i rate him.I ordered a book earlier by the philosipher Friedrich Nietzsche, hopefully it'll be good
i rate him.I ordered a book earlier by the philosipher Friedrich Nietzsche, hopefully it'll be good
Completely agree, read it about 5 years ago, but was still awesome. Steinbeck is a great author, he has a certain American je ne sais quoi about him, that rattles through his writing, The Grapes of Wrath and Tortilla Flat among others are great reads.Has "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck been mentioned in this thread yet?
Absolutely brilliant book.
Nowhere near as good as East of Eden imo, but still a classicis the grapes of wrath that good, yeah?
The character descriptions in that book are amazing. I always loved reading the conversations between Samuel and the Chinese man Li. Those conversations can teach you so much about life.Completely agree, read it about 5 years ago, but was still awesome. Steinbeck is a great author, he has a certain American je ne sais quoi about him, that rattles through his writing, The Grapes of Wrath and Tortilla Flat among others are great reads.
Agreed absolutely excellent work, a total masterpiece, although there were discrepansies the movie was excellent as wellAnyone read the book The Count of Monte Cristo, classy book and my favourite book of all-time. Great read, recommend it to everyone.
The Birth of Tragedy, I believe it was the first book of his. I haven't read any of his work so I'm starting at the beginning.Which one is it?
didn't like the movie at all to be honest. Wasn't even close to being as good as the book but in all fairness what movie is.Agreed absolutely excellent work, a total masterpiece, although there were discrepansies the movie was excellent as well
I saw the film before I read the book, so I wasn't disappointed in either case as the book was the better of the two, yet the film tickled my fancy enough to read the noveldidn't like the movie at all to be honest. Wasn't even close to being as good as the book but in all fairness what movie is.
YuckThe Da Vinci Code
Angels and Demons
2 Excellent books, highly recommended if you haven't read them.
Agreed, Dan Brown is SOOOOO overratedYuck
The Da Vinci Code
Angels and Demons
2 Excellent books, highly recommended if you haven't read them.
I'd also recommend the templar legacy by Steve BerryI loved Angels and Demons,didnt like The Da Vinci code tough.
If you liked those 2 you should read The last templar by Raymond Khoury.
I know where you're coming from! I'm currently reading Mansfield Park for the third time. I think that means I'll have read every novel by Austen three times when I'm done (and it's only been three or four years since I started reading her). I would probably have read P&P about fifteen times by now if I didn't watch the 1995 adaptation all the time.I've just re-read Pride and Prejudice for probably the 50th time plus and still enjoy it
BTW, I just watched the new Jane Eyre series and then re-read the book, and the introduction claimed it's the most read novel in the English language. That's worldwide and not limited to the US, of course.Read somewhere that its the most read fiction book in USA ( no comments on The Bible please)
That is a brilliant book, How Huxley made such predictions at the time i shall never know.Just read A Brave New World on Friday, as I was laying in the sun in 78 degree temperatures in Denver on Friday, quite an enjoyable, quick, and easy read
I have a pile of books to read and it's in there somewhere. I flipped through it a bit a while back - didn't really grab me. What's great about it?I just finished reading On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. What an amazing novel. Has anyone else read it? There was something I was wondering about..
It's very well written, the vocabulary is beautiful and the way he describes the two main characters, what they think of each other, how they view their relationship, how they deal with their insecurities etc. Also a good description of the atmosphere in England in the early 1960s, prior to the sexual revolution. And then the little twist. It's only short, I read it in a couple of hours.I have a pile of books to read and it's in there somewhere. I flipped through it a bit a while back - didn't really grab me. What's great about it?
Hmm... I can see why it didn't really reward a quick skim - I found the setting a bit dreary and unexciting. Maybe I'll pick it up when I get home tonight. Thanks, much appreciated.It's very well written, the vocabulary is beautiful and the way he describes the two main characters, what they think of each other, how they view their relationship, how they deal with their insecurities etc. Also a good description of the atmosphere in England in the early 1960s, prior to the sexual revolution. And then the little twist. It's only short, I read it in a couple of hours.
At times it does have this feel, probably at the romantic descriptions of the landscapes, however I felt the personal story of the two main figures was very much gripping. The writer constantly develops their character and you just wanna know what is going to happen next. All the characters in the story felt so real that I actually thought this must be some kind of an auto-biography, at least to an extent.Hmm... I can see why it didn't really reward a quick skim - I found the setting a bit dreary and unexciting. Maybe I'll pick it up when I get home tonight. Thanks, much appreciated.
Managed about a dozen pages. Truly awful. Seemed to think that sexual intercourse began in 1963. Rumours of plagiarization as well aren't there?I just finished reading On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan. What an amazing novel. Has anyone else read it? There was something I was wondering about..
Read the other one, When We Were Orphans...quite a nice read as well ...by the way which one is better, the Lolita movie or the book? Thinking of getting either one...Anyone read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro? Wonderful book and very thought provoking.