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okay. i would like to say that War and Peace is the last book that i have read, but was just a little dismayed to find that there is an epilogue to the epilogue, if you will! :EEK: and it's fascinating to peer inside T's head, but it reminds me, aside from the passion of his questionings, of Hugo's horridly overwritten chapter "A Bird's Eye View of Paris" in Notre Dame...
The recent one i finished is :
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
I think it is one of the greatest novel ever..written to show the suffering of Human beings...I dont know how to express my feelings toward it ..But there is one thing to tell about it...its that when you read it you must cry..:(...i did not know that slaves suffered that much until i read this magnificent novel...i identify with the characters as if i am part of the plot...
I think I will read Uncle Tom's Cabin again. I loved it the 1st time, but was too busy with other classes to REALLY enjoy it. That seems to be the way with a lot of books. I get more out of them when I can relax.
Earlier this evening, I finished Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals by Immanuel Kant, translated by H.J. Paton - a moral/ethical philosophy book. I had read it once before, by a different translator, and found the book very enlightening, but I desired to read it again, under another recommended translator (Paton). This translator seemed better, as he always contributed a thorough introduction, summary, and analysis. Wonderful content, regardless! I have read a few other works by Kant (Critique of Pure Reason and Critique of Judgment), finding all of them incredible, to say the least, along with the Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals (intimidating title, I know); Kant arranges his writing very logically, short, to-the-point, and reader-friendly.
My rating: 10/10
The last book I finished was One Hundred Years Of Solitude. A little confusing and complicated, but a beautiful, beautiful book.
The House of spirits by Isabel allande
I thought it was boring and a bit plotless for the second, third and fourth chapters ut then it got better .
Actually maybe not plotless but the oppoiset plotful? It jumped around alot was filled with too much sexauality I mean that thing with the dog that was unnessesary!
But in the end it was sort of intresting not earh moving or even schema changing but alright entertaiment for a few hours.
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie
Another Hercule Poirot story by Christie. This time the detective investigates the small thefts which lead to a seeming murder at a youth hostel. Unfortunately, Christie is not up to her usual standard in this book. It lacks her usual clever twists and excitement. An average detective story: 5/10 KitKats
The last book I read was 'Birds Without Wings' by Louis De Bernieres. He's also the author of 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin', which I have not read....yet. I just finished 'Birds Without Wings' yesterday, and it was great!
'Birds...' is set in the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, i.e., from the late 19th century, through the turn of the 20th century, and that period leading up to & directly preceding World War I. The narrative is laid out using parallel story lines: one setting is intimate, telling of the day to day community life in a small Anatolian villiage, while the other story line is more historically sweeping, encompassing events of a major significance.
An excellent book.
George Orwell :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Akira
The last book I read was Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
I thought it was really good, the first half better than the second. I feel I need/want to give it a second read though. I get the feeling it's that kind of book, where every time you read it you notice or realise something subtle that you didn't pick up on before; I like that :)
That was an odd book; it disturbed me a little, but it was pretty good. I was a little confused by the end, though.
Lolita? Haha, i'd be worried if it hadn't disturbed you a little! And yes, the end was very confusing :|Quote:
Originally Posted by ArcherSnake
arms raised in victorious olympic pose:
finished W&P by the pool today!
*forgot, actually, 'til i saw the new posts here. :D
Anthony Burgess; A Clockwork Orange
I loved it. The language really helps pull you into Alex's world, and ooh what a world it is.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. A masterpeice that all I can say. I finished it yesterday.
Ooh I bought that because I heard it was good, and it was like £1.25 (not bad price). I think I will read it very soon.
I've just finished The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald and it was very good. He has a really good style of story-telling and the end is so well put together, leaving you wishing Gatsby didn't ... well I don't want to spoil it for anyone. But something happens that shocked me completely.
Overall it's a nice short, enjoyable read and you all should read it if you havn't yet.