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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2017 21:26:25 GMT -5
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Post by Singer of Death on May 26, 2017 20:47:52 GMT -5
Damn, the Tale of Genji book is humongous as f. There's a lot of footnotes to read, like you really, really need to read them in order to understand the contexts. There's a bunch of poetic dialogue that are also confusing, but some of then sounds very mesmerizing (Heian etiquette requires a person to speaks poetically and not directly btw) As for the story, it's okay. It's not epic or anything special other than the fact that it's the world first novel. It's just about a guy sleeping around. Really that's all there's to it. But i would say the main character, Genji, is pretty much a fuck up person that would make Oedipus shiver. He fell in love with his stepmother cuz she looks like his mother, bong her, and then fell in love with her 10 years old niece who look like her, and then kidnapped her to raise her as his perfect wife. Again, not too epic, but if anyone want to look into the Heian society, read this book. That's some crazy shit but I imagine on par with other nobles and their eccentric behaviors. A lot of it was kept hush, hush, but there was a lot of crazy going around. Especially, if you were noble and wealthy. If I have time later this summer I might give it a try. Forgot to mention this sorry. If you gonna read Tale of Genji, i highly recommend getting the Penguin Deluxe edition. Because this edition contain numerous footnotes, glossary, and important introduction that will help you understand the contexts of the dialogue, the writing, and especially the poems. Without reading them, you absolutely won't understand some of the things that were told. And while the writing can be confusing as they were often told indirectly (i had hard times comprehending what's happening in some scenes), they were beautiful nevertheless.
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Post by moiaf on May 26, 2017 22:39:44 GMT -5
That's some crazy shit but I imagine on par with other nobles and their eccentric behaviors. A lot of it was kept hush, hush, but there was a lot of crazy going around. Especially, if you were noble and wealthy. If I have time later this summer I might give it a try. Forgot to mention this sorry. If you gonna read Tale of Genji, i highly recommend getting the Penguin Deluxe edition. Because this edition contain numerous footnotes, glossary, and important introduction that will help you understand the contexts of the dialogue, the writing, and especially the poems. Without reading them, you absolutely won't understand some of the things that were told. And while the writing can be confusing as they were often told indirectly (i had hard times comprehending what's happening in some scenes), they were beautiful nevertheless. Thank you for the information. I was thinking of getting it, so I'll make sure to grab this edition.
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Post by day dreamer on May 31, 2017 9:53:47 GMT -5
I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I finished it in about 3 hours. I could not put it down.
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Post by izzue on May 31, 2017 10:10:24 GMT -5
I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I finished it in about 3 hours. I could not put it down. Oh - my book club read this several years ago, and I loved it! Shortly after that, I did some draconian purging of 'stuff'. I had lots and lots of my mother's things which were really nice, but I just didn't have the space or the lifestyle to justify keeping it. I went on and gave most of it to Good Will, remembering that part in The Glass Castle, that one Christmas, when they actually had money to go to Good Will and buy Christmas presents for each other (before their dad came home drunk and trashed it all in the front yard ). Anyway, because of that book, my philosophy is that people who shop Good Will (like me, lots of times! ) need to be able to buy 'nice things', too.
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Post by day dreamer on May 31, 2017 12:26:52 GMT -5
I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. I finished it in about 3 hours. I could not put it down. Oh - my book club read this several years ago, and I loved it! Shortly after that, I did some draconian purging of 'stuff'. I had lots and lots of my mother's things which were really nice, but I just didn't have the space or the lifestyle to justify keeping it. I went on and gave most of it to Good Will, remembering that part in The Glass Castle, that one Christmas, when they actually had money to go to Good Will and buy Christmas presents for each other (before their dad came home drunk and trashed it all in the front yard ). Anyway, because of that book, my philosophy is that people who shop Good Will (like me, lots of times! ) need to be able to buy 'nice things', too. I decided to read it after watching this trainwreck of a family that lives "off grid" and "unschools." Someone suggested it in the thread. I'm shocked she even talks to her parents. I don't think I'd be able to.
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Post by izzue on May 31, 2017 18:27:37 GMT -5
Oh - my book club read this several years ago, and I loved it! Shortly after that, I did some draconian purging of 'stuff'. I had lots and lots of my mother's things which were really nice, but I just didn't have the space or the lifestyle to justify keeping it. I went on and gave most of it to Good Will, remembering that part in The Glass Castle, that one Christmas, when they actually had money to go to Good Will and buy Christmas presents for each other (before their dad came home drunk and trashed it all in the front yard ). Anyway, because of that book, my philosophy is that people who shop Good Will (like me, lots of times! ) need to be able to buy 'nice things', too. I decided to read it after watching this trainwreck of a family that lives "off grid" and "unschools." Someone suggested it in the thread. I'm shocked she even talks to her parents. I don't think I'd be able to. Me, either! And after she finally got away, they showed up on her doorstep -- leeches!
