What are you currently reading?

[Kaesekopf]

I just devoured Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton for the first time ever.  Very fun book!  I could hardly keep it down.  I bought it yesterday from Half Price Books...

Next on the (fiction) list is Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian. 

[Heinrich]

Next on the (fiction) list is Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian.

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[Padraig]

Never heard of him. I am barely getting through E Micheal Jones' Jewish RS and Don Quijote(en Castellano moderno). However, this is noted. Thanks, Dr.!

Don Quixote is quite a door-stopper. I read Book I (en Ingles) a long time ago, but never finished Book II.

I heartily recommend Laurus. Set in 15th century Russia during the plague, tragedy and sin transform the life of the main character into a pilgrimage of redemption, during which he assumes and casts off the various identities of healer, holy fool, and hermit. It's a stunning work, beautifully written and translated. If you enjoy Russian literature, this is the book I would recommend as the best modern example.

[Kaesekopf]

Next on the (fiction) list is Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian.

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   Yes!
I just saw the movie for the first time last week, and I see that the book series is very well-regarded.

[maryslittlegarden]

I just devoured Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton for the first time ever.  Very fun book!  I could hardly keep it down.  I bought it yesterday from Half Price Books...

Next on the (fiction) list is Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian.

Timeline by Michael Crichton is kinda good crack historical(?) fiction

[Kaesekopf]

I just devoured Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton for the first time ever.  Very fun book!  I could hardly keep it down.  I bought it yesterday from Half Price Books... [emoji38]

Next on the (fiction) list is Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian.

Timeline by Michael Crichton is kinda good crack historical(?) fiction

[emoji38]

All of my friends have been suggesting I jump into the entirety of Chrichton's works. [emoji38]

I'll be adding them

[Aulef]

Added a second reading (other purpose than meditation)



Saint Peter the Apostle, by William Thomas Walsh

[red solo cup]

I just devoured Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton for the first time ever.  Very fun book!  I could hardly keep it down.  I bought it yesterday from Half Price Books... [emoji38]

Next on the (fiction) list is Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian.

Timeline by Michael Crichton is kinda good crack historical(?) fiction

[emoj
Add Eaters of the Dead to your list.

[Mono no aware]

Heinrich and Pon, have either of you read any of Eugene Vodolazkin? I read Laurus last year, and it was one of the most remarkable books I've ever read.

I have not read this; I am unacquainted with modern Russian literature.  The Soviets effectively killed culture, and based on the cinematic offerings I have seen from Russia post-glasnost, it did not appear as if the arts there were going to return to their nineteenth century heights.  It is generally a failure of modern conservatism that it does it not encourage great art, and that seems to have been a failure of the Putin regime as well.  Perhaps Vlad is too macho, but one cannot be an Augustus without a Virgil.  So I am pleased to read your praise for this modern Russian novel; I researched it some, and it looks interesting.  Unfortunately, my local library in these semi-literate pinelands in Trump country does not carry it, so it will have to go on my Amazon wish list and languish there.

[Heinrich]

Heinrich and Pon, have either of you read any of Eugene Vodolazkin? I read Laurus last year, and it was one of the most remarkable books I've ever read.

I have not read this; I am unacquainted with modern Russian literature.  The Soviets effectively killed culture, and based on the cinematic offerings I have seen from Russia post-glasnost, it did not appear as if the arts there were going to return to their nineteenth century heights.  It is generally a failure of modern conservatism that it does it not encourage great art, and that seems to have been a failure of the Putin regime as well.  Perhaps Vlad is too macho, but one cannot be an Augustus without a Virgil.  So I am pleased to read your praise for this modern Russian novel; I researched it some, and it looks interesting.  Unfortunately, my local library in these semi-literate pinelands in Trump country does not carry it, so it will have to go on my Amazon wish list and languish there.

Do you work for Twitter? LOL!

[Mono no aware]

Do you work for Twitter? LOL!

I'm not getting the joke.  Was my post exactly 140 characters?  Or maybe I write like a sentient form of artificial intelligence, but I think that one's at Google, not Twitter.

Twitter now belongs to Elon Musk, who once dated Amber Heard.

[red solo cup]

Heinrich and Pon, have either of you read any of Eugene Vodolazkin? I read Laurus last year, and it was one of the most remarkable books I've ever read.

I have not read this; I am unacquainted with modern Russian literature.  The Soviets effectively killed culture, and based on the cinematic offerings I have seen from Russia post-glasnost, it did not appear as if the arts there were going to return to their nineteenth century heights.  It is generally a failure of modern conservatism that it does it not encourage great art, and that seems to have been a failure of the Putin regime as well.  Perhaps Vlad is too macho, but one cannot be an Augustus without a Virgil.  So I am pleased to read your praise for this modern Russian novel; I researched it some, and it looks interesting.  Unfortunately, my local library in these semi-literate pinelands in Trump country does not carry it, so it will have to go on my Amazon wish list and languish there.

Have you considred the Inter Library Loan? Though not all libraries belong.

[Mono no aware]

Have you considred the Inter Library Loan? Though not all libraries belong.

According to the state website, one has to be on the Government & Heritage Library system, something my library card does not make mention of.  Mostly research and public records, it looks like, and not Russian novels.

[Padraig]

Do you work for Twitter? LOL!

I'm not getting the joke.  Was my post exactly 140 characters?

I think Heinrich's question was prompted by this phrase:
"these semi-literate pinelands in Trump country"

If I ever get my copy back from the current borrower, I'll lend you mine if you're unable to secure a copy

[Mono no aware]

I think Heinrich's question was prompted by this phrase:
"these semi-literate pinelands in Trump country"

Ah, I see the connection.  Donald Trump was banned from Twitter ? deriding Trumpkins is associated with being a censor on Twitter.  I actually don't hate Trump himself.  I think he was great comedy and a refreshing tonic, and even some of his attempts at policy were decent, like the Muslim ban, but I'm afraid he didn't do anything positive to improve literacy or culture.  When Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are visiting the White House with presidential approval, nothing serious is being conserved.

If I ever get my copy back from the current borrower, I'll lend you mine if you're unable to secure a copy.

Thanks, I'll see how it goes.  I don't have too many books lined up for purchase, but the ones on my list are expensive.  Next up is The Magic of My Youth, by Arthur Calder-Marshall.  Good quality hardcover: 269.99 USD.  Maybe I'll win the lottery.