IBhelp2015 Posted July 8, 2014 Report Share Posted July 8, 2014 This summer, I've read (for leisure): Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseiny Life of Pi by Yann Martel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind Was And the Mountains Echoed good? I love Khaled Hosseiny as a writer Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinecoe Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Dubliners by James JoycePortrait of an Artist as an young man by James JoyceThe Exiled by James JoyceUlysses by James JoyceName of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzatiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSpring Snow by Yukio MishimaRunaway Horses by Yukio MishimaThe dictionary of Khazars by Milorad Pavic.The White Castle by Orham PamukInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Great list. No book dissapoint me in a particularly meaningful way. James Joyce especially made me remember why I like literature as much as I do. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox smith Posted August 7, 2014 Report Share Posted August 7, 2014 Dubliners by James Joyce Portrait of an Artist as an young man by James Joyce The Exiled by James Joyce Ulysses by James Joyce Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco The Tartar Steppe by Dino Buzzati The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima Runaway Horses by Yukio Mishima The dictionary of Khazars by Milorad Pavic. The White Castle by Orham Pamuk Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Great list. No book dissapoint me in a particularly meaningful way. James Joyce especially made me remember why I like literature as much as I do. Impressive list. The Master and Margarita is one of the great books out there. Question: Could you recommend a book to start with Mishima? I've been interested in tackling his work for a while, but I'm afraid of starting off wrong (happens to me a lot), so I'd appreciate any help. Now, personally I didn't reach my reading goals this summer I read the following: The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt (pretty darn good, except for the very ending) Most of 2666, Roberto Bolaño (I'm reluctant to start with the last section, I don't want it to end) Middle C, William Gass (some of the finest prose I've seen) El ruido de las cosas al caer, Juan Gabriel Vásquez The Solitude of Prime Numbers, Paolo Giordano Autobiography of Red (reread), Anne Carson (I cried again. It's perfect.) Currently reading: Lost in the Funhouse (short stories), John Barth (Tough read, dense, metafictional beyond comprehension, to the point of inducing headaches) Girl with Curious Hair (short stories), David Foster Wallace (Favourite author of mine, but disappointing, given his treatment of autistic people in the first story) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinecoe Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Dubliners by James JoycePortrait of an Artist as an young man by James JoyceThe Exiled by James JoyceUlysses by James JoyceName of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzatiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSpring Snow by Yukio MishimaRunaway Horses by Yukio MishimaThe dictionary of Khazars by Milorad Pavic.The White Castle by Orham PamukInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Great list. No book dissapoint me in a particularly meaningful way. James Joyce especially made me remember why I like literature as much as I do.Question: Could you recommend a book to start with Mishima? I've been interested in tackling his work for a while, but I'm afraid of starting off wrong (happens to me a lot), so I'd appreciate any help.Most people start Mishima with The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea, which is a compact and a rather comprehensive novel that covers his thinking and usual themes. Other starting points would be Sun and Steel if you care about his aesthetic theories, or Confessions of a Mask if you are very interested in his character as a writer. Your reading list seemed great with 2666, Lost in Funhouse and other really, really good works of literature. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox smith Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 Dubliners by James JoycePortrait of an Artist as an young man by James JoyceThe Exiled by James JoyceUlysses by James JoyceName of the Rose by Umberto EcoThe Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzatiThe Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovSpring Snow by Yukio MishimaRunaway Horses by Yukio MishimaThe dictionary of Khazars by Milorad Pavic.The White Castle by Orham PamukInvisible Cities by Italo Calvino. Great list. No book dissapoint me in a particularly meaningful way. James Joyce especially made me remember why I like literature as much as I do.Question: Could you recommend a book to start with Mishima? I've been interested in tackling his work for a while, but I'm afraid of starting off wrong (happens to me a lot), so I'd appreciate any help.Most people start Mishima with The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea, which is a compact and a rather comprehensive novel that covers his thinking and usual themes. Other starting points would be Sun and Steel if you care about his aesthetic theories, or Confessions of a Mask if you are very interested in his character as a writer. Your reading list seemed great with 2666, Lost in Funhouse and other really, really good works of literature. Thanks for the tip! I think my parents have Confessions of a mask somewhere in the house... If i can find it. Thanks again. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinksyoucanthink Posted August 10, 2014 Report Share Posted August 10, 2014 I'm reading Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, and trying to get into The Odyssey by Homer. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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