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Post by Balerion's Whiskers on Jun 1, 2017 13:22:27 GMT -5
I'll play....here are 10 of my favorites. I only chose from the titles that I've read multiple times. There have been some very good books that I've only read once, but I consider these old friends. I'm surprised that @nictarion is the only other one with Dune on their list...before asoiaf, Dune was my world. (if you look at my profile over at Westeros, my location is listed as Sietch Tabr)These are in no particular order. Many of these authors are represented in my library with multiple beloved works...I just chose 1 of each.
Exodus...Leon Uris Dune...Frank Herbert A Game of Thrones...GRRM Alas Babylon...Pat Frank To Kill A Mockingbird...Harper Lee Lord of the Rings...JRRT Wuthering Heights...Emily Bronte Fahrenheit 451...Ray Bradbury The Drifters...James R Michener Hunt for Red October...Tom Clancy
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Post by breakfest on Jun 1, 2017 14:52:14 GMT -5
American Gods was good, some incredibly vivid imagery and well-drawn characters. Can see Gaiman's history with comic books in the way he can give a character an immediately compelling, definable quality.
No idea how they're adapting it considering how vague and almost beside the point the actual plot is. Will have to be some major liberties taken there. People call A Song of Ice and Fire unadaptable but this would be far harder from what I can tell. Looking forward to seeing Bryan Fuller try though.
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Post by Singer of Death on Jun 2, 2017 21:34:22 GMT -5
I just finished reading The Last Day of the Incas. It is utterly brutal to read and there are some parts that i couldn't get pass through. But overall, it's a great nonfiction book to read and i highly recommended to those who want to get start on reading about the colonization of the Inca. The events are arrange chronically without going over complex details and this make it written like an actual narrative story for readers to understand easily.
Seriously, history about the Inca needs an adapted tv series.
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Post by stannisforking299al on Jun 7, 2017 7:52:04 GMT -5
The Disaster Artist. Loved it.
Tommy Wiseau genuinely has a very sad, depressing and powerful backstory. His film was still awful, but the story of how he got there would actually make a great film.
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Post by day dreamer on Jul 5, 2017 21:12:47 GMT -5
I'm hyping myself up for War for the Planet of the Apes so I'm reading the prequel novel Revelations.
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Post by atargbyanothername on Aug 17, 2017 16:26:14 GMT -5
American Gods was good, some incredibly vivid imagery and well-drawn characters. Can see Gaiman's history with comic books in the way he can give a character an immediately compelling, definable quality. No idea how they're adapting it considering how vague and almost beside the point the actual plot is. Will have to be some major liberties taken there. People call A Song of Ice and Fire unadaptable but this would be far harder from what I can tell. Looking forward to seeing Bryan Fuller try though. Actually they are pretty faithful to the spirit of the books, adding storylines rather than changing things. And tbh one of the additions is probably the best parts of the show (anyone who watched it will know what I mean). N.K. Jemisin concludes her Broken Earth Trilogy with The Stone Sky which I have started and it is just too brilliant. And is also being adapted for TV. io9.gizmodo.com/n-k-jemisins-hugo-winning-the-fifth-season-is-being-ad-1797918932Truly a series deserving of all the praise and awards it gets. Since I have not visited here in a while...I also read Robin Hobb's Assassin's Fate and bawled like a baby. Such a long journey with such Beloved (that's a pun for fans of the books!) characters. Another series that would make fantastic TV
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Post by Singer of Death on Aug 18, 2017 19:44:48 GMT -5
I just brought a bunch of classic books since they are so cheap to buy. I don't read a lot of classics aside from Dorian Gray, so i just brought ones from the popular authors: Pride and Prejudice, A Tale of Two Cities, Phantom of the Opera, and 1984.
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Post by Singer of Death on Aug 29, 2017 14:24:57 GMT -5
Finished reading Phantom of the Opera book.
I have mixed feelings toward it (more negative than positive however). I loved the dark atmosphere of the novel and how Erik is more tragic here than in the Broadway and film adaptations. But, the writing is frustrating and the characters are not that remotely interesting.
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