tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post7792516944984439295..comments2023-11-05T22:12:49.545+11:00Comments on World. Oyster. Stage.: Reading the RussiansMelbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-74280777806916378542009-12-10T14:46:02.062+11:002009-12-10T14:46:02.062+11:00I had an idea somewhere in the back of my mind tha...I had an idea somewhere in the back of my mind that I'd read Anna Karenin, but it doesn't appear on my bookshelf. Maybe I read a library copy? I should keep a list of these things really.<br /><br />Otherwise, I've read some of Tolstoy's short stories for uni years ago.<br /><br />Had a stab at Madame Bovary back in the day, but only got around to finishing it a little while back.<br /><br />I first started reading The Scarlet Pimpernel when I was twelve - haven't gotten around to finishing that one yet. Oopsie.<br /><br />I've read quite a bit of Australian literature for uni as an undergrad & the same with Shakespeare, but then I became an English teacher & didn't feel like reading. (Which for me is like not feeling like breathing.) The only stuff I read was the stuff I taught, which was mostly teenage fiction. <br /><br />Then I resigned and now I'm reading again. I've got a few oldies that I'm trying to knock over. I read Emma for the first time a couple of years ago on holidays. I'd never read Persuasion, & I'm just about finished with that one now. I'm not sure where I want to go next. Part of me wants to challenge myself & part of me is very very lazy. I think I know which part will win.<br /><br />Also, I'm very sad that I can't buy books for the next few months, because I'm just going to have more boxes to pack before the move overseas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085054284790032962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-38074339516138401412009-12-03T15:16:17.979+11:002009-12-03T15:16:17.979+11:00I think whether it's Karenin or Karenina depen...I think whether it's Karenin or Karenina depends on the translation. I think you'll find both on the bookshelves - something to do with the gender thing.<br /><br />A bit like Dostoyevsky v Dostoevsky, although this is nothing to do with gender.Lewd Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482085817373911266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-62173773190218955252009-12-02T22:27:30.219+11:002009-12-02T22:27:30.219+11:00LOVE
LOVE
LOVE
Gimme more.
Please.LOVE<br /><br /><br />LOVE<br /><br /><br /><br />LOVE<br /><br /><br /><br />Gimme more.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Please.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-37668872944813595212009-12-02T20:24:41.496+11:002009-12-02T20:24:41.496+11:00I'm with Pepsi. Crime & Punishment is da ...I'm with Pepsi. Crime & Punishment is da shiz.Perseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292281862441986618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-71099678293955374872009-12-02T19:29:12.996+11:002009-12-02T19:29:12.996+11:00He is not quite as old-school as the old masters, ...He is not quite as old-school as the old masters, but Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is great.<br /><br />Also, I agree with squib. The Russians are more my flavour, but the French are pretty cool too. 'Sentimental Education' by Flaubert is one of my favourite books of all time. Couldn't put it down.Book_Mothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939718432966833043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-87977627668926906502009-12-02T00:40:06.388+11:002009-12-02T00:40:06.388+11:00I recently read Crime and Punishment for the first...I recently read Crime and Punishment for the first time in 20 years last month, I was very very young the first time and remember nothing from it. <br /><br />It was one of the most amazing read I've ever read, so much so that I limited myself to 30 pages per night just to make it last as long as I could. I developed quite an unhealthy character crush on young Roddy.<br /><br />Fyodor is the business Melbs.Pepsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12385549631744126072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-46988613613298987812009-11-30T20:27:42.423+11:002009-11-30T20:27:42.423+11:00Ooooh thank you squib. Will investigate it all.Ooooh thank you squib. Will investigate it all.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-85657366237197079282009-11-30T18:40:05.321+11:002009-11-30T18:40:05.321+11:00'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre D...'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas 5 stars (BigSquib is still reading it - I got her another copy as I don't what chocolate and shit on mine)<br /><br />'Therese Raquin' by Emile Zola 5 stars<br /><br />'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne 4 stars<br /><br />'Madame Bovary' by Gustave Flaubert 4 stars<br /><br />(Almost French) 'The Scarlet Pimpernel' by Baroness Emma Orczy 4 stars<br /><br />Shelfari is a virtual bookshelf where you put the books you are reading/have read. You can rate them and/or review them. It's a good way of seeing what your friends are reading/what they hate/what they love etc<br /><br />http://www.shelfari.com/squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-1996651643763902382009-11-30T16:52:19.189+11:002009-11-30T16:52:19.189+11:00What's Shelfari squib? I have never ever seen ...What's Shelfari squib? I have never ever seen that word before.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-32000749228566405882009-11-30T16:42:20.824+11:002009-11-30T16:42:20.824+11:00I don't know why not KareninA squib. I'll ...I don't know why not KareninA squib. I'll leave that to Ramon to explain. Can you give me 3 or 4 as a starter kit?<br /><br />Also my 13-year-old daughter picked up Anna K off the table and has started reading. We have a bookmark each in it.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257719342445833725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-91222537810410333422009-11-30T15:36:40.399+11:002009-11-30T15:36:40.399+11:00PS. why not KareninA? I thought that was the corre...PS. why not KareninA? I thought that was the correct way?squibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-49528086657749319402009-11-30T15:35:17.165+11:002009-11-30T15:35:17.165+11:00An admirable undertaking, Melba old stick.
See yo...An admirable undertaking, Melba old stick.<br /><br />See you in a couple of years.Ramon Insertnameherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367002511826523517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-38241815897012998152009-11-30T15:32:50.452+11:002009-11-30T15:32:50.452+11:00I just want to say, don't overlook the French....I just want to say, don't overlook the French. I read a big bunch in a row and I'd give them all 4 or 5 stars each. Very enjoyable<br /><br />Are you on Shelfari?<br /><br />My aim, once I finish 'Don Quixote' (which is going to take 100 years), and a few other books by my bed, is to read a stack of Australian books because I've read very few and it's starting to get embarrassing<br /><br />On the Russian front, I recommend 'The Master and Margarita'. You've prolly read it. Persey hates it<br /><br />I might read Anna K too sometime. It's on my shelfsquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13506151.post-29531101503859044902009-11-29T21:36:24.203+11:002009-11-29T21:36:24.203+11:00I read some Checkov once. I think it may have bee...I read some Checkov once. I think it may have been "The Bear". Around 15 years later, I cannot recall a single detail, but I think it was good.<br /><br />Hopefully some rather better educated types will comment shortlyI'm not Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520955840731268537noreply@blogger.com