What are you currently reading?

[Bogey]

Wow.....their book is three times as much as their cds.

I hope you bought it on Amazon because now there will be some type of Apocalyptic zombie book in the section Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought 

[Ataraxia]

Wow.....their book is three times as much as their cds.

I hope you bought it on Amazon because now there will be some type of Apocalyptic zombie book in the section Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought 

Haha!

[Gold Knight]

Orlando Figes--A People' s Tragedy: The Russian Revolution 1891-1924

[eyeresist]

Wow.....their book is three times as much as their cds.

I am the very model of a modern intellectual....

Never had much of an attention span, but it's getting worse. Interrupted reading the architectural history of the State Library of New South Wales (essential research), in order to read the commentary on my new King James Bible.



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[Bogey]

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I may have to grab that one as it has the Apocrypha.  I may get the Kindle edition for $5.   My wife got me this for commentary a while back:



Huge, but valuable.

[eyeresist]

I may have to grab that one as it has the Apocrypha.  I may get the Kindle edition for $5.   My wife got me this for commentary a while back:



Huge, but valuable.

Wow, that looks pretty comprehensive.

Reviews of the Kindle version of Oxford's James bible have been fairly scathing, I should warn you.


EDIT: I'm also thinking of getting the Anglican "Book of Common Prayer", which apparently is an important phrase-making source in English literature ('In the midst of life we are in death, et cetera'). Currently finding it a bit hard to sift out copies of the actual book from various monographs and commentaries.

[Bogey]

Reviews of the Kindle version of Oxford's James bible have been fairly scathing, I should warn you.

Thanks for the heads up.  It took me quite a bit of time to find a decent one last time where navigation was not a huge issue,so purchased this one:



May have to go hard copy on the other one.

[Wakefield]

... Most interesting is that publisher changed the title to Katarina (Catherine), probably thinking that Northanger Abbey is too tongue breaking and not catchy enough, though later publications of the same translation reverted to original title.

Even more eye-catching is the transliteration of the name of Jane Austen. 

[Drasko]

Even more eye-catching is the transliteration of the name of Jane Austen. 

To Serbian readers it wouldn't be as it is standard practice to transliterate foreign names, toponyms and whatnot. Slightly eye-catching would be that the more usual transliteration of Austen is actually Ostin. Transliterations are not always very consistent.

Anyhow, finished that one, was very enjoyable. I was thinking picking up some more Austen in original this time. So if I may ask what are fellow forumites favorite Austen novels? 

Currently reading Onegin, also in Serbian translation.
     

[DavidW]

So if I may ask what are fellow forumites favorite Austen novels? 

Northanger Abbey for me.

[Bogey]

Persuasion.

[CaughtintheGaze]

Have to put my other readings on hold for this:

Political and Social Essays by Louisa McCord

[Drasko]

Northanger Abbey for me.

Persuasion.

I quite liked Northanger Abbey, very nice touch for switching between parody and romance, and Catherine Morland is wonderfully written character.

I will be probably getting next either Persuasion or S&S.

[Florestan]

Is it customary for Serbian books to be printed in Latin alphabet? AFAIK the official script is a variant of Cyrillic.

[Geo Dude]

[Sergeant Rock]

Neal Stephenson Cryptonomicon.




Sarge

[Ataraxia]

Viking fiction.
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[Drasko]

Is it customary for Serbian books to be printed in Latin alphabet? AFAIK the official script is a variant of Cyrillic.

Yes, it is. Cyrillic is the official script but Serbian is I believe the only European language with active digraphia: in everyday use Cyrillic and Latin alphabet are in equal use (or even these days it seems that Latin alphabet is almost prevailing).

Standard Serbian language uses both Cyrillic (ћирилица / ćirilica) and Latin script (latinica / латиница).

Although Serbian language authorities have recognized the official status for both scripts in contemporary standard Serbian language for more than half of a century now, due to historical reasons, Cyrillic was made the official script of Serbia's administration by the 2006 Constitution. However, the law does not regulate scripts in standard language, or standard language itself by any means, leaving the choice of script as a matter of personal preference and to the free will in all aspects of life (publishing, media, trade and commerce, etc.), except in government paperwork production and in official written communication with state officials which have to be in Cyrillic. Even in official government documents this constitutional requirement is rarely enforced. Serbian is a rare example of synchronic digraphia, a situation where all literate members of a society have two interchangeable writing systems available to them. An example of diagraphia is the media in Serbia. The public broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia, predominantly uses the Cyrillic script while the privately run broadcasters, like RTV Pink, predominantly uses the Latin script.

[Bogey]

Viking fiction.
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that looks stinkin' cool, Dave.....watcha think so far?

[Ataraxia]

that looks stinkin' cool, Dave.....watcha think so far?

I think it's stinkin' cool.