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| What Are You Reading Now? : Top 3 Reads May 2008 | | 57 | hemlokgang, June 2008 | |
| The Prizes : IMPAC/Dublin Prize | | 60 | teelgee, June 2008 | |
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| Dormant: W.G. Sebald fans : Other Contemporary German Writers | | 7 | thekilfenorateaboy, June 2007 | |
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... htskrippen
Die Österreichische Vorratskammer
Sind Sie noch zu retten?
Der Napoleonbauer
Die Sonne im Zentrum
Die Vermessung der Welt
... to at least the 1000 mark (allowing for the two editions that should surely be possible?) Anyway, for now let's go for:
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann (no touchstones). I seem to remember that was an ER book so maybe I wasn't the only one who got a copy. (I also remember it was ... ... up in the tagmash that I can recommend are To the Hermitage - Malcolm Bradbury on Diderot and Catherine the Great - and
Die Vermessung der Welt by Daniel Kehlmann - a rather ironic look at Gauss and Alexander von Humboldt. >69
The two German novels of recent years that seem to have done well in the English-speaking world are Perfume and Measuring the world - both historical novels set long before the war. Neither has much directly to say about modern German life. (There's also Night train to Lisbon, but that' ... Such Times by Christopher Coe
Nothing like the Sun by Anthony Burgess
Die Vermessung der Welt by Daniel Kehlmann
Post captain by Patrick O'Brian
Le mariage de Figaro by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais ... (Kindle)
38. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton (Kindle)
37. The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair, George Plimpton
36. Measuring the World, Daniel Kehlmann (Kindle)
35. The Unburied, Charles Palliser
34. Wickett's Remedy, Myla Goldberg (audio)
33. Let the Great World Spin, Colum McC ... ... two CDs (Zydeco & Mary Chapin Carpenter), one DVD (original Nancy Drew mystery movies from the 1930s), and two books:
* Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann (historical fiction set around the Enlightenment period about scientists Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss; translated ... Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
Ah, much better! This book was recommended by citizenkelly, who knows my love of fiction about science.
Measuring the World alternates between the explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, who attempts to learn about the world by traveling ... Measuring the World - Humboldt's travels Die Vermessung der Welt.
Seltsam. Sehr seltsam. ... in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt. I may be the last person in the world to read this. Liked the movie!
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann. I read it before and loved it and wanted to own it. Now I do! ... The Brothers Karamozov (Classics) and a Danielle Steel.
So I'm all set for the next week or two if I can just finish Vermessung der Welt and Austrian Fantasy, both of which are going very slowly.
Might just pull out Powder and Patch, though. ... (Kindle)
38. The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton (Kindle)
37. The Man in the Flying Lawn Chair, George Plimpton
36. Measuring the World, Daniel Kehlmann (Kindle)
35. The Unburied, Charles Palliser
34. Wickett's Remedy, Myla Goldberg (audio)
33. Let the Great World Spin, Colum McC ... Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann? 76. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann.
Unabridged audiobook read by Humphrey Bower. ... z. B. schreckt mich allein schon wegen der fast 1200 Seiten ab.
Ich bin sowieso ein Freund kürzerer Romane; auch die Vermessung der Welt von Daniel Kehlmann habe ich sehr gerne gelesen, da reichen auch 300 Seiten. Auch sehr gut: Der kleine Bruder, der Neue von Sven Regener, 280 S ... ... Riordan
258. Rebel Island by Rick Riordan
259. A Little Learning by Evelyn Waugh - nonfiction
260. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
My girls will be starting school again in September, so I have to take advantage of the time over the summer to get reading ... ... by Frank McLynn, The Heaven Tree Trilogy by Edith Pargeter, Dawn of Modern Science by Thomas Goldstein, Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, still reading from my TBR mountain The Lost Men by Kelly Tyler-Lewis and listening to Oceans of Fire by Christine Feeh ... In no particular order:
Pride and Prejudice
Measuring the World
Lord of the Flies 27) Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
A very intersting read. I much enjoy books with elements of history involved, so this book turned out to be perfect in that regard. I had never heard about either Humboldt nor Geiss (stupid school!), but now I'm really interested in learning more ... Finished Measuring The World by Daniel Kehlmann, and am just about to start Lord Of The Flies. ... the book, I suspect it will be somewhat similar to the new "english" edition.
1 Oppmålingen av verden Daniel Kehlmann Die Vermessung der Welt
2 Lørdag Ian McEwan Saturday
3 Vi har det bra Arno Geiger Es geht uns gut
4 Havet John Banville The Sea
5 Konspirasjonen mot Amerika P ... >7 Oooooh! Gee, thanks for posting this, marvas! Very interesting...
I've read and can recommend Suite Francaise and Measuring the World is in my list of potential reads. ... students. You can see this by looking at the recent, but not particularly recommended, Austrian-German surprise bestseller Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the world). It recommends either random books many German members have acquired recently or books from the German canon. On the social ... Well, I finished one & decided to remove one from the list. I finally finished Measuring the World and I have to say I consider it time wasted that could have been spent reading other things. I do generally like 'popular science' books like this, but this just didn't catch my interest at all. T ... ... characters only. I think my favourite was the last 'Into the Wood' - a quite unique take on insomnia.
