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Luke H

Luke H

has 15 followers and is following 13 people

A literary journey that began with Enid Blyton, and moved through other fantasy and into science fiction. Read nothing but Doctor Who books when I was 14. A short lived Stephen King phase. Once walked into my wardrobe and hit the back hoping to find a strange world where it was always winter, never Christmas. Not very adventurous - will only... more »
  • Melbourne, Vi, Australia
  • member since January 21, 2009

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  • Kata

    Kata says

    We do have many books in common! If you'd ever like to chat over a particular book, feel free to email me at katalina_amable@hotmail.com.

    Yes, I do have a bit of a Saul Bellow addiction. I love his work. He lured me in with Humbolt's Gift many years ago and I fell in love with all of his subsequent work. He is a very unique writer in my mind's eye.

    Is there an author you admire the most?

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Augusta N

    Augusta N says

    Welcome to the group based on the book 1001 BOOKS YOU MUST READ BEFORE YOU DIE.
    There is a general explanation of the group and some answers to FAQ under the discussion thread GROUP GUIDELINES. The past BOTM (books of the month) can be found pinned to the top for 2010 and 2009 if you want to search discussions you can join in anytime.

    Our July BOTMS are:
    The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
    The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
    North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

    Please join us in reading one or all. The discussion questions are posted and pinned to the top of the discussions.
    If you read another book from one of the official lists please post a review and rating in the discussion thread for other books.
    Happy reading!

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

    warrick says

    Hi Luke; I had a quick play around with it last year but didn't persist; bit of a learning curve and didn't really have the time. But I saw an awesome presentation done in Prezi by a student to Senior School Assembly last year. It blew everyone away because it looked so little like PowerPoint (which is everywhere!) Worth exploring definitely.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kylie S

    Kylie S says

    It is always a bad sign when it takes me over 6 months to finish a book. On Beauty had potential and improved towards the end but just not compelling enough to devote weary hours to.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    I see you loved 'Museum of innocence'.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    Trust you to read 'porno'

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    Thanks for the rec - I've put it on my 'to read' list. Might be a while, though 'Twenty years after' is an 800 page marathon. Great, but a marathon nonetheless.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Kylie S

    Kylie S says

    might just be the way I filled up my shelf, author by author, I've only read 3 of her books over the past 3 years. Really didn't like Monkey Grip but loved the Spare Room and The First Stone, plus I guess you could consider her a neighbour.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    Faust is fantastic. I had to read Marlowe's 'Dr Faustus' at uni (which is very similar) and loved Mephistopheles' style - starts off Mr Used Car Salesman and ends up going on and on about pricking his skin etc. It's a good story.

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  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    '20 years after' is the middle book of the trilogy - post 3 musketeers but pre Man in the Iron Mask. I'm nearly done Monte Cristo - just getting through the 'set up' and am expecting cold hard revenge at any moment. So far s good!

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

    warrick says

    What did you think of Frankenstein Luke? I just put it on the Year 12 Lit course here for next year.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Elise D

    Elise D says

    Hmm- I usually don't particularly enjoy male authors- I find them hard to connect with, but Nabokov seems a little feminine- even his protagonist is slightly feminine in a way. I miss being in literature and picking apart novels- I need to join a book club or something. I still highlight things as though I'm studying it. Maybe I should take an english elective- lol a bit worried uni english might be a bit over my head though- being a 'B' student in yr 12

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Elise D

    Elise D says

    Hey Mr Hering, what did you think of Lolita? I got onto by listening to 'don't stand so close to me' by the police. Wanted to know what book it was refering to. Odd book- very brave of the writer to write about it. Not sure I should be reading it as I walk into a primary teaching lecture. I'm only just starting part 2 so dont spoil the ending- I have no idea where the story is going (to me its used the possible situations so anything else that happens is going to surprise me)

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Christine E

    Christine E says

    Hi Luke! I met you in Australia as well. I stayed with Lizz and Tim for about a year. Maybe I made fun of your hanky....but that sounds more like my friend Jen. I'm gonna check out your books now....

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    I'll be reading the Count of Monte Cristo soon. See my review of The Slap - didnt appeal to me as much as you.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    Hez - you should be friends with Lizz's sister Chris. She is new to Shelfari and has no friends (on the internet or in real life) except me. You can locate her through my page.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    I haven't seen those ones - I reckon they would be good for those learning Latin etc. I could take a latin course for free at work and have had good intentions but no follow through. I looked on ebay and I've seen my set for sale for anywhere from $800 at the low end to $4700 at the high end. Making me feel even better about my $325 purchase! By the way, Luke, how do you make it so you can see both the questions and answers on Shelfari? On my page all i can see is your questions, but on your page I see both.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    No Iliad at the moment - the Od was supposed to be a more 'mature' work. Thats if Homer was in fact a single person - which I doubt. The Aeneid is on the list We were just on holiday and I found a 50 volume collection called the 'Harvard Classics' in a second hand bookstore published in 1910. It contains a fair chunk of the 'best' writing when it comes to the liberal arts, compiled by the president of Harvard at the time. Has Homer, Virgil, bunch of philosophers, poets, Darwin etc. I nearly choked as I handed over $325, but I decided that at around $6 a book for a beautiful hardback collection it wasnt so bad. So, basically over the next few years I'll work my way through that in addition to other more frivolous fiction.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    Its my first time with Homer. Expected it to be a boring endurance event but found the Od to be a bit of a page turner. Odysseus is a swordsman - 10 years to get home from Troy, 8 of which were spent sleeping with Goddesses. Hard to feel too sorry for him, really.

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )
  • Tim L

    Tim L says

    By the way, Hezza. How come you're my only Shelfari friend? I cant get any of my illiterate Canadian friends to sign on!

    posted 2 years ago. ( send a note )

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