What Are You Reading?

[chanel_girl]

My buying guide and Christian Dior's biography

 

[Sugo]

I gave up on Master and Margarita..AGAIN
onto some raunchy Henry Miller


OH, NO, YOU DID NOT!!! That books is absolutely incredible! Are you reading it in Russian?

OF COURSE.....i'm reading it in Russian. Have you ever tried a translation of it? It's AWFUL. I once tried Pushkin in English (it's thos masochistic tendencies)....I almost cried at how they destroyed the poetry

 

[smashinfashion]

I started reading "A heartbreaking work of staggering genius" but found the beginning too depressing and couldnt get any further. anyone else read it?

 

[tiffany]

Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle B)

 

[Alliecat]

Thanks to a previous post, Lena (?) I'm reading Amrita, by Banana Yoshinoto - am really loving it

 

[Alliecat]

Banana Yoshimoto, doh...

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by Alliecat@Mar 26th, 2004 - 1:56 pm
Thanks to a previous post, Lena (?) I'm reading Amrita, by Banana Yoshinoto - am really loving it

yeahhh, so glad you like "amrita" alliecat
i've read Banana's latest book (Engish version) i'll post title and more soon

*just finished a quite 'simple' but cute book "elegance" by Kathleen Tessaro
on 'harper collins' and i think FSpotters might like it.

even though its not bad written, dont expect high literature, its more on a light, entertaining mood.

*started the not-so-great-yet crime story "Soul Circus" by George Pelecanos.
i usually like his work (i've read most of his books) but this seems to be lacking something.
anyway, if it gets any better i'll let you know

 

[ignitioned32]

I just finished The Da Vinci Code. I really enjoyed... great mix of murder, mystery and myth (?) .

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by ignitioned32@Mar 26th, 2004 - 2:28 pm
I just finished The Da Vinci Code. I really enjoyed... great mix of murder, mystery and myth (?) .

now that you've mentioned, i want to give this a try igni

 

[Sugo]

Igni....a lot of the "myth" in the Da Vinci Code isn't such a myth after all...
I read the book...hated how it was written, but his research was quite good and he made a lot of good points. An informative book.

I'm reading Diagnostic of Karma by Lazarev (in Russian)

 

[purplelucrezia]

Still reading Imperial Woman...

 

[tealady]

Almost done with Grey is the Colour of Hope and just started The Devil Wears Prada.

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by tealady@Mar 26th, 2004 - 4:24 pm
Almost done with Grey is the Colour of Hope and just started The Devil Wears Prada.

regardless its a bit bad written "the devil" is hillarious, you will enjoy much tealady

 

[tealady]

Originally posted by Lena+Mar 26th, 2004 - 10:34 am--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Lena @ Mar 26th, 2004 - 10:34 am)</div><div class='quotemain'> <!--QuoteBegin-tealady@Mar 26th, 2004 - 4:24 pm
Almost done with Grey is the Colour of Hope and just started The Devil Wears Prada.

regardless its a bit bad written "the devil" is hillarious, you will enjoy much tealady [/b][/quote]
Is the Devil loosely based on Anna Wintour? I thought I read that somewhere.

 

[dramatique]

Originally posted by Sugo@Mar 26th, 2004 - 10:13 am
Igni....a lot of the "myth" in the Da Vinci Code isn't such a myth after all...
I read the book...hated how it was written, but his research was quite good and he made a lot of good points. An informative book.

Actually, even Brown admitted that the Priory of Scion was a myth and a legend and no one really knows for sure if they really exists.


I am current on two books. The Poisonwood Bible and rereading Sophie's World

 

[model_mom]

The last post reminded me of a great book I read quite awhile back "Sophie's Choice",I later saw the movie it was one of the best books (and movie) on the effects of the Holocaust ever written.

 

[Lena]

Originally posted by tealady+Mar 26th, 2004 - 4:47 pm--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(tealady @ Mar 26th, 2004 - 4:47 pm)</div><div class='quotemain'>

Originally posted by Lena@Mar 26th, 2004 - 10:34 am
<!--QuoteBegin-tealady

@Mar 26th, 2004 - 4:24 pm
Almost done with Grey is the Colour of Hope and just started The Devil Wears Prada.

regardless its a bit bad written "the devil" is hillarious, you will enjoy much tealady

Is the Devil loosely based on Anna Wintour? I thought I read that somewhere. [/b][/quote]
ditto, Anna Wintour supposedly ..
its hillarious, much fun really, i read it during summer vacations, best read for lazy light mood

enjoy tea

so what is it about the Da Vinci code, is it worth it guys?
seems lots of you have read this already

 

[Kelsey]

First a book, my English class has finished reading Heart of Darkness. I love how this author, Joseph Conrad, puts his words together!

Now a play, A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

 

[twilight fairy]

pride and prejudice ~ jane austen

 

[tealady]

Finished The Devil Wears Prada today and it was very light and funny. It reminded me of Nanny as a wind-up. I did a bit of googling and found that the author, Lauren Weisberger, did in fact work as PA to Anna Wintour.