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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,586

    Has anyone read Wuthering Heights? I hear mixed reviews.

    Yeah, read it a few times in college. Recall it being a bit of a yawn but not bad overall.
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,586
    23scidoo said:

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    This is next for me, have been meaning to start for a few days. Life keeps getting in the way.
    Have you read Mr. Mercedes??..
    Indeed, albeit a few years ago.
    Can't wait for the last book of trilogy..
    It is out now....just need to read this one first. (Still havent started it....darn you life for getting in the way of reading!)
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • SD48277SD48277 Woodstock, NY Posts: 12,242

    Has anyone read Wuthering Heights? I hear mixed reviews.

    Yes I have. After years and years of avoiding it cause I was under the impression is was a chicks book, I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was not at all what I thought. I didn't see it as this great romance novel. There are a few people in the book that could do with a clip across the ear to wake them up but I enjoyed it.

    The bolded part is how I felt about Jane Eyre. Did not enjoy that book.
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    23scidoo said:

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    23scidoo said:

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    This is next for me, have been meaning to start for a few days. Life keeps getting in the way.
    Have you read Mr. Mercedes??..
    Indeed, albeit a few years ago.
    Can't wait for the last book of trilogy..
    I just finished the last book. Always sad saying goodbye to characters after finishing a series. It was a fun trilogy!
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    SD48277 said:

    Has anyone read Wuthering Heights? I hear mixed reviews.

    Yes I have. After years and years of avoiding it cause I was under the impression is was a chicks book, I was pleasantly surprised to discover it was not at all what I thought. I didn't see it as this great romance novel. There are a few people in the book that could do with a clip across the ear to wake them up but I enjoyed it.

    The bolded part is how I felt about Jane Eyre. Did not enjoy that book.
    Unfortunately, everybody usually reads Anne last, and she's the best of the Brontë bunch.

    Give The Tenant of Wildfell Hall a try. Great epistolary novel -- perhaps the first -- that was way ahead of its time.
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    edited July 2016

    Has anyone read Wuthering Heights? I hear mixed reviews.

    Yeah, read it a few times in college. Recall it being a bit of a yawn but not bad overall.
    Cool. Is it a long read? I don't think I will be able to finish it before my next semester at uni starts.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Another book I was interested in reading was Clockwork Orange.
    I cannot be bothered looking up translations from Nadsat to English.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,586
    Read A Clockwork Orange, much better imo. Much!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,592

    Read A Clockwork Orange, much better imo. Much!

    Yes, and hopefully a copy with the glossary in the back!

    I'm reading The Adventures of Sajo and her Beaver People by Grey Owl in which I learned a baby beavers are called a "kittens" (or in modern times, a "kit").
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  • Who PrincessWho Princess out here in the fields Posts: 7,305

    Another book I was interested in reading was Clockwork Orange.
    I cannot be bothered looking up translations from Nadsat to English.

    IMHO it's better to read it without a glossary or looking up translations. The glossary wasn't Anthony Burgess's idea. You get the meaning of words by their context, how they're used in the story. That's the way we usually learn new words anyway. It will seem confusing at first but think of it as being around someone who uses slang that you're not familiar with.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,382
    OMG, this is funny!

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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003

    Another book I was interested in reading was Clockwork Orange.
    I cannot be bothered looking up translations from Nadsat to English.

    get ahold of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest too. Loved that book.

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    this could be the day
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    lie beside me
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  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165

    Another book I was interested in reading was Clockwork Orange.
    I cannot be bothered looking up translations from Nadsat to English.

    get ahold of One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest too. Loved that book.

    Yeah I have read that not long ago, loved it so much I had to see the movie so I bought it. And I also wrote a song based on the novel/film. I have a demo online :)
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I bought Wuthering Heights yesterday. I have read 50 pages only despite reading for hours on end. It took me a while to understand who is who and relations between characters. Also the Yorkshire dialect is confusing. In addition I have to keep looking up definitions of words online and referring to the notes in the book. So far I am enjoying it but it is not an easy read. I don't know how I will finish it before I head back to university tomorrow week.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    habakkuk chapter 1 and 2...
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 30,586
    Read some of this on the "throne" today:
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  • bluegracebluegrace Posts: 2,357
    About to read Marguerite Duras The Lover, a friend of mine lent it to me, so I'd better start reading...
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  • DarthMaeglinDarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 2,413
    Just finished The Great Gatsby (not quite sure what to make of it, still digesting it, I think, lol). Going back to safer territory (for me, lol) with H.G. Wells' The War Of The Worlds.
    "The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."

