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[NikF]

Life: A User's Manual - Georges Perec.

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"La Vie mode d'emploi is a tapestry of interwoven stories and ideas as well as literary and historical allusions, based on the lives of the inhabitants of a fictitious Parisian apartment block, 11 Rue Simon-Crubellier (no such street exists, although the quadrangle Perec claims Simon-Crubellier cuts through does exist in Paris XVII arrondissement). It was written according to a complex plan of writing constraints, and is primarily constructed from several elements, each adding a layer of complexity."

I've finally been having a reread after many years.

[Karl Henning]

The top 10 Alfred Hitchcock movies

[Karl Henning]

This "Top 25 Hitchcock Movies, sorry, Films" puzzles me a bit.   I don't understand why #25 is not a film they genuinely like, rather than one which they make a point of pooh-poohing.  (Or is it too much to ask that a "Top 25" include only items which are favorably regarded?)

All the same, an enjoyable read, methought.

[Wakefield]

ikigai [Los secretos de Japón para una vida larga y feliz]
Héctor García (Kirai) & Francesc Miralles



ikigai - The Secrets of Japan for a Long and Happy Life

[Mookalafalas]

this

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[Jaakko Keskinen]

Before moving on with Wilhelm, I sat down to read Titus Andronicus. Having heard about mixed reception of this play, I was fearing the worst, but I have to say I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[Ken B]

Before moving on with Wilhelm, I sat down to read Titus Andronicus. Having heard about mixed reception of this play, I was fearing the worst, but I have to say I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Quite tasty.

[Brian]

Quite tasty.

Yaay, Ken's back!! I must have conjured you up by listening to a HIP recording of La mer this week. Tonight I'll put on one or two Preston Sturges movies to celebrate.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Slughorn did have his unpleasant features too - possibly a paedophile, who 'collects' the most promising students, and "you can only say 'no' to the Death Eaters so many times" was rather ambiguous too.

You do know that pedophile is not the same thing as a child molester? While most of the child molesters are pedophiles, not even remotely every pedophile is a child molester - in fact, I know several p:s, who have sexual thoughts about children, and feel terrible guilt about it, and for no reason because they would never even hurt a fly, much less any children. And everyone in Harry Potter has his/her unpleasant attributes - Harry, for ex. has often ridiculously short temper and very black and white-worldview, also certain lack of respect towards authorities. Hermione goes all yandere in Half-Blood Prince.

[Jaakko Keskinen]

I have an urge to re-read the great american novel, Moby Dick which I recall having liked, though at times the information about whaling was a bit too encyclopedic. Mardi is also on my must read-list when it comes to Melville.

Btw, I did literature character test one day and I got captain Ahab!

[Karl Henning]

I'm a huge fan of Moby-Dick.

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[Jaakko Keskinen]

I'm a huge fan of Moby-Dick.

Glad to know, Karl.

[Bogey]

Just downloaded the sample.

[Florestan]

I did literature character test one day and I got captain Ahab!

I did three different such tests. First, I got Tom Sawyer, then Jo March and thirdly Sherlock Holmes. 

[jlaurson]

Myself. Wohoo. My* first book has arrived from the printers!




(Co-authored, rather than translated [done] or solely authored [to do list])

[Ken B]

Myself. Wohoo. My* first book has arrived from the printers!




(Co-authored, rather than translated [done] or solely authored [to do list])

Woo hoo indeed! Congratulations.

[jlaurson]

Woo hoo indeed! Congratulations.

Thank you, Ken. Maybe something less morbid for your gray cat to read. 

[Yes, I know it's most probably not your cat.]

[Florestan]

Woo hoo indeed! Congratulations.

+1.

[Karl Henning]

Huzzah, Jens!

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Congratulations from me as well!