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Rise

Rise


And just when you think you've thought of everything ... you forget the book sitting right there on the bedside table.
– Grégoire Bouillier


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  • Puerto Princesa
  • member since April 25 2008

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  • Levana

    Levana says

    Thanks for the invite! It would be interesting to see what the group has to say about Sebald. I have only read Austelitz by him and enjoyed it very much. One of the best books I've read lately. I'll look for some more. Suggestions?

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • maydayeve.. gearing up for para-sailing

    maydayeve.. gearing up for para-sailing says

    Thanks Rise! Im now starting my 2010 Reading Challenge :-)

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • maydayeve.. gearing up for para-sailing

    maydayeve.. gearing up for para-sailing says

    Happy New year, Rise!

    the Spunk and Bite book looks interesting, where did you buy it?

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Dave H

    Dave H says

    Rise, I actually liked "The Angels Game" better than "Shadows in the Wind." Patrick Rothfuss' and Brent Weeks are my new hero's in the coming-of-age fantasy/adventure genre, both are fantastic! Happy New Year and READ ON...

    posted 9 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Dave H

    Dave H says

    Rise, while I'm not a fan of Bolano's I am definitely a huge fan of spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafon who wrote "Shadow of the Wind" and "The Angels Game."

    posted 10 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Timothy Gray

    Timothy Gray says

    I noticed that and didn't approve it. Thanks for the heads up!

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Pawbones

    Pawbones says

    Thanks for joining the Best English-Language Fiction of the Twentieth Century – the name rolls right off the tongue doesn’t it…
    Hopefully the posts will start rolling in once we get over the ‘new group’ hump and out of the busy holiday season. Again, glad you joined up and I look forward to picking at the threads with you.
    Please consider inviting your friends to join us as well. See you around the shelves.
    Pawbones

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Doug S

    Doug S says

    I haven't read the English translations. However, when reading Los Detectives Salvajes, I noticed that Bolaño changed the grammar and the vocabulary as he moved from one Spanish-speaking country to another so that you felt you were actually there. I wondered how a translator could convey that feeling.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Andre

    Andre says

    Yeah... I initially gave it 4 stars but I don't think it's fair. It's a good book, but there's something missing there that couldn't drag me completely into the story (which I guess is understandable given it's his first novel). Maybe it's just me being spoilt by having read TSD and 2666 before his other books... but then I also enjoyed Last Evenings on Earth a lot, and I felt much more involved with many of the short stories than with TSR.

    posted 3 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Cristina R

    Cristina R says

    Thanks!!!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • KikoGarcia

    KikoGarcia says

    Sure,
    I´ve read Putas Asesinas, Nocturno en Chile and 2666. I hope starting reading Detectives Salvajes in the next days.
    I like very much the Bolano's style and narrative.
    Best regards

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Lex

    Lex says

    Thank you for your invitation. I'm joining right now.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • welski

    welski says

    how can i go to el nido? will i still be landing at puerto princesa airport first?

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Crossbike

    Crossbike says

    I will check it out! I have enjoyed reading him. I am sure I could learn a lot from the group!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Giselle R

    Giselle R says

    Sure!
    Thanks for the invitation.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Doug S

    Doug S says

    Thanks for the info about the Bolaño group! He's one of my favorite authors. I especially like to info about the availability of his books in Spanish.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • AJAI P MANGATTU

    AJAI P MANGATTU says

    okay. thnk u bolanos..

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jared h

    jared h says

    thank you.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • cactusbeetroot

    cactusbeetroot says

    Thanks for the invitation!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • skinnyblackcladdink

    skinnyblackcladdink says

    Hey, thanks for the invite!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
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