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What Are You Reading?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Xerobull, Jan 21, 2016.

  1. PhiSlammaJamma

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    The Cliff Notes for the Forum.
     
  2. deb4rockets

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    Historical fiction set in 1918 Philadelphia as the Spanish flu spread throughout the city.

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    Just finished this one. It's a little different than other books I've read about the horrors of the concentration camps, as it includes a love story between two prisoners, and their resilience to stay alive and marry one day.

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  4. Xerobull

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    Wrapped this up today. Took me over three months to read but I didn’t have any all-day reading sessions, just a bit every day. Great series, very creative. Highly recommended to any fantasy fan.
     
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    First of a series, next is The Last of the Mohicans, then The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, and The Prarie (if I ever get around to those last 3)
     
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    I quite liked it.

    Thus endeth my review.

    eta: I get your thoughts on the first part. Reminded me a bit of reading Don Quixote: "we get it, Sancho is dumb but smart and vice/versa with the protagonist. Let's go on another adventure that's the same as the last 5"

    Great writing and translation, though.
     
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    Got timed-out on my edit: the Edith Grossman translation of Don Quixote is a very worthwhile read. Maybe not quite all of it though.
     
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