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Post by thekeeper on Jan 13, 2018 20:27:32 GMT -5
Finished this a few days ago. Pretty short, but there's a lot packed into this. Biblical allegory, political commentary, feminist theory, classical archetypes, eroticism. I'd recommend this to anyone who likes pastoral literature with a more interesting flair and deeper engagement. I'd also recommend Dinesen's "The Blank Page" to accompany this, and it'd probably help to have some knowledge of Goethe, Kierkegaard, and Leda & the Swan.  |
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Post by Tyrannus on Feb 18, 2018 20:43:59 GMT -5
I’ve decided to start reading everything I can find with darrell k sweet artwork as the cover, just since I find it to be a good fit for DS
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Post by Tyrannus on Feb 18, 2018 20:46:20 GMT -5
Oh and I also just picked up a book on medieval calligraphy that’s been pretty fascinating so far. I guess on the subject of books I also now have a copy of The Hammerheaded Shark by Justin A. Mank
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Post by detoxscission on Apr 13, 2018 13:03:51 GMT -5
Currently reading The Devil's Cradle, which is a hardcover book that's all about Finnish Black Metal. As someone who's far more familiar with the Norwegian side of things, it's super interesting to read this and discover new bands (to me) and their backstories.  |
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Post by stormcrow on May 15, 2018 13:50:31 GMT -5
Started reading "The once and future king" some days ago. There isn't an italian translation available, so I picked up the original version. Great inspiring book, so far!
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Post by thekeeper on May 15, 2018 14:21:29 GMT -5
Started reading "The once and future king" some days ago. There isn't an italian translation available, so I picked up the original version. Great inspiring book, so far! Never read this, but I'm interested. Let us know how it goes! Reading this right now:  Very refreshing readings of Shakespeare that showcase him as a mastermind of the phenomenon Girard would write about as his theories of mimesis. Midsummer gets a lot of praise here, which is nice since it's typically regarded as one of his more simple-plotted and fantastical plays when it's actually quite grounded in reality. |
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Post by thynelyghtillusory on Aug 23, 2018 12:23:48 GMT -5
Re-reading 'Beyond Good And Evil' at the moment.
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Post by Båvingr on Sept 2, 2018 10:02:06 GMT -5
If one has read The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings - which Tolkien book would one read next?
(Prompted by seeing The Fall of Gondolin in the bookshop today and then a whole load of other stuff).
Thanks!
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Post by DieuxDesCimetieres on Sept 3, 2018 11:05:42 GMT -5
Well, there's really nothing like those two in the rest of Tolkien's bibliography, neither the ones he wrote during his life nor the ones completed posthumously. Silmarillion is an obvious third choice, considering it fleshes out the history of Middle Earth and expands upon many of the legends only touched upon in The Lord Of The Rings.
I'm prone to consider the posthumously released books as something only hardcore fans NEED to acquire, for most of us - and I say this as a person who's read LoTR about ten times - they're hardly essential.
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Post by thewoodwose on Sept 5, 2018 10:59:16 GMT -5
Currently I am on and off on reading "The Last Wish" I wanted to read the books for The Witcher series before I ever touched the games. I have a few things at home I intend to read after finishing the first short story collection though as I don't like binging the same content for a long time.
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Post by thekeeper on Sept 10, 2018 12:04:03 GMT -5
Have some reading time available so why not read two at once: |
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Post by Båvingr on Sept 21, 2018 4:04:51 GMT -5
Well, there's really nothing like those two in the rest of Tolkien's bibliography, neither the ones he wrote during his life nor the ones completed posthumously. Silmarillion is an obvious third choice, considering it fleshes out the history of Middle Earth and expands upon many of the legends only touched upon in The Lord Of The Rings. I'm prone to consider the posthumously released books as something only hardcore fans NEED to acquire, for most of us - and I say this as a person who's read LoTR about ten times - they're hardly essential. Excellent, it wasn't obvious to me, so thanks! Snagged that from the library yesterday. Currently my evenings are a couple of hours of "work" (i.e. making dungeon synth) then a couple of hours of reading Tolkien, pretty sweet. EDIT - I'm a cleric now? That's no fun... |
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Post by caradhras on Oct 2, 2018 0:35:43 GMT -5
Well, there's really nothing like those two in the rest of Tolkien's bibliography, neither the ones he wrote during his life nor the ones completed posthumously. Silmarillion is an obvious third choice, considering it fleshes out the history of Middle Earth and expands upon many of the legends only touched upon in The Lord Of The Rings. I'm prone to consider the posthumously released books as something only hardcore fans NEED to acquire, for most of us - and I say this as a person who's read LoTR about ten times - they're hardly essential. Completely agree with this, having read LoTR + the hobbit and a good chunk of the Silmarillion I think that any of the posthumous releases are good but don't seem to grip me the way the classic Tolkien works do... I WISH HE WAS ALIVE |
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Post by crushingteeth on Oct 5, 2018 19:07:05 GMT -5
Reading Crime and Punishment. I wasn't planning on reading something so dense but a friend recommended it to me and now I'm drowning in dreary 19th century Russia.
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Post by terminus on Oct 5, 2018 21:31:31 GMT -5
Nice, I just finished some Dostoevsky too.
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i'm a newbie here, thanks for the approval!