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« Reply #2881 on: March 05, 2013, 11:42:38 PM » |
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« Reply #2882 on: March 06, 2013, 04:28:47 PM » |
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« Reply #2884 on: March 07, 2013, 12:48:05 PM » |
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« Reply #2885 on: March 07, 2013, 12:52:54 PM » |
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Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.
As dry and depressing as this can be, it is actually one of my favorite novels of all time. I like that Dostoevsky is honest about the depravity of which man is capable, but I also love that he is honest about the possibility of redemption. Many twentieth century novels put the depravity on full display, but ignore the reality of redemption. |
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« Reply #2886 on: March 07, 2013, 12:55:28 PM » |
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Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky.
As dry and depressing as this can be, it is actually one of my favorite novels of all time. I like that Dostoevsky is honest about the depravity of which man is capable, but I also love that he is honest about the possibility of redemption. Many twentieth century novels put the depravity on full display, but ignore the reality of redemption. I like it too. I read it during lessons at school so progress isn't as fast as I would like it to be but the story is a little bit slow and some side-plots don't have much to do with the main story. But the book's pretty good, I admit. |
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« Reply #2887 on: March 07, 2013, 12:59:00 PM » |
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Just read a preview of Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made and now waaaaaaant the full monty! *grabbyhands*
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« Reply #2888 on: March 07, 2013, 07:23:45 PM » |
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Irish poetry. Specifically, that of Æ (George William Russell) and Yeats (to a lesser extent).
A part of me wants to delve into Joycean literature, but the experiences of others have made me apprehensive to say the least. Not sure I am up for the challenge.
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« Reply #2889 on: March 07, 2013, 07:56:23 PM » |
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Would anyone here be interested in a literature thread? This would probably be something along the lines of mini-reviews and discussions, so a bit more in depth than what this thread usually has, but not so in depth that new threads are required or full-blown reviews are given for each text.
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« Reply #2890 on: March 08, 2013, 12:37:40 AM » |
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Would anyone here be interested in a literature thread? This would probably be something along the lines of mini-reviews and discussions, so a bit more in depth than what this thread usually has, but not so in depth that new threads are required or full-blown reviews are given for each text.
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« Reply #2891 on: March 08, 2013, 01:19:19 AM » |
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Would anyone here be interested in a literature thread? This would probably be something along the lines of mini-reviews and discussions, so a bit more in depth than what this thread usually has, but not so in depth that new threads are required or full-blown reviews are given for each text.
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« Reply #2892 on: March 08, 2013, 02:02:50 AM » |
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« Reply #2893 on: March 10, 2013, 01:01:15 AM » |
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Interpretations of Life: A Survey of Contemporary Literature, by Will and Ariel Durant
The Stolen Throne, by David Gaider
2nd time I've read both these books--both good ones.
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« Reply #2894 on: March 11, 2013, 12:40:58 PM » |
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I just ordered this: Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion), by Marilyn McCord Adams The author is Catholic, and from an interview I've listened to, she seems to have developed a fairly convincing theodicy... as far as theodicies go. The gist of it, from what I've gathered so far, is this: If anyone truly and unflinchingly considers the scope and severity of suffering on earth, there is no possibility of reasonable optimism without faith in a God who is powerful and good and just enough to make all things right in the end. Or something like that. I may post more about it when I actually read the book! |
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« Reply #2895 on: March 11, 2013, 02:14:18 PM » |
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Since I have to read 11 Dutch books for my exams within 11 many days I'm now reading De Dwaas van Palmyra and Ivoren Wachters.
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« Reply #2896 on: March 14, 2013, 05:08:22 AM » |
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One Train Later: A Memoir by Andy Summers http://www.amazon.com/One-Train-Later-A-Memoir/dp/B001G7RF3QWhile full of the typical anecdotes of the chaos and mayhem of a rock star, the book is very well written and expressed with heartfelt honesty and introspection. I am enjoying it very much. I've always loved The Police and Andy Summers' guitar playing. Selam
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« Reply #2897 on: March 14, 2013, 08:44:01 AM » |
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Consider it started! The new thread, same as the old thread! |
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« Reply #2898 on: March 14, 2013, 09:15:48 AM » |
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Consider it started! The new thread, same as the old thread! Yeah, I think that's unfortunately true. I think too many of us are reading completely different things and there's not much to talk about. Maybe a thread for a specific genre would get more discussion... |
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« Reply #2899 on: March 27, 2013, 02:27:48 AM » |
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality, by Brian Greene
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« Reply #2900 on: March 27, 2013, 04:33:36 AM » |
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« Reply #2901 on: March 27, 2013, 07:23:47 AM » |
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« Reply #2902 on: March 27, 2013, 09:20:27 AM » |
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A part of me wants to delve into Joycean literature, but the experiences of others have made me apprehensive to say the least. Not sure I am up for the challenge.
I thought Ulysses was incomprehensible and refused to waste my time on it when there are so many other books to read. Remember really enjoying Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Years later an English fellow told me that you have to hear Ulysses read in the correct accent, then it flows beautifully and makes sense. |
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« Reply #2903 on: March 27, 2013, 11:54:03 AM » |
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A part of me wants to delve into Joycean literature, but the experiences of others have made me apprehensive to say the least. Not sure I am up for the challenge.
