I am looking forard to some intelligent book chats.:
This book was written by someone interested in art. Art history people
often have a good sense of history in general. I wanted to give it as a
gift to someone who likes to philosophize.
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I am looking forard to some intelligent book chats.:
This book was written by someone interested in art. Art history people
often have a good sense of history in general. I wanted to give it as a
gift to someone who likes to philosophize.
Love to hear what you think of it minstrel.Quote:
Originally Posted by minstrelbard
:conehead::conehead::conehead:Since I am opsessive-compulsive book shopper :crazy:, I bought seven books in June:
1. Lolita, V. Nabokov
2. In Praise of the Stepmother, M. Vargas Llosa
3. The Confusions of Young Torless, R. Musil
4. The Book Thief, M. Zusak
5. The Lover, M. Duras
6. Celebrations, M. Tournier
7. The Heart of Darkness, J. Conrad
Oh, if only a day had a hundred hours, wouldn't that be swell!
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat, because I love that wry humour, and I haven't read it in about 40 years.
"The Death of Jim Loney" by James Welch. I saw it mentioned in a creative writing book I'm reading.
The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Reasoning: Well I was in the philosophy section of Barnes and Nobles, and I hate leaving a bookstore without buying at least something. Also, it was between that and Utopia by Sir Thomas Moore, and Manifesto just felt lighter ^_^
If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
Got recommended to me.
The Violent Bear It Away by Flannery O'Connor
I haven't read this one yet, and I'm a big fan of Flannery O'Connor.
infinite jest - david foster wallace
heard it was AMAZING and SO CLEVER and THE BEST BOOK EVER. sadly it's not. not at all. it's quirky hipster drivel. note to self: stop reading books that aren't at least 50 years old.
El Paciente Ingles
Because it was cheap, I was bored, and it's been recommended on several occasions.
My last two books were a volume entitled Byzantine Art and another 1492, a catalog from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington from some years back. I bought both books for the wealth of color photographs of some beautiful art work and because they were both grossly inexpensive.
after all that heavy stuff....
the last book I bought was Legends O f Australian Fantasy edited by Jack Dann & Jonathan Strahan.
I like fantasy.
My Antonia by Willa Cather because many people on here seem to rate it and Selected Letters of Jane Austen, out of interest.
The Eternal Husband and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoevsky P/V translation.
Working my way through P/V translations as I enjoyed their C&P immensely.
The Last book I bought was Burma Boy. I had no specific reason for buying this one. I walked randomly into this bookstore, had a look at the books, found it. Then I turned it around to read the synosis and found it interesting.