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    Currently Reading

    I'm reading The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard. 'Traditionally' written, if I can put it that way, with close descriptions of characters. Very very good, in my (very) humble opinion!
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    Hamlet

    I remember seeing a Russian version of Hamlet many years ago on the television, and it had the most dramatic and effective ghost of Hamlet's father I'd ever seen. What I remember are long flowing robes dominating the screen, and the ghost seemed to be a giant. Sorry, I can't remember who the...
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    Difficult books.

    Yeah, Ulysses I've tried, but only got through 250 pages before giving up. Must try again, want to try again. There's a book by Harry Blamires which is a guide to Ulysses, and that's a good way to get into it. Also reading The Odyssey by Homer first, to understand how Joyce structured Ulysses...
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    Surfing the net

    Usually spend at least a couple of hours, or more. Then eyes go googly, I fall off chair and need to carried out of study. Often visited sites are: MobyLives.com aldaily.com stwa.net/scrawl hungersite.com too! care2.com
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    Classic Books

    Hi Stephen, Oooh! How lovely, getting into those books! Another author you might like to try is Henry James, but go with either Washington Square or Portrait of a Lady or even The Turn of the Screw or The Aspern Papers first before The Wings of the Dove or The Golden Bowl. It's been a while...
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    To read or not to read. That is the question.

    I hate giving up on a book, so usually keep going with one I don't like, grinding my teeth all the way. But I think this is a silly approach actually, as there's only so much time, and so many books to read! Having said that, I've just put down one (very large) book, a non-fiction, which held...
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    Does anyone know the name of this book?

    Cat shoots a mauser, yes! Very well-spotted Jessica (I'm a bit slow). Prolixic, it seems to be a mixture of things, in a satirical mode.
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    Does anyone know the name of this book?

    Hi ZMan1516, Something went off in my head, and I went to my bookshelf and ta-da! The book you're after is The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. I haven't read it (it's on my list of to-reads, with a squillion others). The summary on the first page says 'The devil makes a personal...
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    Does the Booker Prize avoid important authors?

    Maybe Will Self is sore because he's never won. Some of the authors who have won over the years include Margaret Atwood, Keri Hulme, J M Coetzee, John Berger, Salman Rushdie (and he won the Booker of Bookers for Midnight's Children), Nadine Gordimer, Michael Ondaatje... I do think that some of...
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    Do you read non-fiction?

    I do read quite a bit of non-fiction. The latest one was Shakespeare's Face by Stephanie Nolen (and friends), which is good fun. It's about a possible portrait of the playwright, painted from life by an ancestor of the current owner. It's been in the family since it was painted in 1603. The book...
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    Hungarian author wins Nobel prize

    What I like about prize lists is that they often introduce to me a previously unheard of author. I shall now look into reading this man's work. As an aside, I was amused to read that Kertesz intends to go on a spending spree with his Nobel Prize money. At the age of 76, and having had such...
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    5 Favourite Books

    My Top 5 for today: In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje The Bone Flute by N A Bourke The Fortunate Man by John Berger Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame White Noise by Don Delillo
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    Gidday

    Just found the Book Forum today, and thought it looked rather interesting. I'm a mad keen reader, and used to work in a bookstore, so know exactly what Amy is talking about. The worst thing was when the staff could have accounts!!! I'm reading a new book by Sally Morrison at the moment, and am...
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