I thought Ulysses was incomprehensible and refused to waste my time on it when there are so many other books to read. Remember really enjoying Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Years later an English fellow told me that you have to hear Ulysses read in the correct accent, then it flows beautifully and makes sense. Maybe the audio book would be the best choice for Ulysses then. Thank you for the recommendation. I might check the Portrait out after I get through this awful week of midterms. |
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« Reply #2904 on: March 27, 2013, 11:56:49 AM » |
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Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom by Peter J. Leithart. Absolutely fascinating.
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« Reply #2905 on: March 31, 2013, 01:59:46 AM » |
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Irish poetry. Specifically, that of Æ (George William Russell) and Yeats (to a lesser extent).
A part of me wants to delve into Joycean literature, but the experiences of others have made me apprehensive to say the least. Not sure I am up for the challenge.
I thought Ulysses was incomprehensible and refused to waste my time on it when there are so many other books to read. Remember really enjoying Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Years later an English fellow told me that you have to hear Ulysses read in the correct accent, then it flows beautifully and makes sense. Maybe the audio book would be the best choice for Ulysses then. Thank you for the recommendation. I might check the Portrait out after I get through this awful week of midterms. I found a site with an audio performance of Ulysses. Might be better during summertime. http://archive.org/details/Ulysses-Audiobook |
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« Reply #2906 on: April 01, 2013, 03:06:14 PM » |
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The Jesus Sutras, Nestorian missionary texts in 7th century China.
Through the holy wonders of the Messiah all can escape becoming ghosts. All of us are saved by his works. You don’t need strength to receive him, but he will not leave you weak and vulnerable, without qi. (4:22-24)
You may have been taught that people cannot save themselves. This is why the Heavenly Honored One sends the spirit force to all places to save everyone. It goes to all that live and teaches the truth. This is different from what the various deities and spirits do. (7:36-39)
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« Reply #2907 on: April 01, 2013, 06:28:58 PM » |
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« Reply #2908 on: April 01, 2013, 06:34:16 PM » |
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It's 200 pages long. I guess that means there's a lot wrong with the world. If you want a list of everything that's wrong with the world, you need to add a few zeros to that page count... |
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Сјај во окото на ѕвездата - Лилјана Хабјановиќ Ѓуровиќ. ( A radiant gleam in the eye of the star - Liljana Habjanovic -Djurovic ). More about the book and the author: http://www.habjanovic.rs/ |
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Сјај во окото на ѕвездата - Лилјана Хабјановиќ Ѓуровиќ. ( A radiant gleam in the eye of the star - Liljana Habjanovic -Djurovic ). More about the book and the author: http://www.habjanovic.rs/That looks really good! I will see if I can get an English copy. |
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Сјај во окото на ѕвездата - Лилјана Хабјановиќ Ѓуровиќ. ( A radiant gleam in the eye of the star - Liljana Habjanovic -Djurovic ). More about the book and the author: http://www.habjanovic.rs/That looks really good! I will see if I can get an English copy. I waited for this few months to come in Macedonian. My friend has nearly all her books in Serbian, but i can not read good Serbian ( i understand when someone talks to me, but i can not read books in it, because i want to understand the book 100% ) I warmly recommend to everyone the novel Petkana, it is about st. Parascheva. A book that touches the soul. A great author, and great person, i met her today on the book fair in Skopje, she promoted the book I read now in Macedonian. ( the book was published today ) Check on the website, there you will see in which languages her novels are published Here is link for that: http://www.habjanovic.rs/eng/inostrana.html |
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« Reply #2914 on: April 14, 2013, 01:32:48 AM » |
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Сјај во окото на ѕвездата - Лилјана Хабјановиќ Ѓуровиќ. ( A radiant gleam in the eye of the star - Liljana Habjanovic -Djurovic ). More about the book and the author: http://www.habjanovic.rs/That looks really good! I will see if I can get an English copy. I waited for this few months to come in Macedonian. My friend has nearly all her books in Serbian, but i can not read good Serbian ( i understand when someone talks to me, but i can not read books in it, because i want to understand the book 100% ) I warmly recommend to everyone the novel Petkana, it is about st. Parascheva. A book that touches the soul. A great author, and great person, i met her today on the book fair in Skopje, she promoted the book I read now in Macedonian. ( the book was published today ) Check on the website, there you will see in which languages her novels are published Here is link for that: http://www.habjanovic.rs/eng/inostrana.html „ Golden Knight“ to Ljiljana Habjanovic Djurovic http://www.spc.rs/eng/golden_knight_ljiljana_habjanovic_djurovicI have never read her books but have hear great things about them. |
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« Reply #2915 on: April 15, 2013, 01:24:22 PM » |
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Turning The Heart To God by St. Theophan the Recluse and Fall of Giants by Ken Follett How's that for contrast ?
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Turning The Heart To God by St. Theophan the Recluse and Fall of Giants by Ken Follett How's that for contrast ? Ya gots yer see-saw swingin' hard! Starting on The Secret of Father Brown. At this pace, I'm going to run out of material before Lent is over. |
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« Reply #2923 on: April 18, 2013, 03:13:51 PM » |
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. Is this similar to the Brother Cadfael mysteries? I haven't read the Cadfael novels, although they're on my list; if both my husband and his ex-wife agree on something, it's worth investigating it. It's a series of 51 short stories (on the longish side, though), set in late Victorian/early Edwardian times, published in 5 volumes, of which this is the 4th. |
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