45. (63.) Measuring the World - Daniel Kehlmann (259pp)
This turned out to be not worth the reading at all. It sounded quite good, the story of 2 young scientists - one an explorer, ... Out Stealing Horses by Per Patterson was really really good.
others:
2. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
3. The Subtle Knife or The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman - take your pick, they go together. Finished Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann. Easy reading. I kind of read it just to stuff myself with information, but I did't have much of a reaction to it.
Last night I picked up Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton. Again, the reading is easy, but fascinating so far. I'm curious ... Finished Amber Spyglass and then started Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann - it's on on Gauss and Alexander von Humbolt. No citations, no sources, it's just their story written down and I guess we just take Kehlmann as his word. It's kind of mindless to read, pleasantly so. ... At present I'm in the midst of reading (in order of start & ignoring planned 'long term' reads): Erewhon, Bad Monkeys, Measuring the World, Darwins Radio, The Lady in White, Suite Francaise. WHY do I have this problem of completion - then yesterday I went off to pick up a 'few' more ... I finished Measuring the World yesterday, and I have to give a huge thumbs up! What a great read.
Thanks again, thorold. :o)
I started one of mine today, and it's wonderful. It is Measuring the World : a novel by Daniel Kehlmann.
Thanks again, thorold!
:o) ... Now I did and spent a long time there. This is a really cool thing! And very interesting what people picked.
Btw Clam, Measuring the World is great! Hmmm?
Santa brought me:
Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann
The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
The Mermaids Singing by Lisa Carey
Rescuing Sprite: A Dog Lover's Story of Joy and Anguish by Mark R. Levin
Shakespeare: The World as Stage (Eminent Lives) by Bill Bryson
The Pillars ... I opened mine this morning. I got Measuring the World: a novel by Daniel Kehlmann and The Passion by Jeanette Winterson, both totally unknown to me, so I'm excited! :o)
Thank you, thorold!
... and passed through Berlin (somewhere I've actually been physically this year) and the Amazon basin in Daniel Kehlmann's Die Vermessung der Welt.
... Birth House and Law of Dreams.
*England likes Half of a Yellow Sun and The Tenderness of Wolves
*Germany likes Measuring the World.
*Ireland likes Winterwood
*New Zealand, as expected, like Mister Pip but also mentions My Name is Judas a few times.
*Norway likes Half of a Y ... ... it was about his inability to see the world the way others do. Perhaps sociopath is the word.
Almost finished Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann (German). Different, and I like it. Started The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly - winner of the Orange Prize for Best New Fict ... I have been in Germany and South America for AGES due to lack of reading time: Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann (German). I'm about to leave there so have also been spending time in a Burmese gaol cell with Lois: The Lizard Cage by Karen Connellyy. ... by Joyce Carol Oates which was an easy read but really made me think. Now reading a German bestseller (translated) Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann. I'm in Germany: Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann. ... ed
JULY
31. Zoli by Colum McCann (Ireland)**
32. Black Girl, White Girl by Joyce Carol Oates (USA)**
33. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann (Germany)*
34. The Lizard Cage by Karen Connelly*** WOW! ... skip the children ones and go straight from Anne's House of Dreams through to Rilla of Ingleside. Comfort reads.
#4 Measuring The World by Daniel Kehlmann. Really enjoying it, but finding it slow going as I finish each chapter and want to absorb the writing and also the two ... ... guided by various long and short lists - it so darn difficult to choose from the mass of publications each year.
I adored Measuring the World and I'm sure even the English translation could wipe the floor with many a Booker contender - amazingly, he didn't even win the German equivalent of the ... Measuring the World is absolutely fabulous but it is a translation from the German and, therefore, not eligible.
Re #38 I can't believe that I never realised that American novelists were vetoed from Booker nominations. ... - as you say, the winner isn't necessarily fabulous, and sometimes you find a better book amongst the other nominees.
#40 Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann #37 I'm curious, amandameale - which Measuring the World do you mean?
#38 I can't believe I left Jim Crace off the list, especially since I'm in the middle of reading it RIGHT NOW... most certainly a candidate, in my view. DeLillo is out, though, since he's American. I wasn't overly impressed ... From that list, I'll give my possibles:The Raw Shark Texts, Measuring the World (yes, a different one), On Chesil Beach, Divisadero, and Tomorrow.
I'll look for more... ... book translated into English (although I can't pass judgement on the quality of the translation). The English title is Measuring the World. Another excellent book from last year that is about to be published in English is by Ilija Trojanow - I think it will be called someting like The Ga ... ... through because I have to keep stopping to think. About now, I'm trying to find something light to read so I just started Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann which features the end of the 18th century science and mathematics with Alexander von Humboldt and Carl Friedrich Gauss. Kehlmann ...
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