MDR124

Harry Potter, Twilight and The DaVinci Code? Is it a list of good books or good selling books? I add I have read them and enjoyed the time, but are they the best we have had?

Thnks

Hey Bookjumper, I've checked Biblioholism: The Literary Addiction, and it seems quite an interesting book, let me know (please ) what do you think of it when you get over it. P.s. are you on bookmooch too, you can add me if you want I'm, as in here, MDR124.

Welcome Reeney! Douglas Adams is one of my favourite too, his HGTG is great

I have spent my last Halloween night on a ferry, I had to come back home from Genoa). I was alone, so I spent the thirty-hour on board reading. I finished People of the book by Geraldine Brooks, and started and finished The elephant vanishes by Haruki Murakami. Then, just before arriving, I started The powerbook by Jeanette Winterson. It was a very long one-sitting

Finishing a chapter of Peopl of the book by Geraldine Brooks is definitely one of my primary objectives today (I look forward to start The Powerbook and The Elephant Vanishes).

I'm happy to hear that. I'd follow a literature course too, especially one with such philosophical links I'm book-starved, I've left all my greek texts in the old house before we moved here, I can't wait until next week to retrieve them

Why don't you try The Master and Margarita by Michail Bulgakov? I don't know if it is exactly what are you looking for, but is really worth having read it.

Is writing to enquire about two missing books, I should have received, considered as book activity?

Oh, Green Shoe, you're too generous. I'm just fond of ancient literature and philosophy. Lucretius' De rerum natura is really interesting. If you hadn't already read Epicurus'Letters you should, I can bet you'd like it.

Colleagues...I could have been probably. I happen to be an engineer, yet I find shelter in classics whenever I can. I can find peace in them and often they're more modern than most of the books you find around in bookshops. Among the authors you mentioned I love reading Homer (Odissey, in particular, I can't get tired of it), Horace (Satirae and Odes) and Lucretius (de rerum natura).

I have in mind to refresh my classical studies and start translating again from ancient greek and latin. I know reading these books isn't easy, but once you start reading them you get rewarded by their beauty. What have you been reading Green Shoe?

May I suggest Borges in italian? I've read his novels and essays in both languages and I still think for Borges the italian is better.

Granita can be one of the sweetest sides of summer A tipical breakfast here is granita and brioche (which is different from the french one).

Reading all these ice-cream flavours I can't help thinking of an italian ice-cream-like dessert called granita, which is one of the most delicious things I've ever tasted. It's made out of ice, sugar and a main flavour: lemon, almond, strawberry, black mulberry...etc If you ever visit Sicily granita, especially on the west coast, is something you have to try Said that my favourite granita flavour is coffee dashed with almond.

Hey radjack, I've sent you an invitation on Bookmooch

I hope I'll get some from Bookmooch. I signed in on friday and already shipped a book to Poland; now I have to wait...

thanks

To Nici and Lucybird, I've sent you both an invitation

I've added you Heather

New on Bookmooch, feel free to befriend me. I'm mdr124 on bookmooch too.

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Thank you! I'll have a look.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher or The Murder at Road Hill House by Kate Summerscale. Few days ago I came across an interesting ad about this book, in its italian translation (published here by Einaudi), from what I read it seems a jolly good reading:what do you think? Has anyone read it? Spoiler are not welcome Thanks