A hard battle to 2K posts (4 Viewers)

[Dan]

++ [ originally posted by Jeeks ] ++


this is why I mentioned amazon, anyway...I am off to bed, see you later people

Youll be back..

 

Buy on AliExpress.com

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++
any of you readers have you read anything by Garcia Marquez?

Bought a book of his for someone as a gift, never bothered to read it myself even though it was being offered to me. In fact it was a fanatic who told me about "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that totally put me off it, sounded so interminable and dull.

 

[Azzurri7]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++
any of you readers have you read anything by Garcia Marquez?

Nop, why?

 

[Dragon]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


Bought a book of his for someone as a gift, never bothered to read it myself even though it was being offered to me. In fact it was a fanatic who told me about "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that totally put me off it, sounded so interminable and dull.

Yeah that book is a masterpiece in spanish literature. Its quite good actually, but in the middle of the book he starts talking about some war and then the book becomes boring. After the war it becomes good again though

I was just asking because I like the way he writes and I was wondering if there is any english speaking author that writes like him so I can read his books

 

[Azzurri7]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


Bought a book of his for someone as a gift, never bothered to read it myself even though it was being offered to me. In fact it was a fanatic who told me about "One Hundred Years of Solitude" that totally put me off it, sounded so interminable and dull.

Have you read "Macbeth" by shakespeare?

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++


Yeah that book is a masterpiece in spanish literature. Its quite good actually, but in the middle of the book he starts talking about some war and then the book becomes boring. After the war it becomes good again though

I was just asking because I like the way he writes and I was wondering if there is any english speaking author that writes like him so I can read his books

Can't help you there. The only author thar comes to mind in terms of how well he uses language is Umberto Eco. In English mind you, I'm not familiar with the original texts.

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by azzurri7 ] ++
Have you read "Macbeth" by shakespeare?

yes I have

 

[Azzurri7]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


yes I have

and what do you think??

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by azzurri7 ] ++
and what do you think??

I thought it was quite stupid and incredibly overrated. People have tried to educate me by explaining that what made Shakespeare unique was not how great his books were but how early he wrote them. And when I hear that I tend to agree, "Macbeth" is the only one I read and I thought the story was a silly plot rivalling contemporary "action" movies in terms of how important violence was in it and how simplistic the story was.

 

[Bjerknes]

Macbeth was Rubbish. Now, Shakespeare's Julius Cesar was the best play I have ever read.

 

[Turdhead]

Who needs to read when you have an imagination.

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by Blandest ] ++
Who needs to read when you have an imagination.

Interesting take because some of those with an imagination feel the need to write.

 

[Dragon]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


Can't help you there. The only author thar comes to mind in terms of how well he uses language is Umberto Eco. In English mind you, I'm not familiar with the original texts.

Yeah me either

but let me tell you something about Garcia Marquez: his books are really famous and get good reviews because in them he says how the cultural, political, economical, etc latinamerican situation really is.

I really want to read a good book but I have absolutely no idea

 

[Turdhead]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


Interesting take because some of those with an imagination feel the need to write.

Hey I didnt say writing wasnt ok. Then someone with no imagination can read it

 

[Azzurri7]

++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++


I thought it was quite stupid and incredibly overrated. People have tried to educate me by explaining that what made Shakespeare unique was not how great his books were but how early he wrote them. And when I hear that I tend to agree, "Macbeth" is the only one I read and I thought the story was a silly plot rivalling contemporary "action" movies in terms of how important violence was in it and how simplistic the story was.

Agreed...It's full of violence and stupid stuffs..

 

[Dragon]

I think Ive never read Shakespeare. Maybe I read Hamlet

my literature teachers didnt like translated books because they said that books lose their escence

 

[Dan]

I dont let information in unless its in bitesize easy to understand form.

 

[Dragon]

++ [ originally posted by Dan ] ++
I dont let information in unless its in bitesize easy to understand form.

Well sometimes its good to culture yourself

 

[Dan]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++


Well sometimes its good to culture yourself

Im kidding! I self educate myself alot on topics that interest me. ie Current american politics.

 

[Martin]

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++
Yeah me either

but let me tell you something about Garcia Marquez: his books are really famous and get good reviews because in them he says how the cultural, political, economical, etc latinamerican situation really is.

I really want to read a good book but I have absolutely no idea

Well if you put it that way I might try him sometime. I have a feeling the cultural/political aspect might interest me more than the story told.

++ [ originally posted by Blandest ] ++


Hey I didnt say writing wasnt ok. Then someone with no imagination can read it

so you support writing?

++ [ originally posted by fabiana ] ++
I think Ive never read Shakespeare. Maybe I read Hamlet

my literature teachers didnt like translated books because they said that books lose their escence

I would argue that depends on the quality of the translation. It's impossible to precisely reproduce a story in a different language but some translations are much worse than others and just not worth it.