Good Books

I'm reading Umberto Eco: On Literature which is a collection of essays and lectures on literature of course. I like Eco's style very much and I find his writings very interesting.

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Ok, 1,5 years later than the early posts in this topic, I too finished The Song Of Ice And Fire books, the 4 existing ones.

I want more!

Next one comes out in July, and then there are two more to follow. As Wicked said long long ago, lets hope the author doesn't die first :S
Martin is also coming to Slovenia in June.
I am hoping to attend - depends on the date still.

[Aldhissla]

Volume 4 of the collected H.P. Lovecraft works now (containing "At the mountains of Madness" among others).

Been reading some books during my train routes to work/home. All very instructive and amusing, imo.

Read Marc Bloch's The Historian's Craft (Apologie pour l'histoire ou Métier d'historien - 1949) and also Maria Sonsoles Guerras' Os Povos Bárbaros (The Barbarian People - 1987 - only available in portuguese, I guess - an overview on the so-called 'barbarian population' that gradually migrated to the borders then to the core of the Roman Empire.)

I'm currently reading Rousseau's - The Social Contract, also known as Principles of Political Right (Du contrat social - 1762). Needless to comment on this one, but must tell it turns me sad, sometimes angry. Just can't explain why.

I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I love it.

[Aldhissla]

I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo. I love it.

!!!

The count is fucking cool.read that years ago,it still resonates with me.

I'm almost done with the millenium trilogy-girl with the dragon tattoo,played with fire,hornets nest,yadayada.I find it lives up to the hype,and lisbeth slander is a great character.Other than Francis Dolarhyde,she might be the fictonal character i relate to most.Except for the genious level intelligence thing...

[Aldhissla]

Other than Francis Dolarhyde,she might be the fictonal character i relate to most.

You know Dude, I always thought that if I ever end up visiting the USA, you'd be one of the first guys I'd like to visit and have a beer (or a thousand) with. But I don't want to leave your house having my eyes replaced by mirror glass.

Well i'd say i empathize with the character more in a,'weirdo that doesn't fit in with most of society and doesnt like most of them' way,as opposed to a'stalk,kill,and mutilate whole families for sexual gratification' way.
And Dolarhyde in the book is a much more sympathetic(while still crazy) character than the one dimensional incomplete portrait in either movie.

[Aldhissla]

And Dolarhyde in the book is a much more sympathetic(while still crazy) character than the one dimensional incomplete portrait in either movie.

You're right there - even tho I do like the movie with Ralph Fiennes a lot.