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The Books/Reading Thread
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The Emptier
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Srontgorrth
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The Ozzman
Melted by feels
damnromulans
Klingons do not faint
The Ozzman
Melted by feels
Cronopio
Glorious Imperator
Raina
Cineva de undeva.
Wow, that looks like some serious literature around here. Aside from books needed for university I decided
to slowly cover a few novels and biography books I haven't read yet.
Currently reading Nicolae Steinhardt - The happiness diary ('Jurnalul fericirii'). It's about the life in prison as a political convict during the comunist regime, an event that causes the author to think about three solutions applied by dissidents of the communist regime.
to slowly cover a few novels and biography books I haven't read yet.
Currently reading Nicolae Steinhardt - The happiness diary ('Jurnalul fericirii'). It's about the life in prison as a political convict during the comunist regime, an event that causes the author to think about three solutions applied by dissidents of the communist regime.
Cronopio
Glorious Imperator
Hey Raina, have you read any of Mircea Cărtărescu's books? If so, what did you think of them?
Raina
Cineva de undeva.
Oh yes, Cartarescu, intelectual plague of my youth 
What did you read from him? ^^
My Romanian teacher used to go wild about him and his books, so I actually read a lot of his stuff (Travesti, Blinding: The right wing and The body 1&2, Why do we love women? and some of his poetry) just for the sake of arguing, he was a really cool and smart teacher.
Mircea Cartarescu has a few interesting concepts and ideas, I first thought that he was rather commercial and his main appeal was his shocking ideas and language. However, in time I kind of cut the author some slack, I consider him to be original and inspired, although still rather vulgar...so yeah, he's got a valuable view of life, particularly in Orbitor (should be 'Blinding' in English).
On the other hand I think some of his re-interpretations of Romanian stories and especially iconic peotry (like his re-interpretation of Eminescu's 'Morning star') are absolutely ugly.
I might be more romantic than I thought
, the main thing I don't like about him is the fact that he simply cuts out of the grandeaur/momentum-thingy-I-can't-name-in-English some things or feelings (like childhood, the mother, trust,love) invoke, by using a cheap sexed up imagery. What really saves the day is the fact that he can sometimes manage to still create an image of purity and cherishing, despite his excessive use of dirty words, especially seen in 'Orbitor'.
Anyway, if you feel like discussing about Cartarescu's ideas, you can do so. I am more knowledgeable in this author's work than I would have ever wanted it to be.
...I wrote so much.
What did you read from him? ^^My Romanian teacher used to go wild about him and his books, so I actually read a lot of his stuff (Travesti, Blinding: The right wing and The body 1&2, Why do we love women? and some of his poetry) just for the sake of arguing, he was a really cool and smart teacher.
Mircea Cartarescu has a few interesting concepts and ideas, I first thought that he was rather commercial and his main appeal was his shocking ideas and language. However, in time I kind of cut the author some slack, I consider him to be original and inspired, although still rather vulgar...so yeah, he's got a valuable view of life, particularly in Orbitor (should be 'Blinding' in English).
On the other hand I think some of his re-interpretations of Romanian stories and especially iconic peotry (like his re-interpretation of Eminescu's 'Morning star') are absolutely ugly.
I might be more romantic than I thought
, the main thing I don't like about him is the fact that he simply cuts out of the grandeaur/momentum-thingy-I-can't-name-in-English some things or feelings (like childhood, the mother, trust,love) invoke, by using a cheap sexed up imagery. What really saves the day is the fact that he can sometimes manage to still create an image of purity and cherishing, despite his excessive use of dirty words, especially seen in 'Orbitor'.Anyway, if you feel like discussing about Cartarescu's ideas, you can do so. I am more knowledgeable in this author's work than I would have ever wanted it to be.
...I wrote so much.
Cronopio
Glorious Imperator
Thanks, girl, that's excellent. Didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable on him. I've only read one of his books, but I enjoyed it very much. It was called Nostalgia and was sort of a collection of stories with a theme running through them. Quite many - relatively speaking - of his books have been translated into Swedish, among them the Orbitor trilogy, which I have sitting in my bookshelf but have, as of yet, to read. Started the first book a couple of years ago but never finished it. I will do it, though. Someday.
There was also a collection of his poetry translated into Swedish a couple of years ago, but I have not read it.
There was also a collection of his poetry translated into Swedish a couple of years ago, but I have not read it.
Einherjar86
Active Member
Over the past several weeks I've read:
Man in the High Castle
Martian Time-Slip
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
Now Wait For Last Year
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Ubik
All by Philip K. Dick. Reading VALIS for next week. These have also been occupying my time:
Man in the High Castle
Martian Time-Slip
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
Now Wait For Last Year
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Ubik
All by Philip K. Dick. Reading VALIS for next week. These have also been occupying my time:
Wolves83
Nordland III
Last time I read a book...it was Guns, Germs & Steel by Jared Diamond. Also, during that time I was reading his other book - Collapse. Usually I was into reading non-fiction and subjects on human history/anthropology and such.
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
Wolves83
Nordland III
ha! I remember reading that in my last few years in school. Just reading the few first pages of that book gave me a headache.
Master_Yoda77
Juggalo
Vilden
From the holy kingdom of Harmonia
I've only read those and The Simulacra. Got Flow My Tears the Policeman Said and The Minority Report collection at home waiting to be read. How do the other books you've read compare?
