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***RÃan*** · 06-16-2004, 12:24 PM

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Originally posted by Mercutio
Rian--I recently started The Brothers Karamazov; I'm taking novel next year in school and the teacher recommended it we read it at least once prior to the class. Who was translator on your copy?

Andrew R. MacAndrew, 1970. Published by Bantam Classics.

Interesting translation; not a - don't quite know how to word it - "smooth" English translation, but I liked it. I got the sense that he was more trying to bring out the nuances and connotations than to just make it "smooth" English, which I appreciated.

***RÃan*** · 06-16-2004, 12:26 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
Yes it is. I've never read Austen before, so I'm excited.

You're in for some great books! I can't believe her books are 200 years old - the characters are so vivid it's like it was written yesterday!

Mercutio · 06-16-2004, 09:55 PM

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Originally posted by RÃ*an
Andrew R. MacAndrew, 1970. Published by Bantam Classics.

Interesting translation; not a - don't quite know how to word it - "smooth" English translation, but I liked it. I got the sense that he was more trying to bring out the nuances and connotations than to just make it "smooth" English, which I appreciated.

I have Richard Pevear's and Larissa Volokhonsky's translation. So far its quite good; the only annoying thing is the footnotes aren't footnotes-- they are endnotes, piled up at the back of the book. It makes it harder to quickly glance at, for example, what the French phrase means. Grr. But I love the book!

***RÃan*** · 06-17-2004, 07:03 PM

Halfway thru Dune ...

b.banner · 06-17-2004, 07:57 PM

i am reading indiana jones and the unicorns legacy

BeardofPants · 06-18-2004, 12:29 AM

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Originally posted by RÃ*an
Halfway thru Dune ...

*huggles Rian's legs* !!!!

How are you finding it...?

And more importantly, is there anyone I haven't bugged to read Dune?

Linaewen · 06-18-2004, 09:03 AM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants

And more importantly, is there anyone I haven't bugged to read Dune?

Me. But don't bother bugging me now, I'm engrossed with Northern Lights (His Dark Materials trilogy), I've already read The Subtle Knife & the Amber Spyglass but not this. It's the best.
After that it's Memoirs of a Geisha I think.

Grey_Wolf · 06-18-2004, 10:21 AM

At the moment I'm diving back into Churchill's A.H.O.E.S.P.-II: The New World (have left it alone for a while, and will now finish it). Same thing with PD James' A Mind To Murder. Will also begin to read Vonda N McIntyre's The Crystal Star (since I've begun again to read my SW-books).

BeardofPants · 06-18-2004, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by Linaewen
Me. But don't bother bugging me now, I'm engrossed with Northern Lights (His Dark Materials trilogy), I've already read The Subtle Knife & the Amber Spyglass but not this. It's the best.
After that it's Memoirs of a Geisha I think.

Your loss. ::shrug:: Err... any particular reason why you read the series out of order?

And yes, Northern Lights IS the best of the three... I find that they tend to degenerate in quality as the series progresses. Didn't much like the ending of Amber Spyglass (Lyra and Will's 'love').

brownjenkins · 06-18-2004, 08:58 PM

finally finished children of dune... what a great book!

i have a lot of thoughts on it but too little time

picking up the next one this weekend

***RÃan*** · 06-19-2004, 02:53 PM

I finished Dune and resurrected a thread on it over in the sci-fi/fantasy book forum ...

***RÃan*** · 06-19-2004, 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by BeardofPants
*huggles Rian's legs* !!!! How are you finding it...?

Hey, stay away from my pantses!

I tried, BoP, I tried ... (see Dune thread)

Just picked up Milton's Paradise Lost, etc. - I love the line:

Quote:

Thrice he assayed, and thrice, in spite of scorn,
Tears, such as Angels weep, burst forth. At last
Words interwove with sighs found out their way:

Artanis · 06-19-2004, 04:43 PM

Somewhat inspired by Bloomsday, I picked up James Joyce's Ulysses. Second try, first one was more than 10 years ago. I may be able to finish it this time.

Beren3000 · 06-19-2004, 04:50 PM

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Originally posted by RÃ*an
Just picked up Milton's Paradise Lost

I love that book, too. My favourite part is (beware of spoiler if you haven't read it before):

when Satan looks at the Garden of Eden and envies man, wishing he could repent and enter again into God's favour but then despairs and resigns to his fate of eternal torture.