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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003

    I bought Wuthering Heights yesterday. I have read 50 pages only despite reading for hours on end. It took me a while to understand who is who and relations between characters. Also the Yorkshire dialect is confusing. In addition I have to keep looking up definitions of words online and referring to the notes in the book. So far I am enjoying it but it is not an easy read. I don't know how I will finish it before I head back to university tomorrow week.

    Might I suggest just reading through the book without looking up definitions and notes and give yourself a chance to absorb the language. You might be surprised with how much you do understand simply by immersing yourself in the language. If there are words you can't figure out, sure make a list of them, mark the spot and look them up when you're finished.

    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
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    The Martian - Andy Weir
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165

    I bought Wuthering Heights yesterday. I have read 50 pages only despite reading for hours on end. It took me a while to understand who is who and relations between characters. Also the Yorkshire dialect is confusing. In addition I have to keep looking up definitions of words online and referring to the notes in the book. So far I am enjoying it but it is not an easy read. I don't know how I will finish it before I head back to university tomorrow week.

    Might I suggest just reading through the book without looking up definitions and notes and give yourself a chance to absorb the language. You might be surprised with how much you do understand simply by immersing yourself in the language. If there are words you can't figure out, sure make a list of them, mark the spot and look them up when you're finished.

    Thank you for the tip.
    I finished the book the other night.
    Great read. Even though I hated Joseph and most of the characters.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Balzac & The Little Chinese Seamastress. I really am enjoying this one, I'm almost done.
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  • JWPearlJWPearl Posts: 19,893
    book of psalms to be precise 37;12-17...
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    edited August 2016

    I bought Wuthering Heights yesterday. I have read 50 pages only despite reading for hours on end. It took me a while to understand who is who and relations between characters. Also the Yorkshire dialect is confusing. In addition I have to keep looking up definitions of words online and referring to the notes in the book. So far I am enjoying it but it is not an easy read. I don't know how I will finish it before I head back to university tomorrow week.

    Might I suggest just reading through the book without looking up definitions and notes and give yourself a chance to absorb the language. You might be surprised with how much you do understand simply by immersing yourself in the language. If there are words you can't figure out, sure make a list of them, mark the spot and look them up when you're finished.

    Thank you for the tip.
    I finished the book the other night.
    Great read. Even though I hated Joseph and most of the characters.
    lol. yeah the lot of them needed a good slap.


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    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165

    I bought Wuthering Heights yesterday. I have read 50 pages only despite reading for hours on end. It took me a while to understand who is who and relations between characters. Also the Yorkshire dialect is confusing. In addition I have to keep looking up definitions of words online and referring to the notes in the book. So far I am enjoying it but it is not an easy read. I don't know how I will finish it before I head back to university tomorrow week.

    Might I suggest just reading through the book without looking up definitions and notes and give yourself a chance to absorb the language. You might be surprised with how much you do understand simply by immersing yourself in the language. If there are words you can't figure out, sure make a list of them, mark the spot and look them up when you're finished.

    Thank you for the tip.
    I finished the book the other night.
    Great read. Even though I hated Joseph and most of the characters.
    lol. yeah the lot of them needed a good slap.



    That is what I kept thinking, they were such spoilt brats.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • dankinddankind I am not your foot. Posts: 20,827
    samjam said:

    Balzac & The Little Chinese Seamastress. I really am enjoying this one, I'm almost done.

    I read that one several years ago when it hit the shelves. Excellent book!
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  • JogillJogill Posts: 4,549
    The gray and guilty sea by Scott William Carter
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  • SD48277SD48277 Woodstock, NY Posts: 12,242
    I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon.
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  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 18,412
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