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[kinuta]

This finishes the Robot series and the Empire Trilogy.

Next up Foundation. I'm undecided whether to read it in published order or chronological order.

Any advice anyone ?

[BillF]

Just finished re-reading this old favourite in this edition.

Published in 1950, it's often seen as a precursor of Lucky Jim and the associated school of novelists. A delightful book!

Edited September 27, 2017 by BillF

[ejp626]

Working my way through Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.  Another book I should have read when I was much younger.  I'm having a lot of trouble relating to (or even being very interested in) the title character, who is basically a Jewish (and more more cynical and destructive) version of Ferris Bueller.

[BillF]

9 hours ago, ejp626 said:

Working my way through Richler's The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.  Another book I should have read when I was much younger.  I'm having a lot of trouble relating to (or even being very interested in) the title character, who is basically a Jewish (and more more cynical and destructive) version of Ferris Bueller.

Yes, I read it in my youth. It doesn't seem to have left much of an impact.

[kinuta]

[BillF]

3 hours ago, kinuta said:

Keep going, Kinuta! He wrote a lot!

[kinuta]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

Keep going, Kinuta! He wrote a lot!

Foundation is an easier read than some of the others that are a bit long winded and feel padded.

I read them all in my twenties meaning a fifty year gap in which to forget the plots.

All this started when I was about to reread The Gods Themselves, then thought better of it and hit the Robots/Empire/Foundation series instead.

I'm saving The Gods Themselves, which is a favourite, for last.

[BillF]

On 10/1/2017 at 9:26 AM, kinuta said:

Foundation is an easier read than some of the others that are a bit long winded and feel padded.

 

Yes, I recall that Foundation and Robots went down easiest.

Edited October 4, 2017 by BillF

[jlhoots]

Margaret Coel: Winter's Child

Edited October 4, 2017 by jlhoots

[ejp626]

I decided to tackle The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor.  This is a recasting of the Mahabharata with Indian politicians covering roughly 1917-1980.  Not surprisingly, my knowledge of Indian politics isn't very deep with only a passing familiarity to Gandhi, Nehru and Indira Gandhi.  I've decided to just go ahead and read through the novel, which is fairly engaging, and then I'll go back to the Wikipedia article that explains all the references.

After this, Thrity Umrigar's Bombay Time.

Then assuming it is in at the library, Anita Majumdar's Fish Eyes Trilogy.

[Brad]

[alankin]

14 hours ago, Brad said:

 

[Brad]

It’s an amazing book. 

I’ve now started this one. 

[paul secor]

15 hours ago, Brad said:

More

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, Brad said:

It’s an amazing book. 

I’ve now started this one. 

Maybe even better - both are great!!

[paul secor]

P.G. Wodehouse: Joy in the Morning

[Brad]

Starting to read this, a recent addition to my Spanish Civil War library.

Edited October 13, 2017 by Brad

[jlhoots]

Thomas Mullen: Lightning Men

[kinuta]

[ghost of miles]

A Dizzy bio and a Springsteen memoir:

[rostasi]

[Bluesnik]

I enjoyed it like a child. Had it for years (even before the € conversion) but read it now.

Edited October 16, 2017 by Bluesnik
modified to avoid misunderstandings

[BillF]

Continuing my re-reading of the excellent Frank Bascombe trilogy.

[ghost of miles]

On 10/13/2017 at 11:22 PM, Brad said:

Starting to read this, a recent addition to my Spanish Civil War library.

Thanks for mentioning this--a subject in which I'm definitely interested and have a number of books about as well. 

Finishing up this quite interesting title:

 

[paul secor]