malachi Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Good evening booklovers! Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 bods1000, sorry for the late reply. at any rate, it's moot; the sale was only til april 4. i do recall seeing some travel books at books for less - pearl drive earlier this week, although i don't remember the titles. for all i know, you may already have them Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 manyakees, you've read gods and generals? was it any good? am curious because i thought the film version (which, if i'm not mistaken, was produced by ted turner, just like gettysburg) thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 manyakees, sorry, pare, i meant to say that i thought the film version of gods and generals was lousy Quote Link to comment
MarkXXX Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 100 years is indeed a staple sa Humanities classes ng UP, and tickle you should read it if you love language. It is the story of 3 generations of the Buendia family in Macondo. 100 years is a fine example of the 'magic realist' style ni GGM, and as is usual with his works you can read a lot of mini-stories intertwined with the bigger story of the novel. And madaming memorable characters. Quote Link to comment
MarkXXX Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Keegan reader here too, malachi. Have you seen the guy sa Discovery Channel? They had a documentary about the battleship Bismarck and John Keegan was one of those experts interviewed. He talks well too. Very composed and articulate. I have little time for new readings lately, and too often I find myself rereading my old books. I read the Robert Fitzgerald translations of the Illiad and the Odyssey once a year, the LOTR once in 2 years, and some occassional favorites are Seamus Heaney's Beowulf translation. At home theres always the oldies from my Great Books collection. Plutarch, Herodotus, Thyucidides, Xeno, and the other ancient historians. Ive been trying to read Dante, but I just couldnt manage it. Quote Link to comment
MarkXXX Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Malachi, is 12 Caesars any good? I read the first few pages and I wasnt gripped. John Romer writes well but I own none of his books--ive seen some sa Powerbooks and sa Fully-booked--medyo naging kuripot na ako sa pagbili ng new books e. (John Romer is the old,bald, fat guy in blue shirt, a fedora hat and khakis seen usually sa Discovery Channel features on ancient history). Quote Link to comment
malachi Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 mark30, nice to see you here. even nicer to find out that you enjoy keegan too. no, i didn't see that interview on the discovery channel (sayang!) but i'm sure i would've found it interesting, particularly since i have never read his views on naval warfare. (all of my keegan books deal with land battles.) which of his books have you read? you also mentioned a book by xeno. are you by any chance referring to the anabasis by xenophon? Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 yeah right! haha!!! i still can't get over the fact that i still do not have my geisha book. anyways, i finished the garp book a couple of weeks ago. real nice! am now planning to start reading 100 years by g.g.marquez. so, you're done with Garp....I have a hardbound copy of A Son of the Circus: wink wink hehehe... well happy reading! I seem to recall you had the Garcia-Marquez book before you had the John Irving.... Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 bods1000, sorry for the late reply. at any rate, it's moot; the sale was only til april 4. i do recall seeing some travel books at books for less - pearl drive earlier this week, although i don't remember the titles. for all i know, you may already have them sayang that sale.... well thanks for the tip...I've been planning to visit Books For Less at Pearl Drive for quite some time now - but parking there's a bummer - but I really plan to go there one of these days... Quote Link to comment
Mayella Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 so, you're done with Garp....I have a hardbound copy of A Son of the Circus: wink wink <darn this tic> hehehe... well happy reading! I seem to recall you had the Garcia-Marquez book before you had the John Irving.... bods1000, i bought the garp book before i purchased my 100-years book. oh, and sorry to hear about that tic of yours. you better see a doctor about it and have it treated na. hehe!!! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 bods1000, i bought the garp book before i purchased my 100-years book. oh, and sorry to hear about that tic of yours. you better see a doctor about it and have it treated na. hehe!!! .....but I love winking didn't think you'd be here tonight....but anyway Happy Easter....and kainggit kayo at mabilis kayo nakakatapos ng book I've been reading mine for months! Quote Link to comment
Mayella Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 .....but I love winking didn't think you'd be here tonight....but anyway Happy Easter....and kainggit kayo at mabilis kayo nakakatapos ng book I've been reading mine for months! if that's the case, then forget about seeing the doctor. hehe!!! ay naku, i've read the garp book for months din. i only got the chance to open it when i wasn't too tired from work. happy easter to all! Quote Link to comment
bods1000 Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 if that's the case, then forget about seeing the doctor. hehe!!! ay naku, i've read the garp book for months din. i only got the chance to open it when i wasn't too tired from work. well then, I'd hate to think of how long you'll be reading 100 Years which is a denser book.... Quote Link to comment
littlefox Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Robert Ludlum > The Bourne Identity Quote Link to comment
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