In 2007, we will be reading the works of:
Oscar Wilde*
George Bernard Shaw*
Truman Capote
D.H. Lawrence*
Salman Rushdie
Kurt Vonnegut
John Irving
H.P Lovecraft
John Updike
Mihail Bulgakov
Edith Wharton*
Milan Kundera
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In 2007, we will be reading the works of:
Oscar Wilde*
George Bernard Shaw*
Truman Capote
D.H. Lawrence*
Salman Rushdie
Kurt Vonnegut
John Irving
H.P Lovecraft
John Updike
Mihail Bulgakov
Edith Wharton*
Milan Kundera
Ok, don't get me wrong, the Classics are amazing, and I haven't read nearly enough, but you have few if any modern writers on here...
A German (i think) favorite of mine is Cornelia Funke. She is the author of many good and widely popular fantasy books. My personal favorite of her books is Inkheart, about a man with the ability to read characters from books. For me, at least, it is a must for anyone who can appreciate an afternoon with a thick book.
It is, in a word, enchanting. You might want to consider her in your future readings.
I'll admit my tastes in book are rather narrow, but I always remain open minded, and will do some research on a few of the authors above...
scher what do the * mean??Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
In this case, it means that I couldn't find any other symbol to signify different entries!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightshade
:p
Read'em all (excluding Edith Warton and Trueman Capote).Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Salman Rushdies "Midnights Children" beats them all :-)
Now what we do :-)
I absolutely love this list, but I find it's a bit incomplete. For example there's the summer Woolf read, and the 4th of July read... but I don't see them on the list. Of course if you haven't yet updated then I apologize. ^^; Or.... maybe only the "monthly book" is added to the list?
I had not had a chance to update the list; now it is complete. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Brigitte
Wow, this is inspiring. I just joined the community to see what others are reading and it's incredible. Do you have a time frame to read each book? 1 per week? 1 a month? I've gotta get me some speed reading skills.
Also, how balanced is it between Fiction vs. Non-Fiction? Do you do any Personal-Development type of books?
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[COLOR="Red"]I'm really excited for the book that I just got: Having it All: Achieving Your Life's Goals and Dreams. It was written by John Assaraf, who is featured in the hit movie The Secret...
Hmm, I'm gonna have to look around these forums a little more! I'd like to create a thread to share it with people. Any suggestions on an appropriate place for that?
How do I join this reading club and what's being read for December '07?
Welcome :) .Quote:
Originally Posted by Beverly S
Once you get 50 posts, you can nominate and vote for books to read for the club. I think anyone can participate in the discussions.
:bawling: all the good German authors (cf. next year) I can remember off the top of my head are not available on amazon or borders in English translation (and not on Gutenberg either). no Lion Feuchtwanger, Theodor Fontane (except his 2 most famous book, including Effi Briest :sick: ), no Heinar Kipphardt :bawling:
.. they do have Georg Büchner, though. so we won't have to read Goethe and Schiller :thumbs_up
The December thread: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=29731Quote:
Originally Posted by Beverly S
If you visit our General Chat section, you will acquire 50 posts in no time! :D
General ChatInteresting. After reading your post, Sleepy, I have tried to think of a "modern" German writer and could not think of one (only 20th Century author I can think of is Remarque). I am looking forward to finding out more! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SleepyWitch
yep... there's Günter Grass of course. he's quite good. but I tried to think of some less well-known authors and I couldn't find any of those in English translations :( well, there's lots of time to do research :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
Hello, I'm Egale. I joined the literature network long ago, but so far I have not participated in the forums, just read some of the e-books available. I would like to know a little about the montlhly forums. I read the list of books and found it most interesting. Do you read the whole book and then give your opinion about it? Or do you read chapters and discuss them? I would appreciate it if any of the members of the club can explain the procedure to me. By the way, which is the book for march 2008?
Thank you to all of you. I will be awaiting your reply.
Welcome to the Forum, Egale. :)
We tend to discuss the books as we read along. Anyone who would has a question or would like to comment on something simply posts in the relevant section.
We are still voting for the March book: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=31439
And the nomination thread for April: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ad.php?t=32321