2Tess_W
I spent most of my July reading The Federalist Papers, but although interesting, they weren't exactly pleasurable!
My favorite book of July was Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura. It was a superb read about a small Japanese village probably during Medieval times. I highly recommend it!
My favorite book of July was Shipwrecks by Akira Yoshimura. It was a superb read about a small Japanese village probably during Medieval times. I highly recommend it!
5John5918
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting
Quite a complex plot, cleverly linking the present day to a World War I battle. An interesting and enjoyable read, although one has to concentrate.
Quite a complex plot, cleverly linking the present day to a World War I battle. An interesting and enjoyable read, although one has to concentrate.
6vwinsloe
The Water Dancer. Had I known that it was magical realism, I might have skipped it, but the fantasy elements worked well in this book.
7terriks
I spent most of July struggling with The Sound and the Fury, forcing myself to finish it so I could understand what all the fuss was about. Since I realized I found the main characters unpleasant, I didn't pick it up every day.
Not my usual thing, to push through something I don't enjoy. I think I did it mainly on the strength of its "a book to read before you die" status and other top-100 lists of the 20th century.
Having read it, I can appreciate why it made a fuss. But eww. 😆
Not my usual thing, to push through something I don't enjoy. I think I did it mainly on the strength of its "a book to read before you die" status and other top-100 lists of the 20th century.
Having read it, I can appreciate why it made a fuss. But eww. 😆
8scunliffe
>7 terriks: its a book that really improves when re-read, although you are probably in no great hurry to do so....
When I was being interviewed for entrance at University 60 years ago by a bunch of bored dusty old dons, they asked me what was the last book I had read. It was the Sound and the Fury, which actually made them sit up and listen, and I passed. So I owe a lot to Mr. Faulkner.
When I was being interviewed for entrance at University 60 years ago by a bunch of bored dusty old dons, they asked me what was the last book I had read. It was the Sound and the Fury, which actually made them sit up and listen, and I passed. So I owe a lot to Mr. Faulkner.
9hailelib
The Years of Rice and Salt may be the best of the year for me.
10Verwijderd
>7 terriks: I enjoyed it once I figured out what was going on. It's an interesting exercise, even if the.Southern gothic gets to be a bit much.
11vwinsloe
>9 hailelib:. I found The Years of Rice and Salt to be a tough read (not unexpected from Kim Stanley Robinson) but really insightful. I still think that it may come down to China v. the Arab world in the end.
