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'Outside a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog,it's too dark to read.' - Groucho Marx

I get the same pleasure from used bookstores that an alcoholic finds in bars. Both places, though public, make room for feverish solitude and both allow unhealthy cravings to be filled to excess - Art Spiegelman in his introduction to Joseph... more »
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  • tapbirds

    tapbirds says

    Thanks for the reply, Bibliophile, good to hear from you again! Sounds like you're enjoying the psychology subject matter and the Jung reads. I look forward to reading your reviews!

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • tapbirds

    tapbirds says

    How are you Bibliophile? It has been a while since we communicated. If you are interested in Jung, I would recommend reading his autobiography entitled "Memories, Dreams, Reflections" - - excellent IMHO.

    posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jason R.

    Jason R. says

    How are things on the great subcontinent? i am currently reading EAST OF EDEN by John Steinbeck and plan on rereading CRIME AND PUNISHMENT soon. Have you come across anything worthwhile lately? have you ever had the opportunity to visit the states? looking forward to hearing from you.

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Subhasree

    Subhasree says

    Hi,

    just saw Travels in Scriptorium on your shelf. did you read it? I just finished it. swell of a book. what do you say?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    "A Woman's Life" is a novel, albeit a short one. It was very good for that time period.

    Yes, I have read Auster's trilogy. Loved it!

    Pretty much the same names you mentioned you can find in bookshops in India are most avilable here: Llosa, Allende, Marquez anyway. I have not read or looked for the others you listed. I'm interested in more by each author in addition to Fuentes.
    Also more by Borges.

    I just finished "The Double". I'd be surprised if you don't at least remember the ending! That and the writing style really sets it apart! Yes, I read that Antunes was once a close friend of Saramago but they parted ways over an review that Saramago did. At least I think that was Antunes. I've never read him. (And, yes, "The Double" did remind me of Auster's "The New York Trilogy")

    I love Poe, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare and so many others! I want to read more by Nabakov as "Lolita" is the only title I have. Feel free to recommend titles you've enjoyed any time!!!

    Good to chat with you!

    Warm wishes,
    Judith

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Lady Anne

    Lady Anne says

    I've found some psychiatrists and psychologists to need their own services. I think that many people intellectualize their own weaknesses or needs like that. I haven't read much on psychoanalysis, although most of the children I advocated for in court had serious problems due to whatever home they had come from. Most of them regularly saw counselors. You must let me know which of the theories about the causes and treatments you think most likely. I think Freud's theories to be implausible, but still helpful in certain situations. I've studies mostly developmental theories, and I find Ericsson and Piaget to be the most appropriate.

    I've been reading mostly light things, and for a while that was all my brain could handle, but my cognition is much improved now, and Im on to more serious things. My recent foray into Saki was wonderful, he was such a talented writer, and the forerunner of people like Thurber and Wodehouse.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Hey! I'm half way through with "The Double". Wow, what a strange book! What did you particularly like about it?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Hi! Good to hear from you! Looks like you are reading some great books. I note that a few of your favorites are on my TBR shelf...."The Double", for instance. Maybe I will read that one next!

    I'm still reading from the 1001 Books You Should Read Before You Die List and other favorite authors plus a few new recommendations. I read my first Borges very recently and loved it. I see you are into some Latin American authors and I am trying to add more to my shelf as well. That region is largely neglected in the U.S. I believe! Are they popular in India?

    I just finished "A Woman's Life" by Guy de Maupassant. Very good read. On to picking a new one to start today...maybe something from your favorites shelf!

    Keep in touch,
    J.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Lady Anne

    Lady Anne says

    I see on your "wish list" Attachment. When I was an advocate for abused and neglected children, one of my children had an attachment disorder. Apparently her mother abandoned her to the care of her grandmother, who left her alone with a pedophile many times. When I knew her she was 10-12, and a budding young sociopath, very sad outcome.

    I've been very ill, for several months, and hospitalized, not aware enough to go on the computer. I'm much better now, and very happy to hear from you. Is everything well with you?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Jason R.

    Jason R. says

    How are you? Have you read anything that blew you away recently? I never finished reading THE MAGUS. I am now reading THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett about the American civil rights movement in the early 1960's it is quite good. Another good one that I have read recently was THE PAINTED VEIL by W. Somerset Maugham. Drop me a line whenever you have a chance.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Jason R.

    Jason R. says

    "The Soft Parade" is way high on my list of favorite rock albums of all time. Too bad Morrison couldn't lay off the booze, or they may have had a long, creative, productive career. See also Hendrix and Joplin.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Jason R.

    Jason R. says

    I generally listen to "classic" rock- Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Who, The Rolling stones, Dylan, etc...

    Actually I am not finished with THE MAGUS, but rather just started, but i definitely like it so far.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Jason R.

    Jason R. says

    Did you once recommend to me THE MAGUS by John Fowles? If so, I started it and like it really well. How are you? It has been quite a while since we corresponded.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )