Sheepsie Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 Hey guys! I'd like to read some Chinese literature, but don't know where to start. Could you give me some suggestions? (I can't really read chinese very well, so hopefully one with english translations ) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted August 20, 2018 Report Share Posted August 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Sheepsie said: Hey guys! I'd like to read some Chinese literature, but don't know where to start. Could you give me some suggestions? (I can't really read chinese very well, so hopefully one with english translations ) The Three Body Problem is an awesome book! It is the first book in the trilogy Remembrance of Earth's Past. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsie Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 7 hours ago, ShootingStar16 said: The Three Body Problem is an awesome book! It is the first book in the trilogy Remembrance of Earth's Past. The summary seems really interesting! And I am all for sci-fi How was the literary style of the translation, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I'm kind of wondering how you found out about it? (I could maybe find more books like this through the same sources hehe) Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 12 minutes ago, Sheepsie said: The summary seems really interesting! And I am all for sci-fi How was the literary style of the translation, if you don't mind me asking? Also, I'm kind of wondering how you found out about it? (I could maybe find more books like this through the same sources hehe) It was a really good translation! Super easy to read (some translations of books can sound incredibly awkward :/). I found out about this book from a course I took during my first year of university. I had to read it for that class so yeah. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsie Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Just now, ShootingStar16 said: It was a really good translation! Super easy to read (some translations of books can sound incredibly awkward :/). I found out about this book from a course I took during my first year of university. I had to read it for that class so yeah. I'm on board with this one then! Just gotta find out how to get a copy... Sounds like it was a really fun class! Judging by the book you got to read at least, haha. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Just now, Sheepsie said: I'm on board with this one then! Just gotta find out how to get a copy... Sounds like it was a really fun class! Judging by the book you got to read at least, haha. You can get it at your local Chapters/Indigo/Coles (I've noticed that you seem to be from Canada). Yeah it was a fun class! We got to read a wide variety of stuff! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsie Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 Awesome :)) What other stuff did you read for that class? and what class was it? I might even consider taking it in uni. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Sheepsie said: Awesome :)) What other stuff did you read for that class? and what class was it? I might even consider taking it in uni. We read works on political theory/philosophy in general (like Foucault, Rousseau), plays (Life of Galileo, Oedipus, Hamlet), a graphic novel (Watchmen), and a bunch of other cool stuff. It was this 18 credit course that lasted the whole school year. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsie Posted August 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 16 hours ago, ShootingStar16 said: We read works on political theory/philosophy in general (like Foucault, Rousseau), plays (Life of Galileo, Oedipus, Hamlet), a graphic novel (Watchmen), and a bunch of other cool stuff. It was this 18 credit course that lasted the whole school year. Anything you might recommend for those who want to read political theory/philosophy? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 33 minutes ago, Sheepsie said: Anything you might recommend for those who want to read political theory/philosophy? Hmm I liked The Communist Manifesto (I read this for another class and keep in mind that I'm pretty left leaning in terms of politics, so of course I'm biased), The Republic (also read this for another class, but it's really deep and it messes with your mind so much at the end) and anything by Foucault if you're up for an extremely difficult read. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheepsie Posted August 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2018 5 hours ago, ShootingStar16 said: Hmm I liked The Communist Manifesto (I read this for another class and keep in mind that I'm pretty left leaning in terms of politics, so of course I'm biased), The Republic (also read this for another class, but it's really deep and it messes with your mind so much at the end) and anything by Foucault if you're up for an extremely difficult read. Thanks for all the suggestions! I better get reading! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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