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gr8dane
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Just read the biography on Ronnie Biggs His own words,one of the guys from the greatest train robbery in England in 1963.Quite the life.Always on the run.
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Shake & bake.
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TheProgtologist
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Curutchet
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I absolutely loved the movie Blindness and wanted to read some works by Saramago, but not Blindness the book because I don't like reading books after I've watched the movie. So I read Seeing and Death With Interruptions instead. Have to say, I was really bored and had trouble finishing the books. I kept waiting for something to happen. Also, I love when authors put philosophical ideas into their work, but Samarago is too much of an "in-your-face" idealist. |
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tupan
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^Read the book. You will not regret.
Another great books by Saramago are A Viagem do Elefante and O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida. I don't know if these books were released in english.
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"Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen)
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The Quiet One
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FINISHED! Incredible, my favorite Hesse book. (I've read 3 so far) I think I read it at the perfect time, younger wouldn't have done much effect.
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Equality 7-2521
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Someone just gave that book to me to read.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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The Quiet One
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Your first Hesse book?
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The Truth
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Starting this:
It's already starting to challenge me. |
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PolarWolf
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I just finished Hesse's Rosshalde, which was very good. And now it awakened an urge in me to read more Hesse. I've also read Steppenwolf (my favourite so far), Siddhartha and The Glass Bead Game a long time ago. Maybe I'll try to find Damien to read next, or re-read one of those. Still... so many classics in my to-read list... Which Hesse's books have you read in addition to Damien? |
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Equality 7-2521
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No. I read Siddhartha and Narcissus & Goldmund. I didn't enjoy either of them. |
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The Quiet One
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Siddartha and Narcissus & Goldmund. The latter was pretty enjoyable, while the former I read out of pure curiosity. I might read Steppenwolf now. You should definitely read Demian, I think, although I'm not sure how old you are. (like I said, if I had read it prior to being 17, almost 18, it wouldn't have been too good, for me anyway)
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The Quiet One
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Ha, well, you're in the same line as me. I also read those two prior to Demian, and I wished I had read Demian first. Still, you might not like it at all.
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Equality 7-2521
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I'll probably still read it. School forced me to read the previous two of his works. That generally leads to a negative experience so I don't place as much stock in my opinion.
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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Kotro
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Gonna start this duesy today. Anyone here tackled it yet?
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Bigger on the inside.
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ExittheLemming
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Ain't that a self fulfilling prophecy? |
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Equality 7-2521
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It's a reflection on past events so I'm not sure it would qualify as prophecy.
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Abstrakt
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Pretty proud of getting through this brick! Murakami is a genius, really. I've liked or loved most of what i've read by him so far.
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Ricochet
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Top 3 Murakami (so far, I still have a whole lot to read). |
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Abstrakt
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Of the novels i've read:
I didn't really love the bird cronicle at first, thinking it was a bit too long, drawn-out and demanding (not language-wise. reading it just flows like running water, but the plot is pretty hard to get at times) , but man has it grown on me! If you havn't already, definitely read "Kafka on the Shore"! It's totally murakami, but not as drawn-out as the bird cronicle, and with a more interesting storyline. |
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Ricochet
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I read it. I like Wind-up more than Kafka, actually. |
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