If I weren't so damn hung over I think I would have already finished L'étranger (I read it a couple years ago in English, now I'm reading it in French). As I it is I read the first half and think I can easily finish it tomorrow unless we have guests.
After that I will read either La Peste or Madame Bovary (read in English, re-reading in French). I am also awaiting a few books from amazon.de so I can pick a German work and start reading it. I think I'll also read one of the two Pelevin books on my list in January.
February - well, I haven't even started to think about what I'll read then.
I can honestly say that of the books on my list, the only ones that I've read in English (and so will be "re-reading" in the original language) are the two works noted above, Monte-Cristo, Remarque, Mann and Nietzsche.
After that I will read either La Peste or Madame Bovary (read in English, re-reading in French). I am also awaiting a few books from amazon.de so I can pick a German work and start reading it. I think I'll also read one of the two Pelevin books on my list in January.
February - well, I haven't even started to think about what I'll read then.
I can honestly say that of the books on my list, the only ones that I've read in English (and so will be "re-reading" in the original language) are the two works noted above, Monte-Cristo, Remarque, Mann and Nietzsche.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
2011 Challenges: For January and February the challenge is...
01/01/2011 11:54:05 AM
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I'll play
01/01/2011 12:32:07 PM
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Have you read any Kelly Link?
03/01/2011 06:27:02 PM
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Re: Have you read any Kelly Link?
03/01/2011 07:36:28 PM
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We have two of her collections, yes.
03/01/2011 11:28:27 PM
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Both of those are available online (legally and free) as well (if anyone else wants to read them). *NM*
04/01/2011 10:07:58 PM
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Sei Shonagon's Pillow Book
21/01/2011 06:52:06 PM
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A few questions...
01/01/2011 04:07:09 PM
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A few answers.
01/01/2011 04:31:24 PM
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Sounds good.
01/01/2011 05:14:26 PM
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To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book.
01/01/2011 06:28:40 PM
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Re: To Kill a Mockingbird is, indeed, a great book.
01/01/2011 06:47:37 PM
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I have my own challenge.
01/01/2011 06:39:08 PM
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I found L'Étranger quite dull, but my French was very poor when I read it.
01/01/2011 07:45:27 PM
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Sweet. I'll knock out the family chronicle in a foreign language this month.
01/01/2011 07:41:37 PM
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I challenge you to help me!
02/01/2011 12:46:51 AM
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It's pretty much impossible to choose a best Classic. They're all so different.
02/01/2011 10:12:35 AM
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I'm going to...
02/01/2011 01:35:17 AM
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I'm in, I'll read "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
03/01/2011 02:38:48 AM
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That's a fun book. And yeah, that's kind of the idea, that people will inspire each other. *NM*
03/01/2011 05:57:43 PM
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I'm doing that too. Got it on my kindle and am 20% done now. *NM*
03/01/2011 09:28:28 PM
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Question on Genre Challenge
03/01/2011 03:31:28 AM
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We tried to get some less-mentioned genres, so makes sense, but you can interpret them widely.
03/01/2011 06:23:43 PM
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What would this count as?
05/01/2011 02:20:24 AM
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Man its weird being on this board again. Wacky.
10/01/2011 09:59:43 PM
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Hey Ryan! Long time no see, alright. How's married life treating you?
11/01/2011 09:51:48 PM
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