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Post by jupiter on Dec 19, 2004 20:25:44 GMT 10
My all time favourite book would have to be Dear and Glorious Physician by Taylor Caldwell, which is the life story of St. Luke. This is kinda bizarre, cause i am not a religious person in any way, shape or form, but it's such a good and well written story. A great series of books are the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody... highly recommended.
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Post by timbaxterml on Dec 20, 2004 10:05:14 GMT 10
Favourite books:
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam - Peter Goldsworthy
About a Boy - Nick Hornby
Twelve - Nick McDonell
The Outsider - Albert Camus (Also known as 'The Stranger' depending on the translation)
I'm currently reading:
The Paris Review Book: of Heartbreak, Madness, Sex, Love, Betrayal, Outsiders, Intoxication, War, Whimsy, Horrors, God, Death, Dinner, Baseball, Travels, the Art of Writing, and Everything Else in the World Since 1953
This is a compendium of Fiction, Poetry Interviews, Essays and Art collected from everything the Paris Review (an English language literary magazine) published between 1953 and 2003. There's some awesome stuff in it. The contents page runs six pages, so you'd be hard pressed to not find something you'd like.
American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis
A horror novel about a rich New York businessman who just happens to be a serial killer. It's the only novel I've ever bought that was rated R. Some of the deaths are so horrific that it's hard to keep reading.
We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families - Philip Gourevitch
Non-fiction book on the Rwandan genocide in the 90s. It stretches from macro-stuff like why the UN failed to intervene, to personal stories from survivors. The Rwandan genoiced is fascinating, and this book is well worth the read.
An Introduction to English Poetry - James Fenton
Reading this in an effort to learn something new about poetry. I'm four chapters in, and haven't learned anything yet.
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Post by Hecate on Jan 19, 2005 17:36:31 GMT 10
I cannot go past "Cloudstreet" by Tim Winton, although it is starting to feel like a cliche to say you like that book now.
"The First Man" by Albert Camus
and many others.
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Post by loux2 on Jan 24, 2005 16:30:30 GMT 10
Yeah, i've been meaning to read cloudstreet
but currently am reading Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell: A Novel - Susanna Clarke(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582344167/qid=1106548324/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-1950146-7330208?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). It's quite a fat book (800 pages) but i'm enjoying so far. It's not a book i'd normally read - i've started up a book club with some friends, and this is our first book.
#nosmileys#nosmileys#nosmileys
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Post by caelestis on Jan 24, 2005 18:40:47 GMT 10
i'm supposedly reading that too, lou.
i say supposedly because i've had it for ages and started reading it several times.
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Post by loux2 on Jan 25, 2005 22:00:46 GMT 10
keep trying  you need to get into it, when the magic starts happening it's more interesting |
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Post by Hecate on Jan 26, 2005 14:34:31 GMT 10
Yeah, i've been meaning to read cloudstreet but currently am reading Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell: A Novel - Susanna Clarke(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1582344167/qid=1106548324/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/103-1950146-7330208?v=glance&s=books&n=507846). It's quite a fat book (800 pages) but i'm enjoying so far. It's not a book i'd normally read - i've started up a book club with some friends, and this is our first book. I have heard some positive things said about Susanna Clarke and have thought about checking her books out. Have you finished the book yet, and if so, did you enjoy it? How is the book club going? |
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Post by loux2 on Jan 26, 2005 17:47:38 GMT 10
it's good so far, i just haven't had heaps of time to do it We have our bookclub meeting in 2 weeks i think, so i have until then, and then we'll discuss etc it |
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Post by Delirium on Jan 26, 2005 17:51:04 GMT 10
4 of my fav's
The history of philosophy series by frederick copleston
City of God by St. Augustine
Plato's republic
And who could go past Critique of pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
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Post by Hecate on Jan 29, 2005 19:29:18 GMT 10
4 of my fav's The history of philosophy series by frederick copleston City of God by St. Augustine Plato's republic And who could go past Critique of pure Reason by Immanuel Kant is a really interesting book. It is a great read for anyone, but particularly for those who already see or have an inkling of the hyprocrisy and idiocy of religion. |
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