What are you currently reading?

[SimonNZ]

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Cormac McCarthy - The Road

[NikF]

Journey by Moonlight by Antal Szerb.

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[Ken B]

4th time for this.

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The source for Yojimbo by the way.

Added: The only book I ever liked a lot more on a second reading.

[Ken B]

Just finished reading for the third time.

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This is Hammett's weakest book, which is still better than most stuff out there.

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Philip Roth - The Human Stain

[SimonNZ]

Been eagerly awaiting the arrival of this one for the last three months.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

I have a strange feeling that I may have said this before but I couldn't find anything when I searched: my excessive reading of Goethe has given me a perfect picture about where Wagner possibly gained influence to his prose style and stage directions and excessive use of superlatives. Of course, it is pretty obvious that such an important author and poet as Goethe was, would leave his mark to many, Wagner not being the only one.

It has been some time since I read Schiller. Is his writing style similar (which could imply that it was a common feature at the time in German literature)? Of course, he mainly wrote dramas, not much prose (IIRC).

[NikF]

Pleasure by Gabriele D'Annunzio.

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[aligreto]

JB Priestly: Margin Released....

[Florestan]

Pleasure by Gabriele D'Annunzio.

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How is it? Have you read The Flame of Life? I remember enjoying it a lot --- but then again I'm a huge fan of all novels set in Venice, my favoritest city on Earth. 

[NikF]

How is it? Have you read The Flame of Life? I remember enjoying it a lot --- but then again I'm a huge fan of all novels set in Venice, my favoritest city on Earth. 

I've only started it and so it's difficult to form a full impression. However I can say that while tame by current standards I can imagine it being considered hugely risque on publication.
No, I haven't read ' The Flame of Life', but I'll keep an eye open for it.

[Ken B]

How is it? Have you read The Flame of Life? I remember enjoying it a lot --- but then again I'm a huge fan of all novels set in Venice, my favoritest city on Earth. 

Ever read the Donna Leon novels? People recommend them to me but I have never actually made the effort to read one.

[NikF]

Watership Down by Richard Adams.

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Time for a reread of an old favourite. I was first prompted to read and borrow this by a librarian in the local public library, but not before she enquired if my hands were clean ("...both sides?") and had elicited a promise to tell her what I thought about it when I finished reading it. I was just a little kid and took her request so seriously.

[aligreto]

Watership Down by Richard Adams.

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Time for a reread of an old favourite. I was first prompted to read and borrow this by a librarian in the local public library, but not before she enquired if my hands were clean ("...both sides?") and had elicited a promise to tell her what I thought about it when I finished reading it. I was just a little kid and took her request so seriously.

A great read with dark and violent undertones.

[NikF]

A great read with dark and violent undertones.

Yeah, it is. And I was saying in another thread that only on the second time of reading did I become aware of the cool Joseph Campbell monomyth/Jung 'all stories are one story' stuff. Also, I liked the character of Hazel.

It's weird, because although books were important during my childhood the only other one I can really remember was 'The Black Cloud' - a science fiction novel by Fred Hoyle. You familiar with it?

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Watership Down by Richard Adams.

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Time for a reread of an old favourite. I was first prompted to read and borrow this by a librarian in the local public library, but not before she enquired if my hands were clean ("...both sides?") and had elicited a promise to tell her what I thought about it when I finished reading it. I was just a little kid and took her request so seriously.

Read that few months ago. The writing style reminded me much of Tolkien's.

[aligreto]

Yeah, it is. And I was saying in another thread that only on the second time of reading did I become aware of the cool Joseph Campbell monomyth/Jung 'all stories are one story' stuff. Also, I liked the character of Hazel.

It's weird, because although books were important during my childhood the only other one I can really remember was 'The Black Cloud' - a science fiction novel by Fred Hoyle. You familiar with it?

Agreed on the Hazel character - strong, yet vulnerable.
I do not know 'The Black Cloud'.

[Drasko]

How is it? Have you read The Flame of Life? I remember enjoying it a lot --- but then again I'm a huge fan of all novels set in Venice, my favoritest city on Earth. 

And what are your favorite novels set in Venice?

[NikF]

Read that few months ago. The writing style reminded me much of Tolkien's.

I remember someone else saying the same thing. But I haven't read enough Tolkien to see if I agree. Still, it's an interesting comment.