read any good books lately...

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.

JJLehto wrote: Ricochet wrote: JJLehto wrote: Alitare, if you see this by any chance: Did it hurt not having read "Blindness" ? It was referenced a lot, I looked up what it was about but not sure if actually having read it would have shed more detail. It doesn't hurt. Seeing picks up the events and characters from Blindness giving enough info. Blindness is still a book of its own and a hell of a book. You may want to not grab it right away, though, if Seeing got heavy enough for you in certain moments. That didn't happen to me, though. I read it in a few days, sometimes not clutching to it for hours. I was luckily in vacation, up in the mountains. Sure picked a book not to be able to relax with. Honestly, only at the very end. It was actually a difficult read for me, first getting used to the style but second just holding my interest. I wasn't really captivated till near the end and the VERY end is when I was pretty shocked (though it wasn't even surprising, now that's some writing)! I mainly plowed forward to finish it and also find out what exactly happened...so it was pretty great when you never actually know who was the mastermind/what happened. Someone else mentioned Blindness as being superior and an amazing read. Will pick it up today probably!

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.

The Quiet One wrote: Today I started:

Equality 7-2521 wrote: Someone just gave that book to me to read.

The Quiet One wrote: The Quiet One wrote: Today I started: 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.

PolarWolf wrote: The Quiet One wrote: The Quiet One wrote: Today I started: 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. 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?

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. 

Equality 7-2521 wrote: 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.

Ain't that a self fulfilling prophecy?

Ricochet wrote: Abstrakt wrote:   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. Top 3 Murakami (so far, I still have a whole lot to read).

1. Wind-up Bird Cronicle
2. Kafka on the Shore
3. Sputnik Sweetheart

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.