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Favorite authorsMargaret Atwood, Marguerite Duras (Shared favorites)

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Member sinceJan 21, 2008

Currently readingQuando os Elefantes Choram: a Vida Emocional dos Animais by
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

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A Woman's Life (Classics) by Guy de Maupassant

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The Speckled People by Hugo Hamilton

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Waterland by Graham Swift

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War Trash by Ha Jin

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The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides

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The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt

Hi!

I've come across you via BoekenTrol71, who somehow discovered reading affinities with me and befriended me today. As a lonely new arrival from Goodreads I'm on the look out for people with similar collections/tastes to mine, and a browse of your reviews has prompted me to send you a friend request. I want to slap Dean from On the Road as well! :D

Viv.

posted by Vivl at 10:55 am (EST) on Apr 5, 2013

Hi! I just added you to my interesting libraries list because I see you too are a fan of Sri Lankan literature. Did you know Roma Tearne has a book coming out this summer? It's called the Road to Urbino.

posted by Nickelini at 7:30 pm (EST) on Apr 14, 2012

Don't forget that it is a heck of a lot easier to get hold of a variety of recent German books here than English - and a lot cheaper, as I can borrow them from the libraries. If I had to buy most of what I read...

posted by MarthaJeanne at 3:44 am (EST) on Apr 4, 2012

You said you teach ESL, so I thought you might like this link, too: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/opinion/sunday/the-benefits-of-bilingualism.ht...

I'm English mother tongue, but also speak (and read; writing is harder.) German. I am now busy a few hours a week at a local school as 'Lesepatin'. That means I do whatever the teacher asks me to do to help the children with their reading. I learn a lot about German from 'my' children. This morning I discovered that the word 'nett' only covers part of 'nice'. The children all were sure that a car could not be 'nett' - no heart, no mouth... At least for these children 'nett' was a human characteristic that involves doing, feeling, speaking.

posted by MarthaJeanne at 12:47 pm (EST) on Mar 19, 2012

Thank you. I didn't even realize that comments came here. Boy, have I got a lot to learn.

posted by MrsFlicker at 8:46 am (EST) on Aug 17, 2011

Soffitta, a great review of Thackeray's Vanity Fair, but can I recommend the 1998 BBC adaptation by Andrew Davies, if you haven't already seen this version? Natasha Little plays Becky, without sweetening the character, and Philip Glenister is tender-hearted and honourable Dobbin, my favourite character! I did actually enjoy the Reese Witherspoon film, if only for the wonderful colours, but you're right, Becky is softened beyond recognition to make her more sympathetic.

posted by AdonisGuilfoyle at 2:42 pm (EST) on Apr 26, 2011

It does not appear that the 1001 Group Read is generating much interest. I am going to re-start it and I just wanted to let you know so that you will be looking for it. I will re-start it under the topic name "1001 Group Read--March and April. We'll see what that generates. Have a good day.

posted by george1295 at 9:45 am (EST) on Mar 2, 2011

Noticed you liked Clockwork Orange, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a group of violent kids (and also a bit dark). I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary (and a sample chapter) in case you'd like to read more about the book before you commit:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

posted by cmtusa at 5:13 pm (EST) on Sep 15, 2009

Soffitta-I am extremely jealous of your living in Portugal! Is that a permanent move? If i'm not too nosy, where in Portugal are you living. My husband's family is from the Azores, and we were lucky enough to be able to visit the mainland in the 80's. My daughter spent her honeymoon there 3 years ago, and is aching to return. I have a 'things Portuguese' category on my 999 challege (link:bookshttp://www.librarything.com/topic/47913 -msg 12. If you have any suggestions for others, I'm always open to suggestions. I'd like to mark you as a friend. Your challenge sounds very interesting, and I'm curious to see your comments on some of those

posted by tututhefirst at 7:25 pm (EST) on Feb 5, 2009