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Mar17swgirl
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EBSaints
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Chancellor_Ewok
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
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Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield
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King_of_Red_Lions
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Finished Don Quixote. It had me laughing out loud. One of the best novels I've ever read. The introduction by Carlos Fuentes was thought-provoking.
Started The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. This is supposed to be Dostoevsky's best.
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Onto book two of the trilogy: Exile by RA Salvatore
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soitscometothis
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Chancellor_Ewok posted:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
Which version? I know there is a newer translation that puts back a lot of things that were edited out of the classic English translation. I hear the full version is better, and I've considered buying it for a while now.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and if they do, is the fuller version that much better?
I've just finished Saturnalia by Lindsey Davis. It's been a while since I read a Falco novel, and I enjoyed it very much.
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King_of_Red_Lions
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I read the abridged version of The Count of Monte Cristo without knowing it was the abridged version. The cover even said: complete and unabridged. However, I came across the real version which was 1000+ pages and much longer than the 500+ page version I read. I felt cheated. The abridged version didn't blow me away so I probably will never get around to reading the unabridged novel.
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Chancellor_Ewok
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soitscometothis posted:
Chancellor_Ewok posted:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
Which version? I know there is a newer translation that puts back a lot of things that were edited out of the classic English translation. I hear the full version is better, and I've considered buying it for a while now.
My copy is a complete and unabridged translation. Its over 1200 pages long and has 117 chapters. It was translated by Robin Buss and its not bad so far.
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king_alvarez
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soitscometothis posted:
Chancellor_Ewok posted:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
Which version? I know there is a newer translation that puts back a lot of things that were edited out of the classic English translation. I hear the full version is better, and I've considered buying it for a while now.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and if they do, is the fuller version that much better?
Don't know how the condensed version is, but the full version is one of my favorite books.
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Chancellor_Ewok
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king_alvarez posted:
soitscometothis posted:
Chancellor_Ewok posted:
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas.
Which version? I know there is a newer translation that puts back a lot of things that were edited out of the classic English translation. I hear the full version is better, and I've considered buying it for a while now.
Does anyone know what I'm talking about, and if they do, is the fuller version that much better?
Don't know how the condensed version is, but the full version is one of my favorite books.
Agreed. I'm only about 160 pages into the book and it's quite good so far. once you get used to the older writing style, its actually quite readable.
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JediTrilobite
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Finished The Clone Wars over the weekend. Mediocre read - 3/5
Currently reading Halting State, by Charles Stross.
Complete reading list: http://jeditrilobite.blogspot.com/2008/07/updated-reading-list.html
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The Complete Persepolis
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Not sure if I posted it:
Now: Exile by RA Salvatore
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I finally finished From Here To Eternity. It was very good, though I'm not sure I'd rate it as one of the great American novels. Some chapters were transcendent; a few were fairly ordinary narrative.
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