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Reading (or trying to) 'The Vorrh' by Brian Catling. Hailed as a "landmark in fantasy" by Alan Moore I was really looking forward to it. But I'm finding it hard going. The characters are simply too alien for me, and that makes reading the book more of an intellectual exercise. Has anyone else read it and found it better?
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In case you're a french reader, I wrote my first book about French Literature and road long distance adventures... http://www.seuil.com/ouvrage/bicyclettres-jean-acier-danes/9782021379136
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I started it on the kindle, and found it hard going but enjoyable.
A bit upset that it's the first book of a trilogy, so that's put me off finishing it. I'm about a quarter of the way through. Put it aside as it was getting pretty dense, to read other things and haven't gone back to it. A book to read when you've got no other distractions. Found myself doubling back every so often to re-read passages to make sure I hadn't missed anything.. -
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned but I really enjoyed Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan recently. Pulitzer prize winning surf bio.
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Pre-ordered the Kindle version - sounds right up my street.
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Not sure how into history people are, but I found this interesting:
The Black Jacobins by C. L. R. James.
It's a history of the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1804, which isn't something many people know about. It was written in the 1930s, so you can feel those issues in the background. It also challenges a lot of the common misconceptions around the anti-slavery movement in GB and France.
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Iron War, book about this race:
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Any recommendations for books about or set in Morocco? Either fiction or non-fiction but nothing too heavy (holiday reading) and I’d be interested if it gave some insights into either the history of the country or Berber/Tuareg culture. I’m going in a couple of weeks and want to get a slight feel for the place.
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Just finished The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, I quite enjoyed it. Seemed quite Steinbeck-esque in a way. Quite progressive for it's time as well!
I've just started on Flowers For Algernon by Daniel Keyes. Only a few pages in and already unsure of how sympathetic the portrayal of somebody with learning difficulties is going to be. -
I gave up on Flowers For Algernon. The style of writing, from the perspective of someone with learning difficulties, just came across as outdated and maybe even a bit ableist by today's standards. Maybe I need to give it more of a chance, I really didn't get very far but it just made me feel uncomfortable.
I started reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin yesterday, having never read anything by her before. Pretty spooky seeing as I just found out she died yesterday. Enjoying it so far, clever sci fi with anarchist themes.
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Trying to read the new Jordan Peterson book, 12 rules for life but struggling with it. Anyone else?
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I also really enjoyed 'The Heart is.. ' by McCullers. One of those books that I will read again sometime.
Had anyone read the full Border Trilogy by Cormac McCarthy? I've now read the first two but got a bit bogged down by horses and deserts and to and fro-ing in the second one, despite enjoying the first. Should I still read the third? I've read mixed reviews.
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Finish the ride.
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And don’t loose the card.
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I see your point, but much like audaxing, ploughing time in to reading mediocre books is time poorly spent.
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