WWW Wednesdays
Wow, I haven’t done this for a while. I plan to do it again, at least mid-month
BOOKS JUST READ
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FICTION
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MANGA
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CLASSIC/AUDIO
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Quichotte: superb, come back tomorrow to read my review!
Spirited Away: I just fell in love with the work of Hayao Miyazaki. I recently read:
– The Secret World of Arrietty ( 2 volumes), sad, but gorgeous art, so detailed, so good with nature, colors. Totally my cup of tea!
– Spirited Away (3 volumes so far) – not sure I like the way the story is evolving, we’ll see
– My Neighbor Totoro (1 volume so far). I am curious to see where this is going!
This artist knows how to draw/paint, it’s really gorgeous. Technically, these are more film comic adaptations than manga, and they are all in color.
Childhood’s End:
I listened to it – found on youtube! Fascinating, though I want to read more about it, to get more to the message. And I definitely want to read more by this author!
Incidentally, this is my first classic towards my 2nd list of 50 classics!
CURRENTLY READING
FICTION
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MYSTERY
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CLASSIC/AUDIO
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Civilizations:
I usually really enjoy this French author. I am at 20% so far, and it’s dragging, but sounds like things are soon going to make more sense. I hope.
Into the Night:
I recently discovered Sarah Bailey and her Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock. I like her style, so I decided to jump right away in book 2. And book 3 is coming soon!
Tender is the Night:
Another audio classic I found on youtube.
So far, I really like Fitzgerald’s style. I hate The Great Gatsby, but this is very good, so far, about 1 hour into the book.
BOOKS UP NEXT
FICTION
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HISTFIC
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MYST/AUDIO
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La grande escapade
The latest novel by a French author I like a lot.
The Vexations
Recent historical novel on Erik Satie! Lent to me by a friend. It sounds really good.
Avalanche hôtel
I’m curious to try this big name of French thrillers, that will be my first book by him.
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WHAT ABOUT YOUR READING?
I’ve had Tender is the Night on my TBR forever. Looking forward to your review!
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At 2 hours now in the book, I strongly want to slap sb, I hope I can refrain and finish the book, lol
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It is great to know that you loved Quichotte. I am now more intrigued than ever to read this book and am anticipating your review. I am a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki too – have seen most of his animations and loved them, but I am yet “to read” them. I consider Spirited Away the best animation ever made.
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and now, I need to watch them!! Though I decided not to watch The Secret World of Arrietty, because I know I’ll cry buckets at the end, lol
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Arrietty is good, but my absolute favourites are in this order: Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke and From Up on Poppy Hill. I now remember that Miyazaki may not be the director of Arrietty, he just wrote the material. I am still to see Porco Rosso and I highly recommend Only Yesterday, that is also one Miyazaki did not direct, but he helped to produce.
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Thanks so much. I had actually checked out Only Yesterday, but didn’t have time to watch it, I’ll take it out again
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Ditto every word of your comment.
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I meant Diana’s first comment.
And thanks for the info on your second comment.
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Into the Night sounds tempting. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
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Yes, she’s a great author!!
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Wow, lots of good stuff you are reading! I saw the movie of The Secret Life of Arriety, loved it. And I like Arthur C Clarke very well. Childhood’s End is one of my favorites. The Erik Satie book looks intriguing.
I am currently reading The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides. Hm, not sure about it. I recently finished The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill. Loved it totally! Next up is A Moveable Feast by Hemingway. Happy reading!
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So glad you will discover A Moveable Feast!
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Well, I finished Quichotte too, and I’m afraid I did not love it. There were parts where I sort of enjoyed the storytelling but overall it did not come together for me. I’ll probably comment more on your review!
I am reading a book in French! 🙂 This makes me quite proud of myself. It’s Coeur de Cristal by Frederic Lenoir. The language is simple enough for me to grasp the story even if there are some words I don’t understand.
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sorry Quichotte didn’t work for you. My review is live: https://wordsandpeace.com/2019/09/19/book-review-quichotte/. Bravo pour Lenoir! I don’t even know this author!!
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Lory, I don’t think you are a Don Quixote/Quichotte person, 😦 But that’s what it is. Congratulations on your determination to finish both the classic and Rushdie’s title.
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It seems to me Lorry did enjoy DQ, and she had great insights on it, her reading of it was very helpful to me
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Okay. My apologies for the assumption, Lorry.
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You could be right!! There were some enjoyable moments along the way, at least.
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Funny I was the one who got the wrong impression
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DQ is such a long, complex book, it’s hard to sum up my reactions in a simple way. Overall I would not say it was a favorite, but there were parts I enjoyed and I was certainly glad I read it. I can see why it is a foundation of world literature even though my personal preferences for the novel form tend toward other directions.
With Quichotte, I just did not find that much depth to it. In my opinion there are other authors who have done the “metafiction” and “magical realism” (aka fantasy) tropes much better. But because of Rushdie’s name and reputation, and because he’s not seen as a genre author, he maybe gets respect and major award nominations where those other authors never would. However – other readers have loved it! It just didn’t do that much for me.
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“In my opinion there are other authors who have done the “metafiction” and “magical realism” (aka fantasy) tropes much better.” Whom do you have in mind?
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Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman are the ones that leaped to mind — I also think they are better at social commentary (Rushdie’s was so heavy-handed). And funnier. But again, anyone who found Quichotte a hilarious and enlightening experience is welcome to it! It just did not work for me.
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so you mean books written by both? Because I have read several by Gaiman, but they don’t fit in this category I think. Which book(s) would you recommend to go along this theme?
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Gee, you’re not letting me off easy on this offhand remark. I guess I was thinking mostly of American Gods in Gaiman’s case, reminded by the road trip motif. With Pratchett there are any number of Discworld novels that play havoc with literary figures and tropes while also commenting on current events in a funnier and more inventive way (this is just my opinion, remember). Then there is Good Omens, authored by both, which is not my personal favorite but also has its points. However, aside from these authors I could probably think of some others … they are not coming to mind right now.
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Sorry for pushing, but as I’m not familiar with Gaiman, apart from a few fantasy books and haven’;t read anything yet by Pratchett, I was really curious. I was hesitating about reading American Gods or not, so now I know I have to, and I also need some Discworld books, I had no idea they contain what you mentioned. Sounds very attracting to me
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I hope you will read some of those books and let me know what you think – whether you agree with me or not! Wyrd Sisters (Discwodld) is a hilarious sendup of Macbeth for example.
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I like to read series in order, but sounds like lots of people didn’t really like too much #1. I’ll try, and if it doesn’t work for me, I’ll go directly to this one, #6. Thanks!
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I didn’t read them in order at all, and it didn’t bother me. It’s not that kind of series.
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Good to know, so I’ll start with the Wyrd Sisters, thanks!
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Audiobooks via You Tube? I’m intrigued – where do you find them? You have to listen on line I assume (no downloading?)
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I forgot how I discovered that. You can type a specific title and audiobook in the youtube search box. You can also just type the word audiobooks and see what comes up. Yes, you can only listen online. you can create your own playlist and add it there. the recording restarts where you last stopped
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thanks for that tip. This will be a good option for when I’m ironing….
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yes, I always listen to audiobooks when I iron!
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I still admire Lory’s determination, and I still have to read her posts through part two. And sorry for the typo, I wrote Lorry instead of Lory.
Have a wonderful day. I’m going to run some errands and maybe later today I get to the interview!
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Thanks
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