607
the library has something written by her her half sister which I took out earlier, and it gave me a new perspective on the diva.
The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories - Mark Twain
3 books:
Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb
The Boyfriend List (by some person or other)
And Flame (also by another person)
The Scarlet Letter - Nathanial Hawthorne
The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger. I had never, until recently, encountered this book so I thought I'd pick it up for a spot of light reading, considering it's so well renowned as a book taught in high schools. I finished it this evening and was mildly disappointed that I was never taught it in school. I can certainly understand why so many students are given this to read.
Washington's Crossing, Fischer; By the Light of the Moon, Koontz; umm Master and Margarita and The Fall. I finally paid my fine!
L'Amant (The Lover) by Marguerite Duras
To the Is-Land by Janet Frame
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
I just checked out Godless: The Church of Liberalism by Ann Coulter. I haven't had a chance to start it yet.
Today, for the first time in almost a decade, I went to the library. :D
I borrowed a book called Summer of the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion. I need it for a paper I'm writing. :thumbs_up
Just borrowed Amsterdam by Ian McEwan
To the is-land by Janet Frame
The Turning by Tim Winton
Ben, in the World by Doris Lessing
I must have 50 or 60 books sitting on the floor in uneven and unbalanced stacks that I intend to read "soon"... to speak nothing of the endless unread books staring back at me from my own personal library shelves. Of what use would I have for a taking out more books from the library?! Masochism?
The Scarlet Letter
I picked up:
Hermann Broch - The Sleepwalkers
Alfred Doblin - Berlin, Alexanderplatz
Jose Saramago - All the Names
"Belinda" by Maria Edgeworth. Also "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" (a guide to 19th century literature and 19th century life in general- fascinating reading for those with an interest in history)
The Catcher in the rye =)
My bookshelves are filled with unread books! But I can't help it. I still have to go the library as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by stlukesguild
Homeward Bound by Elaine Tyler May. Used it for a paper on Lolita. Fascinating insight into Cold War social psychology!
Two critical studies of Paradise Lost.
Chekhov Collected Works. I needed the book for the 'Chekhov Short Story' thread - any Chekhov fans out there? We have very active discussions in progress monthly. If inclined do come and join in. We would love to have more enthusiasts.
Reality in Fiction
Walden
I was Broch's? I've read The Death of Virgil, and I think it was bad (have you read The Death of Virgil too?), but The Sleepwalkers seems something very different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Oomoo
And I really loved that Döblin's, it was amazing! How did you like it yourself?
How large can a library fee be? :lol:Quote:
Siddharta by Herman Hesse, I failed at returning it, so now iv'e got a rather large fee wating for me...
hallo
A bunch of stuff on translation theory for a paper - Dryden, Schleiermacher, and a collection of essays with one by Richmond Lattimore, who is the translator of Homer into English.
Vanity Fair
downing, did you read it yet? Also, have you finished "Atonement" - how was it? How is "Vanity Fair"? I have the book here - happened to find it very cheap at a thriftshop one day. Love those thriftshops. It is on my 'To Read' list, which is getting longer and longer as the time wears on.....;)Quote:
Originally Posted by downing
I've only skimmed over a pages of The Sleepwalkers and it was very Thomas Mann-ish in approach (pedantic, heavy, too many adjectives). Doblin I've read like 40 pages, it seemed interesting, but I didn't like the prose style (I'm pretty sure it was bad translation), and in the second episode there were many casual things that seemed unrelated and even boring. Then the books were stolen from me =\Quote:
Originally Posted by Etienne
All the Names also couldn't keep me interested. It was a good book but I found out halfway through that I simply don't care.
It was you who recommended Bely, no? For some reason I haven't read it yet. I think I didn't finish the last 10 books I've read or so... I hope I'm gonna like this one.