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CharlieDelMonte

CharlieDelMonte

Tragically I'm an extremely slow reader. I'll have a pop at most stuff, but will always come back to Philip Roth. He's kickass. Also big fan of Graham Greene. Every book of his I've read so far has a perfect sentence. I've recently developed the ability to give up on books that don't engage me rather than slavishly ploughing through to the end.
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  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    Wow! Congrats. I haven't even yet read everything by Hemingway, so I do appreciate the meaning. I've not read Philip Roth - now that you are a Roth extraordinaire, you'll have to recommend a few to me.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    I loved it! I I'm actually down for reading it again someday, if you want to read it together when you get to it.

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

    HemingwayHeroine says

    Sorry.. had to post again...

    I was just poking through books we have in common and noticed McTeague. I read that as part of my syllabus for American Lit in college. As far as I know, I was the only student in the class who loved the 'brute' as much as my professor. What did you think of it?

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

    HemingwayHeroine says

    I'm just slightly dense. It took me a few days to recognize "Bon Jovi" as a greeting and not the 80's hair band.

    I'm reading too much. As always. But it's okay. Silas Marner, Les Miserables, and The December Boys. I just started working for B&N Children's Publishing. We do both Teen and Juvie. So, I've been trying to take home some of the stuff they've published in the past. The December Boys is the start of the larger books. Other than that, I just sit around with my Touch and Feels and picture books. Fun!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kate MacDonald

    Kate MacDonald says

    Thank you for your thoughtful recommendations. I've just added The Human Stain to be TBR list. Also, because it's the beginning of baseball season (yeah!), I'm adding The Great American Novel to the list as well.

    Your message is timely. I struck up a conversation with a fellow at my local Starbucks just the other day and we ended up talking about Roth. He, like you, has read most of his books, and he, like you, recommended The Human Stain. Thanks again.

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

    HemingwayHeroine says

    Huzzah! How are you?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kate MacDonald

    Kate MacDonald says

    I just finished The Plot Against America. I read American Pastoral last year, so I'm working my way through Philip Roth. I'm amazed that I'm just now reading him. For my next book, I'm leaning toward The Human Stain. What do you suggest?

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

    shrivathsa says

    hi charlie, i am sorry i couldn't reply to your note. you had written it on jul 25th!!! gulag archipelago... its an amazing book. It is difficult not to relate to the characters of the book. it has been written such that you are forced to step into the shoes of all those people who were persecuted by stalin's gulags. and there comes the tough part. because you are forced to step into their shoes, you are also forced to share their agony. the understated narrative of the book makes the trauma ten fold more.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    Me neither. I'm finishing up Anna Karenina, and reading The Way the Crow Flies. I'm reading Tess of the D'urbervilles online as well. I just picked up that Biography, Into the Wild, about the kid who graduates from college, gives up all his worldly possessions to live in Alaska, and is found starved to death not too long afterwards. They made a biography out of the notes in his journal. I'm excited to start it soon. Probably sometime next week.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    What are you reading lately, Dr. Funke?

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    I burst out laughing at that lovely little Molly scene. The Prince's Tale was by far my favorite chapter. He has always been one of my favorite characters and I finished the last book thinking, no way. not true. I'm glad I had faith.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • shrivathsa

    shrivathsa says

    hi... gulag archipelago is an extremely great work. i loved it for its understated reporting of the atrocities perpetrated against the people of the soviet union during stalin's time. when you stop and take a pause, the pain contained in it hits you like a ton of bricks...

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    Indeed the Hemingway connection. I was reading one of his short stories and just realized I know NOTHING about the Spanish Civil War. Also, in the interest of reading more non-fiction and continueing to LEARN even though I've graduated college. I think I'm definitely going to go with his book.

    How are you liking Deathly Hallows? I finished the night of its release. Eep. I'm a nerd.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • HemingwayHeroine

    HemingwayHeroine says

    I want to read about the Spanish Civil War, and see you have The Battle for Spain. Would you recommend it?

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Jamie_Barrows

    Jamie_Barrows says

    I'm a huge fan of Dan Abnet. His writing style really keeps me interested. Horus rising was good, but I wouldn't say it was his best work.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • capira

    capira says

    Hey Charlie,
    I was also at St. A's but my classes were all in Dundee. However we frequently crossed the "silvery Tay" for sports and liquid refreshment! As for Greene, it has been a while but "A Burnt Out Case" & "The Power & the Glory" still ring some bells. Which are your favourites?

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • capira

    capira says

    3 things we have in common - an awesome forehand, a late-developed ability to toss a tome we are not really enjoying and a passion for Graham Greene. I once sold my collection of his books in order to eat while at university - as soon as I got home I lost my appetite and set about replacing the books! If it weren't for all the time I spend on Shelfari I might get round to reading him again.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • RobinReads

    RobinReads says

    As a serious tennis buff, just let me say I like your avatar.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )


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