dolly Report post Posted December 2, 2018 Hello to everyone:) I’m Dolly, nearly through a half of my junior year at high school. I definitely enjoy reading, especially the classics written by different authors from various countries. My favourite book is, without doubt, “War and Peace” by Count Tolstoy. As for other hobbies, I am head over hills in love with Math, and that probably means that it’ll be my uni major, but, who knows.. Glad to be a part of this forum, guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angury Report post Posted December 2, 2018 3 hours ago, dolly said: Hello to everyone:) I’m Dolly, nearly through a half of my junior year at high school. I definitely enjoy reading, especially the classics written by different authors from various countries. My favourite book is, without doubt, “War and Peace” by Count Tolstoy. As for other hobbies, I am head over hills in love with Math, and that probably means that it’ll be my uni major, but, who knows.. Glad to be a part of this forum, guys! Hi Dolly - welcome to the Forum. I too am a big fan of War and Peace. Have you read any other books by Tolstoy? He is probably one of my favourite writers - I find he is particularly good at character development and plot. I think I have a bit of a soft spot for Russian writers. I look forward to seeing you around the Forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, Angury said: Hi Dolly - welcome to the Forum. I too am a big fan of War and Peace. Have you read any other books by Tolstoy? He is probably one of my favourite writers - I find he is particularly good at character development and plot. I think I have a bit of a soft spot for Russian writers. I look forward to seeing you around the Forum. Hi Angury! So far I have read his “Anna Karenina” (my second favourite), “Resurrection”, “Hadji Murad”, “Childhood”, “Boyhood” and “Youth”. What about you? I utterly agree with your words about his writing talent. Personally, I also enjoy the way he includes a lot of philosophy into the stories. What other Russian books have you read? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppy Report post Posted December 3, 2018 Hi Dolly, and a big welcome from me too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hayley Report post Posted December 3, 2018 Hi Dolly, welcome to the forum! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madeleine Report post Posted December 3, 2018 HI Dolly and welcome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 3, 2018 7 hours ago, poppy said: Hi Dolly, and a big welcome from me too Thank you, Poppy! The quote you use in your messages has led me to a lot of brain-racking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 3, 2018 1 hour ago, Hayley said: Hi Dolly, welcome to the forum! Hello Hayley! Thank you for the welcome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 3, 2018 17 minutes ago, Madeleine said: HI Dolly and welcome! Hi Madeleine, Thanks for the welcome:) Glad to be here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppy Report post Posted December 4, 2018 16 hours ago, dolly said: Thank you, Poppy! The quote you use in your messages has led me to a lot of brain-racking Do you wonder the same thing? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Angury Report post Posted December 4, 2018 On 12/2/2018 at 11:00 AM, dolly said: Hi Angury! So far I have read his “Anna Karenina” (my second favourite), “Resurrection”, “Hadji Murad”, “Childhood”, “Boyhood” and “Youth”. What about you? I utterly agree with your words about his writing talent. Personally, I also enjoy the way he includes a lot of philosophy into the stories. What other Russian books have you read? I've read Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Ilyich - which is probably my favourite work by Tolstoy. I've read two of Dostoevsky's works - The Brothers Karamazov & Notes from the Underground and have The Idiot on my to-read list. My all-time favourite author is Vladimir Nabokov - when I read his writing I feel like I'm watching genius at work. Have you read anything by him? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 5, 2018 19 hours ago, poppy said: Do you wonder the same thing? Apparently, now I do Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Athena said: Welcome here ! Thank you, Athena! Your nickname is amazing:) Are you keen on mythology or is it just a nickname? Or is it your actual name? Edited December 5, 2018 by dolly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 5, 2018 6 hours ago, Angury said: I've read Anna Karenina and The Death of Ivan Ilyich - which is probably my favourite work by Tolstoy. I've read two of Dostoevsky's works - The Brothers Karamazov & Notes from the Underground and have The Idiot on my to-read list. My all-time favourite author is Vladimir Nabokov - when I read his writing I feel like I'm watching genius at work. Have you read anything by him? Hopefully, I’ll read something by Nabokov one day, but I haven’t got around to that yet. What exactly would you suggest? As for Dostoevsky, it’s just the reverse with me: I’ve read “The Idiot” and have both “The Brothers Karamazov” and “Notes from the Underground” on my to-read list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted December 5, 2018 4 hours ago, dolly said: Thank you, Athena! Your nickname is amazing:) Are you keen on mythology or is it just a nickname? Or is it your actual name? Thank you! Athena is not my actual name. My actual name is Gaia, which is also from Greek mythology. Gaia is often not available as a name online (often already taken), so I picked Athena as a nickname . I do like mythology! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 6, 2018 On 05.12.2018 at 10:41 AM, Athena said: Thank you! Athena is not my actual name. My actual name is Gaia, which is also from Greek mythology. Gaia is often not available as a name online (often already taken), so I picked Athena as a nickname . I do like mythology! It’s a trifle surprising, as I would have thought Athena to be a more popular nickname than Gaia, but, you never know:) These two names make up an interesting combination due to their meanings! Does Greek mythology especially appeal to you, or is it a multicultural interest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted December 6, 2018 1 hour ago, dolly said: It’s a trifle surprising, as I would have thought Athena to be a more popular nickname than Gaia, but, you never know:) These two names make up an interesting combination due to their meanings! Does Greek mythology especially appeal to you, or is it a multicultural interest? Thanks . Greek mythology is a particular favourite of mine, but I am interested in other mythologies as well . Though history was never my best subject in school, I do find mythology of multiple-gods religions (ie. Egyptians, Greeks, Romans) quite interesting. P.S. I like your avatar . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dolly Report post Posted December 13, 2018 On 06.12.2018 at 3:05 PM, Athena said: Thanks . Greek mythology is a particular favourite of mine, but I am interested in other mythologies as well . Though history was never my best subject in school, I do find mythology of multiple-gods religions (ie. Egyptians, Greeks, Romans) quite interesting. P.S. I like your avatar . Thank you Could you recommend something to read on the subject of Greek/Roman mythology? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, dolly said: Could you recommend something to read on the subject of Greek/Roman mythology? I'm sorry, most of the books I read when I was a teenager (it was then that I really read a lot of books on the subject), were in Dutch, and they were library copies so I don't really remember much of authors or titles. Two that I remember (and bought my own copies of later on) are Mythen en sagen van de Griekse wereld by Sophie Ramondt, and Oude oosterse verhalen by Dr. Onno Damsté (but I don't know if either one of these authors are available in English). I'm not really sure of English experts on the subject! I'm from the Netherlands and when I was a teenager I didn't really read books in English much yet. I was taught Greek and Latin at my high school, so those lessons are also partly of where I learnt about mythology. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marie H Report post Posted December 13, 2018 Hello and welcome to the BCF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lau_Lou Report post Posted January 7, 2019 Hello and welcome to the forum, Dolly If you do decide on maths for your major hope you enjoy it and good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
