Subject: What are you reading now?
Posted by: briansqueen
Date: Apr 26 04
Ok, whats everyone reading now, and how are you liking it, would you recommend it?
I am re-reading Stephen Kings' "The Stand", I read it years ago as a young teen, and it went over my head, so I thought I'd give it another shot, now that Im older and wiser(?). Wish Me Luck! S.
Posted by: briansqueen
Date: Apr 26 04
Ok, whats everyone reading now, and how are you liking it, would you recommend it?
I am re-reading Stephen Kings' "The Stand", I read it years ago as a young teen, and it went over my head, so I thought I'd give it another shot, now that Im older and wiser(?). Wish Me Luck! S.
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I've been getting into 17th century French history and I've just received a book called "Brother to the Sun King", by Nancy Nichols Barker. I'm looking forward to reading that but need to finish the other books I'm reading also. I've also sent off for a book on the letters of his wife, Liselotte, Princess Palatine. That's coming from America so will take some weeks to arrive I think. Reply #1321. Oct 14 17, 4:59 AM |
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I couldn't resist starting my new book. It's interesting. Written in 1989, it's by an American author and claims to be the first biography of Phillippe Duke of Orleans in the English language. Also it states there was only one previously in the French language. It's a story of child abuse in the beginning. At least that's how it would be viewed now. An apparently able child deliberately held back educationally, and in every way not allowed to excel his elder brother at anything. Reply #1322. Oct 14 17, 10:34 AM |
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Endless Night by Agatha Christie. Reply #1323. Oct 30 17, 3:32 PM |
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I've just finished reading "Letters from Liselotte" edited by Maria Kroll. It's a fascinating read for anyone interested in the court of Louis XIV and his family. She writes as an insider (being his sister in law) and comments on political social, ceremonial and family events as well as what people were like, how they looked and behaved, about plotting, religious matters, health matters,financial matters, nature, other European royalty and events and all sorts of things. She was an excellent letter writer, observant, interesting, amusing and moving in places. She had her prejudices but less than might be expected for the age. She was also connected to the British (Hanoverian) royal house and claimed she would have had a stronger claim to the British throne than George I, but for the fact that she'd had to convert to catholicism when she married the King's brother, Philippe D'Orleans. This made her ineligible for the British throne. Reply #1324. Oct 31 17, 11:14 AM |
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"Suite Francaise" by Irene Nemirovsky, I've seen the movie and got interested. Reply #1325. Nov 04 17, 10:47 AM |
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I am reading my childhood favorite "Great Expectations". Brings back a flood of memories associated with the French Revolution. Reply #1326. Nov 04 17, 11:04 AM |
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Great expectations followed by A tale of Two cities which is my personal favorite. Reply #1327. Nov 04 17, 11:06 AM |
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One I've read several times is "David Copperfield", my favourite book by Dickens Reply #1328. Nov 06 17, 3:15 PM |
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Am currently reading John Pelan's short story collection, "The Century's Best Horror Fiction" (Vol.1). The stories in this volume range from 1901-1950. Am reading the stories in chronological order, so that aspects of the genre's development will reveal themselves. Overall an excellent collection ranging from old favorites (e.g., W.W. Jacob's, "Monkey's Paw", "Casting the Runes") to lesser known tales (e.g., "The Coach", "The Thing in the Cellar"). Reply #1329. Nov 06 17, 4:39 PM |
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I'm now reading 'Sing You Home' by Jodi Picoult, the first book of hers that I've read. Reply #1330. Nov 14 17, 8:31 AM |
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I've just finished "The Underground Railway" by Colson Whitehead which is about slavery and escape from slavery in America in the 19th century. I didn't find it to be such a good read on slavery as "Amistad"by David Pesci. There was some loss of pace and continuity at times. It read as if the author had written some sections separately and joined them together without considering the flow. However it did convey an awful sense of how difficult it was for a slave to escape and live free in those times. Reply #1331. Nov 22 17, 2:44 AM |
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I'm starting to re-read "The Heart of the Matter" by Grahame Greene because it's one of the the tattiest old books on my bookshelf and looks an eyesore. I think we bought it second hand many years ago so it was not in a good state to start with. I'll throw it away afterwards. I've already bought a replacement for it, but there's no sense in bending the new book when I can re-read the older one. Reply #1332. Nov 22 17, 2:49 AM |
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To describe the old book. It's a hardback without a covering flysheet. The red material covering it is faded and someone has written the title on it in tippex. There's also a large liquid stain on the cover and it's a bit grubby. The yellowing pages are starting to come loose and are made from very cheap rough paper. It's not in a fit state to give to a charity shop or put on e-bay. I can't remember ever throwing a book away before, but there's no alternative with this one and I need the shelf space with my "one book in" "one book out" policy now, for lack of space. Reply #1333. Nov 22 17, 2:55 AM |
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'The Last Battle' C. S. Lewis Reply #1334. Nov 25 17, 7:36 AM |
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AcrylicInk. Great book. It's the last in the Narnia series as I recall. Have you read all the others in the series? Reply #1335. Nov 27 17, 3:22 AM |
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Tiye, I have read "The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared" by Jonas Jonasson. I never truly got into it, but I kept on reading and wanted to see how far it would go and enjoyed the ride. At the moment I am reading "Day of the Triffids" in the bathroom and "Citizen of the Galaxy" in the bedroom. Reply #1336. Nov 28 17, 10:31 AM |
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I am reading "Memoirs of the Duc De Saint-Simon" who was at Versailles during the latter part of the reign of Louis XIV and wrote about it. I've got a bit obsessed now about reading accounts of Louis's reign at Versailles. I haven't come across a bad or uninteresting contemporary writer of Louis XIV's time. I love all the gossip too but it's often more than gossip as it was witnessed. Incredible period. St-Simon's writing style is said to have influenced Proust. I haven't read any Proust though. I was put off by the information that he devoted pages to describing something quite minor. There is a Norwegian writer, Karl Ove Knausgaard, who writes about mundane everyday things but his books are hugely popular. "The Guardian" newspaper described one of his books as "a load of old cobblers". I think I'll steer away from those. "Money for old rope" comes to mind. Reply #1337. Dec 07 17, 6:30 AM |
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I should say that the Saint-Simon book I'm reading is only volume 1 of 3 volumes. It's abridged and translated by Lucy Norton. Apparently in the original he repeats himself a lot and goes into obscure history at length including noble pedigrees but thankfully she's cut that out. Reply #1338. Dec 07 17, 6:34 AM |
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'The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents' by Terry Pratchett. It's another Discworld one. I'm taking my time to read them because I don't want the series to end, but it's been so long now since I read the first one that I can barely remember it, so I'll probably read them all again. Reply #1339. Dec 09 17, 1:40 AM |
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The True Story of Fake News by Mark Dice, it's a fun and informative read so far! Reply #1340. Dec 17 17, 9:15 PM |
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