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If you like that sort of thing - I’d recommend The Three Ravens podcast - they tour around here county by county retelling all the local folktales - many of whom are landscape based.
Russian alternative world fantasy, 4th book of the "Night Watch" series by Sergei Lukyanenko. The first book, the Night Watch was filmed and released in 2004. It was released internationally, subtitled in English and other languages. All the books in this series.
That was the one of the most foolish books I've read.
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Since then, I read The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir. I'll be reading few more books by her later. And, now I'm reading The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason.
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Since then, I read The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir. I'll be reading few more books by her later. And, now I'm reading The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indriðason.
Animal Farm by George Orwell.
It's been on my reading list basically forever, but I've just never gotten round to it. Until now.
About halfway through, and it's actually better than expected...so far.
It's been on my reading list basically forever, but I've just never gotten round to it. Until now.
About halfway through, and it's actually better than expected...so far.
A timeless classic, to my mind, brilliant political insight, a gripping (and terrifying) tale, and one written in a deceptively - and exquisitely elegant, - spare and plain prose.
The wheel of time, for the second time. I began when I was a teenager but the author wasn't finished with the series and well, life happened so for a long time I was stuck in the middle of the series. About 19 years later I began reading the series from start again and now I'm finished with the series and started the prequel. That said I loved Robert Jordans writing and I'm not very impressed of Robert Sanderson's writing, but it was okay enough. Hated what they did to the tv-series though, didn't follow the story in the books at all, very irritating.
Well, from what I can gather, it was a choice between commissioning Brandon Sanderson to complete the work (which, to my mind, he did quite well), or, enduring yet another unfinished self-indulgent work in the world of fantasy.
Sanderson, whatever his faults, has an impressive work ethic, and actually brings his works to completion.
I’ve read the series at least 5 times. And I agree about Sanderson’s writing for the series. His own works are a bit better though I’ve only read a couple. Luckily the final battle was nearly finished by Jordan so we get the ending he intended. The less said about the TV show the better.
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Animal Farm, 1984, and T.H. White's The Book of Merlyn, all examine this topic in different ways.
Interestingly, there is always Heinlein's Revolt in 2100 as well.
I’m reading Oryx and Crake by Margret Atwood. It is very good but it just is my not my type of book. A very dystopian speculative fiction novel. But unlike many of her other novels, I’m finding it very hard to feel any empathy with the main character. I could see it being a very good book for a discussion group, but once again just not my type of novel.
FYI This novel is a banned novel is some schools
FYI This novel is a banned novel is some schools
Yes, I can understand that and it's much better than the alternative of course. I just wished Robert Jordan lived longer, its such a big difference between their writing styles even though Jordan sometimes elaborated a little too much and it got difficult to follow.
5 times? wow! Are you a very fast reader or did you use a long time? Would you recommend trying some of Sanderson's own books? I miss the Wheel of time, but even though its a little tempting reading the whole series again I think I have to wait a (good) while first... 😅
I luv reading about politics and gov't like others read novels and etc...
When/if it's ridiculous I will log it in the crazy bin but I imagine they would be kin to the Daughters of the Confederacy and we should all know what they worked on.
A gentle reminder here, folks, before anything escalates, that this thread is not meant to include discussions of politics or social issues..... That said, this book sounds really interesting!
I feel that there are books that one should read, not because they are nice, but because they make you uncomfortable. The above-mentioned book would seem to be one of those.
I am reminded of books that were on my high school curriculum in the 1960s that would have people throwing up their hands in horror today, such as --
I am reminded of books that were on my high school curriculum in the 1960s that would have people throwing up their hands in horror today, such as --
- Mein Kampf (History)
- Sons and Lovers (English Lit.)
Beyond the Wall
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the ashes of the Second World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall, “an expansive and generous history” of East German...
www.hachettebookgroup.com
(No, it's not about Pink Floyd...but it dovetails nicely with all the coverage of women's swimming at the Paris Olympics)
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For a while, I've stopped reading books by Icelandic and moved to Danish authors. A translated book also shows the character of the translator, and its success. This book was translated by Tara Chase, so it is in American English. Beautifully written. I'm halfway through atm.
I just wanted to add -- I don't know of any of my school cohort that were turned into mindless, child-eating psychopaths by reading any of those books (or any other I can think of).
OTOH, reading The How and Why Wonder Book of Dinosaurs when I was in primary school kicked off my life-long interest in Biology, and it was cemented by Buchsbaum's Animals without Backbones* in high school.
* If you are interested, try and find the two-volume paperback edition. It was later revised into a 1 kg tome that took all the joy out of the original version.
Finished The Butterfly House an hour ago. Pretty good ending too. Not everyone can finish the book. Very well translated book, nice prose. Moved to another Danish book, Dissolved by Sara Blædel and Mads Peder Nordbo, also translated by Tara Chase.
They say, it is good for fans of Jo NesbØ. I don't like his books. Let's see...
They say, it is good for fans of Jo NesbØ. I don't like his books. Let's see...
Ugh. Even as a history major I never saw a need to read Mein Kampf entirely.
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