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Erick M

Erick M

I'm from Mexico so I read mostly in spanish, therefore my shelf reflects the titles and authors I've read in the last six months, not the editions on which I read them. I also read, from time to time in English, German or Portugese, just to stay sharp. I really like talking about a good book, getting other people's insights and opinios so...more »
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  • member since December 2008

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  • Ingrid M

    Ingrid M says

    I haven't read too many of Mishima's works and I have to admit, this is the first time I hear of The Shigekuni Honda saga(I'll keep it in mind!).
    I've only read South of the border,West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami and I really liked it, especially because it had some connections to jazz music.
    I also like Yasushi Inoue's style, and also Osamu Dazai, but from the more traditional writers Kawabata is definetly my favourite!
    Unfortunately I couldn't find Genji Monogatari at the public library in my town,there seems to be no romanian translation of it :( so I think I'll try buying an English version when I find it.

    Well, Romanian is mostly a latin language altough it has borrowed certain grammar structures and words from slavic languages such as russian. It also has a lot of french words and grammar structures which were combined with the natives' language. Romanian culture and language is mostly a blend of native,latin and slavic culture, so it's quite interesting.

    posted 2 weeks ago. ( send a note )
  • Ingrid M

    Ingrid M says

    Hi! So, you can speak English, German, Portugese and Japanese. Quite impressive! Hopefully I'll improve my French and I'll learn Japanese so that I can fluently speak it one day when I visit Japan...
    I really like Kawabata's style because he is more traditional, rather than other Japanese writers such as Yukio Mishima who has a more modern style.

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  • PanoramicRomantic

    PanoramicRomantic says

    Very welcome.

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  • PanoramicRomantic

    PanoramicRomantic says

    Been good. How have you been? Find any good sources on Blake?

    Yes I recommend it, but Damon isn't correct about everything he says about Blake. He's pretty good when it comes to interpreting the symbols Blake uses e.g. Los is Sol spelled backwards and Sol is gold in alchemical language and is also the God principle in mystical alchemical systems.
    When it comes to interpreting Blake's Christianity he's less trustworthy. To understand Blake's Christianity, Converse In Spirit and Angel Of Apocalypse are better.
    A good biography is Blake: Prophet Against Empire by David Erdman. I've read parts of it and it is usually cited as the best biography.

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

    Jassafari says

    DITTO!

    JASS!

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  • Jassafari

    Jassafari says

    DITTO!

    Man, You are always welcome my friend. Incidently. I own 350,000 CD'S And Books. NO! That's 350,000 CD'S; and 357,000 books. I have been collecting music and books for some time now! And to help you to make my personal collection in the realm of your belief....I
    own one of the largest book and music distributing Companies in the country. Other that

    that...all is well! But tell me, how are things going with you?

    JASS!

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  • Bambi

    Bambi says

    Hey, sorry I took so long to get back to you. I'd love to talk about books with you every now and then :) Bambi isn't my real name, it's one of those really dumb nicknames that inevitably sticks!

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • PanoramicRomantic

    PanoramicRomantic says

    It was very good. It explores a lot of Blake's apocalyptic tendencies. Just finished it. Look at "Converse In The Spirit" By Kevin Fischer on my shelf too. Jacob Boehme was a huge influence on Blake. So was Paracelsus. I started reading Paracelsus based on his influence on Boehme and Blake.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )


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