What book do you reread the most?
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awelker
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I heard that that was an excellent book. i just haven't picked it up yet.
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sleepydumpling
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I've read The Alchemist. I didn't get anything life changing from it myself, but it is a good story. Maybe I just wasn't in a place in my life to get something from it at the time?
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sleepydumpling
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knightss
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mmm, it didn't do too much for me either. it was a nice fast little read and it was interesting but definitely not life altering.. for me anyway.sleepydumpling wrote:I've read The Alchemist. I didn't get anything life changing from it myself, but it is a good story. Maybe I just wasn't in a place in my life to get something from it at the time?
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oceans_running
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I tend to read Master and Margarita by Bulgakov at least twice a year. I always marvel at how I see something new in it each and every time I read it, even though I barely have to look at the text to actually do the reading. I love the loud, bustling Griboyedov (sp?) environment, so wonderfully thirties. I love the ostentatious ball scene, with the river of historical villains flowing past her. I love all the funny bits (especially how the mental hospital is the most comfortable and luxe place in the whole country -- that describes the Soviet regime right there 
). I love the way it makes you temporarily forget that Woland is actually evil and then reminds you again in the conclusion. I love how flawed Margarita is. I love the way it shows how the Soviet establishment stifled genius for the sake of ideology and then draws the parallel to the same thing happening in ancient Jerusalem. I love the poor, tired Master. There are other things too, but nobody likes a super-long post. Most of all, I love how every time I even think about this book, I find something new to love.
In Russia, this is a cult book. It was written in the thirties, but not really published until the eighties, and then only on the black market. My mum says she spent a month's scholarship money on it when it first became available, and she does not even like the sort of books that don't have a dead body by the second page (her words, not mine).
Am I ranting?
R.
). I love the way it makes you temporarily forget that Woland is actually evil and then reminds you again in the conclusion. I love how flawed Margarita is. I love the way it shows how the Soviet establishment stifled genius for the sake of ideology and then draws the parallel to the same thing happening in ancient Jerusalem. I love the poor, tired Master. There are other things too, but nobody likes a super-long post. Most of all, I love how every time I even think about this book, I find something new to love.In Russia, this is a cult book. It was written in the thirties, but not really published until the eighties, and then only on the black market. My mum says she spent a month's scholarship money on it when it first became available, and she does not even like the sort of books that don't have a dead body by the second page (her words, not mine).
Am I ranting?
R.
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sleepydumpling
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I read Cloudstreet by Tim Winton quite often. Such a beautiful book!
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CollegeReader
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Oh good, so it wasn't just me! I actually liked this book and would recommend it, but I was definately expecting more ... I feel as though the author was taking old "information" and attempting to make it seem new and eye-opening, but anyway ...knightss wrote:mmm, it didn't do too much for me either. it was a nice fast little read and it was interesting but definitely not life altering.. for me anyway.sleepydumpling wrote:I've read The Alchemist. I didn't get anything life changing from it myself, but it is a good story. Maybe I just wasn't in a place in my life to get something from it at the time?
"Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled 'This could change your life'" ~ Helen Exley
"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures"
"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures"
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CollegeReader
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I read The Oath by Frank Perreti when I was in highschool over and over. At the time, I really liked scary stuff, haha, and this one would keep me up at night with a light on. It's actually a pretty interesting book with the story being a metaphor for the struggle between good and evil in relationship to God.
Now, I try not to re-read stuff since I have a TBR pile a mile high. But I still like to flip through my favorites and re-read certain parts that I've marked up with notes and underlines cause they're just so darn good =)
Now, I try not to re-read stuff since I have a TBR pile a mile high. But I still like to flip through my favorites and re-read certain parts that I've marked up with notes and underlines cause they're just so darn good =)
"Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled 'This could change your life'" ~ Helen Exley
"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures"
"Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures"