I also love the parts where:

Adam and Eve discuss their life with each other. I think this parts show great insight into Milton's thoughts of the relationship between men and women in general

Enjoy reading it, RÃ*an.

I'm currently reading a novel called Spartan by an italian novelist called Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Anyone heard of that novel?

***RÃan*** · 06-19-2004, 10:31 PM

thanks, Beren

I read your spoiler- looks interesting!

Cirdan · 06-20-2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by Artanis
Somewhat inspired by Bloomsday, I picked up James Joyce's Ulysses. Second try, first one was more than 10 years ago. I may be able to finish it this time.

That's funny. I picked it up and contempated buying it at the used book store just the other day. I was hoping to finish it too.

Just finished the Dune series. Tried Kavalier and Klay but it didn't take.

Has anyone read it? I didn't get past the setting of the opening chapters. Should I press on?

Note: Ten years to finish Ulysses.... Homer would like that. Never finished that Ulysses either.

Mercutio · 06-21-2004, 12:28 PM

1/3 of the way through Brothers K. But...Its 782 pages long, so that still means about 500 pages left!

Cirdan · 06-21-2004, 12:55 PM

nein... Ich bin *Herr* Kartoffelkopf.

Just started Cloudsplitter...

b.banner · 06-25-2004, 04:14 PM

I just read Big Fish by daniel wallace

Mercutio · 06-28-2004, 05:56 PM

Seabiscuit (on cd in the car)

And still Brothers K.

06-17-2004, 07:03 PM	#1384
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	Halfway thru Dune ... __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

06-17-2004, 07:57 PM	#1385
b.banner Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Trying to keep a hold on my temper so I don't turn into a big green guy. Posts: 572	i am reading indiana jones and the unicorns legacy __________________ "We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her cross-wise or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake."-Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."-Dr. Bruce Banner HULK BATMAN THE FLASH

06-18-2004, 08:58 PM	#1390
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	finally finished children of dune... what a great book! i have a lot of thoughts on it but too little time picking up the next one this weekend __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

06-19-2004, 02:53 PM	#1391
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	I finished Dune and resurrected a thread on it over in the sci-fi/fantasy book forum ... __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

06-19-2004, 04:43 PM	#1393
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with FÃ«anor's 7 Posts: 4,285	Somewhat inspired by Bloomsday, I picked up James Joyce's Ulysses. Second try, first one was more than 10 years ago. I may be able to finish it this time. __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

06-18-2004, 10:21 AM	#1388
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	At the moment I'm diving back into Churchill's A.H.O.E.S.P.-II: The New World (have left it alone for a while, and will now finish it). Same thing with PD James' A Mind To Murder. Will also begin to read Vonda N McIntyre's The Crystal Star (since I've begun again to read my SW-books).

06-19-2004, 10:31 PM	#1395
*RÃan* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	thanks, Beren I read your spoiler- looks interesting! __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ã‘Ã¡ Ã«?* Ã³Ãº Ã©Ã¤ Ã¯Ã¶Ã¼ Ã–Ã± Ã‰ Ãž Ã° ÃŸ Â® Ã§ Ã¥ â„¢ Ã¦ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lÃ³mÃ«! AurÃ« entuluva!

06-21-2004, 12:28 PM	#1397
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	1/3 of the way through Brothers K. But...Its 782 pages long, so that still means about 500 pages left! __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

06-21-2004, 12:55 PM	#1398
Cirdan Elf Lord of the Grey Havens Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somewhere else Posts: 2,381	nein... Ich bin Herr Kartoffelkopf. Just started Cloudsplitter... __________________ There exists a limit to the force even ther most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -Muad'dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary

06-25-2004, 04:14 PM	#1399
b.banner Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Trying to keep a hold on my temper so I don't turn into a big green guy. Posts: 572	I just read Big Fish by daniel wallace __________________ "We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her cross-wise or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake."-Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."-Dr. Bruce Banner HULK BATMAN THE FLASH

06-28-2004, 05:56 PM	#1400
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	Seabiscuit (on cd in the car) And still Brothers K. __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

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