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MichelleSam said:
Crime and Punishment Fyodor Doestoevsky and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert are the two books I love. I've read them maybe 3 times and will read them again with pleasure.
And also here are 8 more books that I like the most:
Ulysses by James Joyce
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
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Now that I”m reading a little more, I’ve started to get into Early 20th Cent. American writers, F. Scott Fitzgerald All Works, currently.

I haven’t read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (yet)

But speaking of “things Fall Apart”… like I said, all of Pablo Neruda’s poems are worth reading in the original Spanish/ with English translations (which aren’t always getting across the tone, etc.). The poem “Ode To Broken Things” (Things Fall Apart) by Pablo Neruda is one of my favorites.
 
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MichelleSam said:
Crime and Punishment Fyodor Doestoevsky and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert are the two books I love. I've read them maybe 3 times and will read them again with pleasure.
And also here are 8 more books that I like the most:
Ulysses by James Joyce
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges
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Interesting as most of these I read for one class or another. So I'm curious if you read these as an adult and not a student, or are remembering books that you read in school that impacted you? I've never listed my favorite books here because many of them were, in fact, books that I read for class.
 
Missy, what a great Thread you started!
I now have book recommendations to last me forever!

I will add : anything by Ann Patchett,
and The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese.
 
I too was a voracious reader and it would be impossible for me to list all of the books I thoroughly loved and enjoyed. My parents laughed when telling me when I was older, how when it was my turn to set the table for "supper" and I would walk slowly around the table, setting it as I carried my book along and read. We were a large family so setting the table consumed valuable reading time for me. :read:

I don't read much anymore and when I do, it isn't normally fiction at this point. I can feel the plot developing quickly after absorbing so many stories through the years and that takes the fun out of it. I do enjoy nonfiction and am currently going to read a book that I saw on the NYT best seller list that intrigues me. "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" by Lori Gottlieb. This is written by a therapist who delves into the self and her own issues. Sadly, I have witnessed too many suicide obits lately by young, in my mind, people from their twenties to mid-forties. I'm looking for insight into the reasons, motivations that perhaps cause these tragedies. And it strikes me as a good read.

It is reaffirming to see that so many of you enjoy reading and I truly think reading is the gift of a lifetime parents can share with their children. By reading to them nightly, one or two books, from the very early age of 6 months to the point when they can read themselves is life changing. Taking their children to the library once a week when they are old enough to do so. Allowing them choose the books that will be read to them or they can read themselves kindles the enjoyment of reading for them.

I wish I would have had this mindset when raising our sons. I have watched my daughter-in-law through the years use this technique. No matter how busy or exhausted she was, our grandchildren were read stories or read stories out loud when they would able to do so. These children are articulate, comprehending, analytical and using proper sentence structure at their very young ages and have a wonderful sense of humor. Now this is a grandmother talking but it isn't just our grandchildren, you can see the gifted children because reading was reinforced and enjoyed in their developing years.

Thank you, Missy, for bringing this subject to mind.
 
So I read the book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb today. I felt it was an interesting read but I was surprised it was on the NYT Bestseller List. I didn't answer any of the questions I was seeking answers to but that wasn't so important. It, personally, doesn't strike me as a book I have to read again or will never forget. Still, it was an interesting read.
 
The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth Tudor
Royal Blood -by Bert Fields
Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnis--the true crime book to which all other writers should aspire
Richard III-- by Rosemary Horrox--could be read in one night.
The Princes in the Tower--by Alison Weir {and an unapologetic Tudor propaganda machine.}
The Daughter of Time- by Josephine Tey

anybody see a trend here?

My friend just dropped off a bag of books regarding the Kennedy assignation--we are forming a book club to discuss the various conspiracies.
 
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Amber St. Clare said:
The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth Tudor
Royal Blood -by Bert Fields
Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnis--the true crime book to which all other writers should aspire
Richard III-- by Rosemary Horrox--could be read in one night.
The Princes in the Tower--by Alison Weir {and an unapologetic Tudor propaganda machine.}
The Daughter of Time- by Josephine Tey

anybody see a trend here?

My friend just dropped off a bag of books regarding the Kennedy assignation--we are forming a book club to discuss the various conspiracies.
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I think the dreaded Auto Correct Monster is in control of your post, as it often does to my posts, but it made me laugh and I thank you for that. A bag full of books could easily be written about JFK’s assignations, and would make for some very lively book club discussions!:lol:
 
jeaniefish said:
I think the dreaded Auto Correct Monster is in control of your post, as it often does to my posts, but it made me laugh and I thank you for that. A bag full of books could easily be written about JFK’s assignations, and would make for some very lively book club discussions!:lol:
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No, it WAS a bag! He dropped off 8 and told me he has 43 at home. He's serious about it. He's been to Dallas {and the Book Depository} several times. We are looking at bookstores to see if they have discussion groups and a few local colleges to see if this subject is a course. i tell him it will go down in history as one of the unsolved mysteries of all time, just like the mysteries of Richard III and the princes in the Tower.
 
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Amber St. Clare said:
sorry...?
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Hi Amber St. Claire
I was in the middle of a bout with a bad tooth , trying to distract myself with PS. That head against a wall thingy wasn't what I meant to hit! Sorry!
Anyway, it was the typo “assignation vs. assassination” as @SunrisesSunsets pointed out, that I thought was so cute and funny and very applicable to JFK. Many of us who were young people when JFK was assassinated still wish he had survived or that it had never happened at all. Would have rather been reading about his assignations (real or rumored) rather than his actual assassination. I was in my library class in middle school when his death was announced. It was a sad day that I will never forget. I
I saw Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby, on live tv in my parents living room , as LHO was being escorted from one room to another . IDK where he was being taken , but the security was very light. I’m sure there’s a conspiracy theory to do with that too.

After yesterday’s emergency root canal, I am now catching up on what I posted. Oops, and sorry again!
jeanie
 
jeaniefish said:
Hi Amber St. Claire
I was in the middle of a bout with a bad tooth , trying to distract myself with PS. That head against a wall thingy wasn't what I meant to hit! Sorry!
Anyway, it was the typo “assignation vs. assassination” as @SunrisesSunsets pointed out, that I thought was so cute and funny and very applicable to JFK. Many of us who were young people when JFK was assassinated still wish he had survived or that it had never happened at all. Would have rather been reading about his assignations (real or rumored) rather than his actual assassination. I was in my library class in middle school when his death was announced. It was a sad day that I will never forget. I
I saw Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack Ruby, on live tv in my parents living room , as LHO was being escorted from one room to another . IDK where he was being taken , but the security was very light. I’m sure there’s a conspiracy theory to do with that too.

After yesterday’s emergency root canal, I am now catching up on what I posted. Oops, and sorry again!
jeanie
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No problem! I thought you might think I walked around with an aluminum foil hat!
 
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