Good Books

Started Wilhelm Bölsche: The Evolution of Man. It's a pretty old book, it was published in the beginning of the 20th century. It's still exciting.

Plowing through the last book in the King Arthur trilogy by M. K. Hume.

I'm reading A vas fiai, a very very long historical novel by Kodolányi János. It's about the Mongol invasion of Europe. It hasn't been translated into other languages yet, I don't really understand why, it's a magnificent book and I don't think only Hungarians can find this topic interesting.

yea i like historical fiction when there's a serious attempt at realism.My Hungarian is non existant though.

semi related-currently reading an action/espionage type thing written by an icelandic dude.Loaned to my by my father in law,it's off to a good start.

http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Napoleo ... 0307359387

Have finished reading The Kalevala, it really is a beautifully written book. The prose and language are wonderful, I really did not want the book to end. I now rate it as my favourite book, it has knocked The Lord of The Rings off its perch as my favourite book.
What to read next? After such a mammoth book

[Ärväthyyll]

Have finished reading The Kalevala, it really is a beautifully written book. The prose and language are wonderful, I really did not want the book to end. I now rate it as my favourite book, it has knocked The Lord of The Rings off its perch as my favourite book.
What to read next? After such a mammoth book

I'd say Silmarillion but I bet you've read it already. Njal's saga?

Have finished reading The Kalevala, it really is a beautifully written book. The prose and language are wonderful, I really did not want the book to end. I now rate it as my favourite book, it has knocked The Lord of The Rings off its perch as my favourite book.
What to read next? After such a mammoth book

I'd say Silmarillion but I bet you've read it already. Njal's saga?

Aye I have, Funny you should mention Silmarillion. Because when I was reading Kalevala, I could see where Tolkien had been inspired. and with the sagas too.

[Ärväthyyll]

Yea, it's quite obvious. Especially the Turin/Kullervo similarity.

Yea, it's quite obvious. Especially the Turin/Kullervo similarity.

Yes I agree, I read Tolkien before I read any sagas and Beowulf & The Kalevala. And I thought that it was all his own work, and I was like wow he invented all this himself but as soon as I read Njals Saga it all began to become clear, With Orkneyinga Saga there are even names that are the same "Treebeard" for one.
And as John Howe mentions on LOTR making of "Meduseld is Beowulf with Horses"

[Aldhissla]

Finished "Hell's Angels" a while ago, now halfway through with "A clash of Kings"