I know that this may prove nothing... but I thought this might suggest somewhat just how important a writer such as Dante is to me when three volumes in two translations from his Comedia sit mere inches from my hand. The Hollander Paradiso sits elsewhere on my desk as it's a hardcover and doesn't fit here.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
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Admit it, stlukes, you had to remove the Twilight book that was in that stack before taking the picture, didn't you?
No... I had to remove my dog-eared copies of Charles Bukowski and Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
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St. Luke--
Ok, I gotta ask. My eye keeps drifting to that third portrait in your signature everytime you post. Who is it?
P.S. I don't have a Princess Amidala fetish. I'm not even a Natalie Portman fan, heaven forbid.
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The painting in question is entitled Portrait of a Young Girl (Woman) and was painted by the Netherlandish artist, Petrus Christus c. 1472. It resides in Berlin in the Gemäldegalerie. It's one of my favorite Renaissance portraits.
Beware of the man with just one book. -Ovid
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.- Mark Twain
My Blog: Of Delicious Recoil
http://stlukesguild.tumblr.com/
Ooh, it's really lovely. And I never noticed it all these days in your signature, St Lukes.
I love Agatha Christie!Originally Posted by bookfunsphere
My favourite authors would be those that I re-read often (so Shakespeare doesn't make it to my list, along with many others), those who have written more than one book or series (Exit Emily Bronte and J K Rowling), and when I love more than just one of their works (sorry Joyce, Cervantes, Nabakov etc).
That leaves me with Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, P G Wodehouse, Dickens, George Bernard Shaw, Hmm... I thought there were more but can't remember any at the moment.
Exit, pursued by a bear.
The painting in question is entitled Portrait of a Young Girl (Woman) and was painted by the Netherlandish artist, Petrus Christus c. 1472. It resides in Berlin in the Gemäldegalerie. It's one of my favorite Renaissance portraits.
Doh! I knew I'd seen that before. Most of my favorite artists are Dutch.
Thanks!
I don't mean to hijack the thread or take away from the St. Luke/Alex III debate, but...
Is it just me, or is wordeater smokin' hot?
I see your favorite novel is The Brothers too...
Are you married?
my favorite author is J. M. Coetzee
Rhettbutler
No, you're definitely not just you. I noticed that right away. Let's hope she isn't one of those new members who post a few times and then never return.I don't mean to hijack the thread or take away from the St. Luke/Alex III debate, but...
Is it just me, or is wordeater smokin' hot?
Stick around, wordeater. I like that you're pretty, but I like that you make good, thoughtful posts more. Okay, maybe not more . . . but it's equal.
I'm always swapping round the positions of my favourite authors. I always feel a bit guilty when I list mine because I haven't read all or even most of their stuff. So:
Hugo and Tolstoy are going through on the merit of the one book of theirs I've read (The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Anna Karenina, respectively). Actually, I've read the Introduction to Cromwell, so that's one and a bitSeeing as their "better" novels are ones I haven't read yet, I am sure they will cement their positions.
Shakespeare: It's a bit cliche but then he has had a pretty impressive output. I'd be very surprised if somebody hated all of Shakespeare's plays (barring the language barrier, which is overcome through reading them!).
Hardy: I think his poetry is wonderful and his novels are brilliant. I find Far From The Madding Crowd strangely uplifting.
Fitzgerald: I think he has a lovely way of writing.
I could go on, naming more poets and playwrights, but I think this is a good indicator of my tastes
Ok, thanks for confirming. I figured while I was on the subject of eye-catching pics, I might as well mention it. Not many of us use our own, but that one should come with a warning label--"may distract and/or hypnotize."No, you're definitely not just you. I noticed that right away. Let's hope she isn't one of those new members who post a few times and then never return.
Stick around, wordeater. I like that you're pretty, but I like that you make good, thoughtful posts more. Okay, maybe not more . . . but it's equal.
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Moderns: James Kelman, Agnes Owens, Irvine Welsh, Joseph O'Connor, J G Ballard, Hanif Kureishi, Bukowski, Raymond Carver, J M Coetzee, Tobias Wolff
John Ajvide Lindqvist.
No one here probably knows who he is, but he's just amazing. He really resonates with me. I like Shakespeare and Bram Stoker, but for me personally, Lindqvist is the best.
Yeah, he wrote "Let the right one in"....good book.
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