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The Quiet One wrote:

The Quiet One wrote:

Began yesterday:

FINISHED!

Now:

FINISHED YESTERDAY

^ Have you read Daniil Kharms, q.m.

Starting Watership Down.

started into Berta Geissmar's book Two Worlds-interesting observations about musical life in pre Hitler Germany (her family knew Brahms family)
She also was Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler's secretary and friend, and gives fascinating details about his personality and reasons for his appeal as musician and conductor, and also why he did what he did regarding the Hitler regime

Edited by presdoug - October 16 2011 at 20:26

Has anyone read anything by Rabelais?

Ah, btw, I'm doing a work on 'We', well actually about dystopias, that has to be connected with the "failed promises of the age of Reason" in the 20th century.

The Quiet One wrote:

Has anyone read anything by Rabelais?

I read Gargantua and Pantagruel here: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/r#a551

I didn't enjoy it enough to recommend purchasing it right off the bat. It is interesting as an insight into very early satirical (pretty entertaining) works and its important regarding the development of the 'novel' , but from a similar period I much preferred Cervantes, which from memory you've already be initiated. I'd say give it a go for free, and if it ain't gelling, say f**k it, and move on.

Currently I'm onto the third volume of In Search of Lost Time by Proust. sh*t, I've tried my best to hate this sentimental b*****d from the bottom of my heart, but it just ain't working, I keep flipping pages and forking out my $12.94 for the next volume of over written, flowery, reminisces of a sickly sissy (it is after all, in part, autobiographical written in a fictitious guise... maybe not) who, in his current, sickened state fawns of everything I hate about society, but on the flip-side I find so god damn interesting. Wow, that was a terrible collection of thoughts about a work that deserves more.

James wrote:

Somehow I knew Adam had read some. Big smile

Your telepathic powers have also lured me out of lurking. Wink

BTW, are you free early August next year?

James wrote:

Have you read any Goethe, Adam?

I've threatened to over years, but alas they've been empty threats. I nearly brought Faust from my local second-hand vendor last year but realized the more urgent matter was buying dinner.

harmonium.ro wrote:

Anthony Burgess - A Clockwork Orange: great book, and interesting to read with the film in mind. My rating is excellent (8/10).

This was one instance where I felt the movie was better than the book, but this by no means is a slight to the novel. Have you read any other Burgess? I've been wanting to commit to something like Earthly Power's, but have always been turned off the dichotomous nature of reactions, people either love it, or are overcome with boredom. Generally speaking I've a suspicion I revel in boring things.

Apsalar wrote:

The Quiet One wrote:

Has anyone read anything by Rabelais?

I read Gargantua and Pantagruel here: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/r#a551

I didn't enjoy it enough to recommend purchasing it right off the bat. It is interesting as an insight into very early satirical (pretty entertaining) works and its important regarding the development of the 'novel' , but from a similar period I much preferred Cervantes, which from memory you've already be initiated. I'd say give it a go for free, and if it ain't gelling, say f**k it, and move on.

Indeed, you remember well concerning Cervantes. Alike someone from here, I'm not really up for reading online, but I'll take what you said, will only buy it if I see it cheap. Thanks!