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CollectionsYour library (679), Wishlist (27), To read (171), Translations (75), Spanish (145), French (75), Italian (15), Polish (41), short stories (39), Poetry (24), Reference (50), non-fiction (70), All collections (708)
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Groups75 Books Challenge for 2008, 75 Books Challenge for 2009, Atwoodians, Author Theme Reads, Board Room, Book Nudgers, Club Read 2009, I Lock My Door Upon Myself: Fans of Joyce Carol Oates, Reading Globally, Workspace B
Favorite authorsLeila Aboulela, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Leopoldo Alas, Margaret Atwood, Jorge Luis Borges, Kate Grenville, D. H. Lawrence, Doris Lessing, Federico García Lorca, Naguib Mahfouz, Gabriel García Márquez, Ian McEwan, Rohinton Mistry, Alice Munro, E. Annie Proulx, Vikram Seth, Tim Winton (Shared favorites)
About meI'm currently reading my way around the world (aiming to "visit" each of the 192 member states of the UN), and I'm recording what I read on my journey in my thread in the Reading Globally group. I decided not to count things I'd already read, but rather to start from scratch; my aim is not to tick countries off as quickly as possible, but to discover new authors and learn about their cultures through their books.
About my library(not about my library at all, but rather things that have been recommended to me recently, so I don't forget).
Caribbean lit recommended by Jamaican colleague:
Trinidad: Samuel Selvon (Lonely Londoners)
Guyana: Wilson Harris (Palace of the Peacock)
Martinique: Aimé Cesaire (Cahier d'un retour au pays natale), Edouard Glissant
French Guyana: Léon Damas (poetry)
Jamaica: Olive Senior (short stories), Erna Brodber (Jane and Louisa will soon come home), Lorna Goodison (short stories, Tamarind Season, I am Becoming my Mother), Colin Channer
Contemporary Polish lit recommended by Magda (Polish teacher):
Katarzyna Grochola: Nigdy w zyciu and others
Sylwia Chutnik: Kieszonkowy atlas kobiet
Sonia Radunska: Kartki z bialego zeszytu
Jerzy Pilch
Andrzej Stasiuk
Jacek Dehnel: Lala
K. Szczuka
Max Cegielski
Krzysztof Varga
Magdalena Tulli
Michal Witkowski
Wojciech Kuczok
Slawomir Shuty
Jacek Zakowski
Tomasz Lis
Olga Tokarczuk
Marian Swietlicki
Pawel Huelle
Stefan Chwin
Krystyna Kofta: Monografia grzechow
Julia Hartwig
Manuela Gretkowska
Joanna Ronikier-Olczak: W ogrodzie pamieci
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i've never really tried to find out what those features do actually. my guess is that interesting libraries mean just that -- some kind of a reminder. with the "friends" thing, i can easily see my "friends'" recent activities, e.g. adding new books, reviewing. to see that, go to your home page, go to "connections", then go further to "friends." referring to it is more handy and manageable, with the info already filtered. otherwise, i don't know what else these features offer...
posted by deebee1 at 2:40 pm (EST) on Oct 26, 2009
my apologies for this very delayed reply. i have been very busy these last months and like you, traveling and working outside my home base. i've only just returned to Lisbon and getting back to routine, including catching up on those reads I've had to set aside since March. i didn't even have time to follow the Portugal thread which I set up -- something i regret very much. anyways, hope you were able to finish W&P while you were in Poland and managed to get some Polish reading done while there. are u back in Brussels then? will surely look up your Polish reads recommendations as it's a gap in my reading map waiting to be filled.
best,
deebee
posted by deebee1 at 1:03 pm (EST) on Oct 11, 2009
Actually, it was your excellent review in Belletrista that made me want to read I'd Like. Your review motivated me to buy a copy of the book. I enjoyed it very much, and I'm sure I'll reread it before long. I'm happy to hear that you had a similar experience, of being left with the sense of having read a larger novel -- I wasn't sure if I was just imagining that!
I'm looking forward your next review!
Best regards,
Maggie
posted by MaggieO at 1:00 pm (EST) on Oct 7, 2009
Thanks for the add info, I'll give it a go.
Char
posted by charbutton at 7:01 am (EST) on Sep 27, 2009
Rx
posted by FlossieT at 6:41 pm (EST) on Sep 24, 2009
LT somehow deleted your comment to me when I hit reply. I may have accidentally deleted it myself but I'm sure I didn't click the pop-up confirmation box.
My father and his parents were all born in the U.S. so I don't know where in Poland they are from. I doubt my father knows but I'll ask him next time I see him and we don't talk to his parents very often. I'm not sure how much further back they emigrated. On my mom's side, I know it was my great-grandparent and my grandparents were the first born here. But that doesn't help.
Chrine
posted by chrine at 2:45 am (EST) on Sep 7, 2009
Yes, I love the way the books are arranged at Daunt and will explore the 'flagship' store when my TBR pile's a bit smaller! The Holland Park branch is fairly new, I think. I discovered it by accident one day. Needless to say it was a very good day!
posted by Rebeki at 7:27 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2009
posted by Rebeki at 1:21 pm (EST) on Sep 4, 2009
I've added several books to my wishlist from your Talk threads so I figured I'd add you to my stats. I like looking at the Top Books from Interesting Libraries that you don't own list for recommendations.
I see you have "Read in 200x" collections too. I've been checking out how people are using them since they arrived and recently added several of my own beyond the defaults. I'm Polish through my father's side but don't speak the language and haven't read much from there. I've also enjoyed books by several of your favorite authors. My books on LT are only what I've read since I joined two years ago.
Chrine
posted by chrine at 2:19 pm (EST) on Sep 2, 2009