Tag: LisaStens

Hi, Lisa....
Its my time to say thanks for accepting my request....

OliviaBrooks123 által bejegyzett 5:17 am (EST) -kor a Aug 10, 2009

Noticed you liked She's Come Undone, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in reviewing my new novel and posting your comments here as well as a few other book-related sites. Thought you might like my book since it's also about a disturbed young girl's downward spiral and a bit dark. I could e-mail you the novel in an e-book format if you'd like (I'm out of physical copies at the moment). Let me know if you're interested. Here's a link to a summary in case you're interested:

http://christophertusa.com/

Thanks,

Chris

cmtusa által bejegyzett 10:15 am (EST) -kor a May 9, 2009

For one human being to love another
That is perhaps the most difficult of
All our tasks, the ultimate, the last
Test and proof, the work for which all
Other work is but preparation.

-Rilke, Letters From Young Poet

theoldman által bejegyzett 8:28 am (EST) -kor a Mar 28, 2009

What about Mayakovsky?
Rune

Girkner által bejegyzett 11:44 am (EST) -kor a Nov 22, 2008

Time travel + the Soviet system certainly sounds interesting. I haven’t been able to find Ivan Chonkin at any of my local bookstores – might have to get it online. That’s funny about Solzhenitsyn – right now I’m reading his The First Circle. I’m really liking it so far – it reminds me of his Cancer Ward, which I loved. They both have a similar structure and setting, describing the lives of multiple inhabitants of a place that’s not a typical camp – as in, say, Ivan Denisovich – but which is similar enough so that the author is able to draw contrasts and develop his symbolism of the rotten system. There was no cameoing Stalin in Cancer Ward though.

I’ve never heard of Jonas Lie before – have you read anything else by him? Scandinavian literature has been a particular interest ever since I took a class in Scandinavian masterpieces. Any recommendations would be great. Hopefully the Lie won’t be too bleak. I do enjoy some depressing books very much, but I know what you mean about taking a break. I had to alternate another book with The Drowned and the Saved by Primo Levi, it was too hard to read straight through. Celine seems as though he’d be fairly dark as well. I’ve been curious about his work, but he always brings up these unpleasant associations with anti-Semitism. I worry about that with Hamsun also, but so far none of his books have bothered me. Of course there are always little things like that in 19th century literature, but unless they are particularly pronounced I just put them off as a product of the time. Some of the anti-Catholicism in Gothic novels is an example of too much.

I was also wondering where to go next with Trollope after reading both series and The Way We Live Now. Mostly, I just browse the bookstores to see what is available. Besides Cousin Henry, I’ve also seen Orley Farm, Rachel Ray and Lady Anna so I’m trying to decide between those three right now. Dr. Wortle’s School was another short but good one. What did you think of Mr. Scarborough’s Family?

Besides the First Circle, I’m reading The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G.B. Edwards.

DieFledermaus által bejegyzett 11:18 pm (EST) -kor a Sep 29, 2008

I'll have to keep an eye out for Ivan Chonkin. The reviews compared it to Catch-22, which I enjoyed, and The Good Soldier Svejk, which has been on the to-buy list for a while, so I'm definitely intrigued. You'll have to tell me what you thought of Moscow 2042 when you finish. Are you reading anything else right now?

I've found that it's very pleasant to read Trollope when traveling - something about the gratifying heft of the books (so no worries about finishing in the middle of the plane trip) and the smoothly flowing prose (so it's easy to read for several hours straight). Recently, I finished Cousin Henry, a very quick read. I would definitely recommend it for Trollope lovers, partly because it's so different from, I guess, his 'usual' style. There's really only one plot which increases the intensity of the central dilemma and a good portion of the time is spent inside the main character's head - not a happy place.

I've only read the first six Discworld book so far, so none with the City Watch crew. Maybe I'll just skip Pyramids - that one looked so-so - and try Guards! Guards!

DieFledermaus által bejegyzett 7:41 am (EST) -kor a Sep 17, 2008

It is definitely a shame that Trollope is not as well-known as, say, Dickens or Eliot. I've read somewhere that he's an author that can be comfortably read to excess and I have to agree. Even though he sometimes has the same love subplot over and over (Frank and Mary in Dr. Thorne AND The Duke's Children), I always love the language and characters.

I've never read anything by Voinovich, but I know he has a couple of books printed by Northwestern Press - they have a lot of interesting things. Where would be a good place to start with him?

I noticed you have (almost?) all of the Discworld novels. I really enjoy Pratchett's humor and creativity, but his plots often feel random and cobbled together. Does this improve in the later books? Otherwise I might skip some and only read the Death books - any scene with Death is always entertaining.

DieFledermaus által bejegyzett 11:54 pm (EST) -kor a Sep 15, 2008

Hi, thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries. It's always good to meet another Trollope fan. For Out Stealing Horses - I enjoyed the author's style - plain, but smoothly flowing - which I thought was very appropriate for the narrator's voice. It was a good book, but I don't know if I'd insist someone bump it to the top of the TBR list. Maybe if you're in the mood for something a bit mellow and melancholy. What did you think of The Twelve Chairs? I've had that on the list for a while.

DieFledermaus által bejegyzett 9:08 pm (EST) -kor a Sep 12, 2008

Hi and welcome to LibraryThing.
I noticed a copy of 'Pride and Prejudice Complete and Unabridged' in your library, but the author was spelt as Jane Austin (a different person).
This is why your book is on her author page, and not on the Jane Austen author page.
Letting you know that if you edited the author name in your cataogue to Austen, your copy would join up with other many P&P's on LibraryThing.

(It's bound to be incorrect information from amazon. Apparently they're inaccurate with spelling of many author names and book titles - which is why a lot of users end up adding books from library sources instead after a while :-) )
Cheers, ryn

ryn_books által bejegyzett 9:24 am (EST) -kor a May 15, 2007

Good choice of books ;)

tough_kitty által bejegyzett 9:43 pm (EST) -kor a May 14, 2007